LKJ in Dub

LKJ in Dub is an album by the dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on Island Records. 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.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "an interesting and successful example of dub technique." 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." 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."

Track listing

All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

"Victorious Dub" – 3:32

"Reality [dub]" – 2:45

"Peach Dub" – 3:48

"Shocking [dub]" – 4:45

"Iron Bar Dub" – 3:42

"Bitch Dub" – 4:35

"Cultural Dub" – 3:27

"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

Dennis Bovell - mixing

Dennis Morris - cover design

References

Island Records albums

1980 albums

Linton Kwesi Johnson albums

Dub albums