Linton Kwesi Johnson’s first four albums, recorded between 1979 and 1984, were a vital aural collage surrounding my receptive young ears. And this track comes from his third, ‘LKJ In Dib’, released in 1980. The great Dennis Bovell was a constant presence throughout LKJ’s recording career, the two being as vital to each other as Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. ‘Shocking Dub’ is a typically downbeat, reflective and transcendental piece of music, whose deconstruction is very much a movable feast. And Bovell, in spite of being everywhere that matters for the last almost fifty years, is still very much an unsung hero. Vivid memories of this playing in Vincent’s bedroom, bookended by the likes of Cabaret Voltaire and Captain Beefheart.
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