Linton Kwesi Johnson - Dread Beat An' BloodFirst pressing, 1981 VG+ VG

This second volume continues to examine the roots & culture vibe in Jamaica in the second half of the 1970s when the Mighty Two were easily one of the most prolific and respected hit-production teams

Southern Gothic theme

idiosyncratic and always entertaining Swamp Dogg

Vinyl - double LP (1 pink/1 red)

a descending melodic motif recurring over doomy low-end bursts and a slow broken-steam engine beat

and all you can see the debris of the night is around you

” “There are songs that have no room

it was recorded by Dominic Mitchison in the band‰۪s adopted home city of Bristol and mastered by Frank Arkwright (Mogwai

who quickly became a fan as he spun their Ramones-inspired songs like Annette’s Got The Hits and I Hate My School on the world-famous KROQ

Brad came in like grace itself

arriving in an era dominated by synth pop and gloomy post-punk

Everyone finds fault in their own work