- reggae, dub poetry
- 31 min
- 8 tracks
- Island
Bass Culture is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell. Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were members of Matumbi.
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Character-led, grave, earnest and prestige.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- A1Bass Culture6:04
- A2Street 663:43
- A3Reggae Fi Peach2:40
- A4Di Black Petty Booshwah3:34
- B1Inglan Is a Bitch5:25
- B2Loraine4:07
- B3Reggae Sounds3:10
- B4Two Sides of Silence2:12
8 tracks, 31 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- BE
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