LKJ in Dub
Studio album by
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released1980 (UK)
GenreDub reggae
Length30:01
LabelIsland
ProducerDennis Bovell[1]
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
Bass Culture
(1980)		 LKJ in Dub
(1980)		 Making History
(1983)

LKJ in Dub is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on Island Records.[2] It was produced by Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). It contains dub versions of tracks from the two previous LKJ albums, Forces of Victory and Bass Culture.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[6]

Trouser Press called the album "an interesting and successful example of dub technique."[2] The New York Times compared the album to Bovell's recent I Wah Dub, calling LKJ in Dub "a less gimmicky, more emotionally satisfying piece of work."[7] The Boston Globe wrote that "there are some nice grooves here, but with no voice to sing, no soloing instruments, not even a stray Frippertronic to hang onto, it's hard to recommend this album."[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

  1. "Victorious Dub" – 3:32
  2. "Reality [dub]" – 2:45
  3. "Peach Dub" – 3:48
  4. "Shocking [dub]" – 4:45
  5. "Iron Bar Dub" – 3:42
  6. "Bitch Dub" – 4:35
  7. "Cultural Dub" – 3:27
  8. "Brain Smashing Dub" – 3:27

Personnel

  • Floyd Lawson, Vivian Weathers - bass guitar
  • Winston Curniffe - drums
  • Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson - drums, percussion
  • John Kpiaye - guitar
  • Julio Finn - harmonica
  • Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson - keyboards
  • Clinton Bailey, Everard Forrest - percussion
  • James Danton - alto saxophone
  • Rico - trombone
  • Dick Cuthell, Henry "Buttons" Tenyue - trumpet, flugelhorn
Technical

References

  1. ↑ Veal, Michael (15 August 2013). "Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae". Wesleyan University Press – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Linton Kwesi Johnson". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 657.
  4. ↑ "LKJ in Dub - Linton Kwesi Johnson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 374.
  6. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 202.
  7. ↑ Palmer, Robert (26 April 1981). "RINGING CHANGES ON JAMAICAN REGGAE". The New York Times. p. A21.
  8. ↑ Flanagan, Bill (11 June 1981). "REVIEWS / RECORD: LINTON KWESI JOHNSON: LKJ IN DUB: ISLAND". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 1.
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