Uploaded by RastaChaka on Apr 26, 2009
I remember at the time of its release that many reviewers considered Bass Culture a slight disappointment because it didn't reach the highs of Forces of Victory. Granted, following up a record as great as Forces of Victory is no easy task, but all these years later I wonder what were people thinking. Bass Culture is tremendous, another successful collaboration between Johnson and Bovell with songs that are, at times, even more confrontational (e.g., "Inglan is a Bitch") than anything he had previously recorded. I will admit that the Dub Band sounds better on Forces of Victory, but Johnson is hitting his stride at the time of this release and experimenting with song structure and lyrics a little more (i.e., not everything is explicitly political here). Still, I defy anyone to come up with a reason to not own this record. An extra added bonus is John Kpiaye's great guitar playing.
Produced by: Linton Kwesi Johnson & Dennis (Blackbeard) Bovell
Recorded at Gooseberry Sound Studios
Engineered by: John Caffrey, Mark Lusardy & Dennis Bovell
Tape-Op: Sid
Mixed by: Dennis Bovell
Vocals: Linton Kwesi Johnson
Bass: Vivan Weathers, Floyd Lawson
Guitar: John Kpiaye
Keyboards: Dennis Bovell & Webster Johnson
Alto Sax: James Danton
Tenor Sax: Buttons Henry Tenyue
Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Dick Cuthell & Patrick Tenyue
Trombone: Rico
Harmonica: Juilio Finn
From the Island/Mango album Bass Culture, released May 7, 1980
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@baldrbraa
love it^^
Louloustika 1 week ago
Bass Culture is an amazing, heavy, heavy work.
ChrisYonts 3 months ago
Full a flaaa...
baldrbraa 5 months ago
And sad to say the stuff LKJ is singin about is still current...
sebsta33333 5 months ago in playlist Linton Kwesi Johnson
Bass Culture. One of the most underated albums of it's time.
gdbluesbird 6 months ago
@TheTwotonic ...dick cuthell...as stated in the uploader's credits
TheTwotonic 6 months ago
Dem a full o' flaw
SulivanCourt 7 months ago
Top tune!
SulivanCourt 7 months ago
The coolest reggae track ever recorded. I remember in 1980 when this came out I liked it and still do. A true classic.
tecnotone 8 months ago
i'm not sure about this particular track, but i believe bass culture was complimented by the aid of the horns from members of the specials (?)
TheTwotonic 11 months ago