Good Looking Records, 1996The undisputed king of so-called “intelligent” drum-n-bass, which I still prefer to call deep jungle or jazz-step, Danny ‘LTJ Bukem’ Williamson largely created this approach to beats all by himself, incorporating the spacier elements of ‘70s jazz-funk crews like Return to Forever or Lonnie Liston’s Cosmic Echoes without coming off the tough-as-fuck breaks; his also runs the Good Looking and Looking Good record labels, in addition to DJing all over the world, no slacker here. The result is always hard for me to describe: it’s almost like you are floating above the clouds, contemplating human kind’s long association with music, the concept of beats being both the oldest & newest expression of our rhythmic desires… basically, the cover photo is a good start! As this was ripped from a mix CD, the tracks are zipped into one big file download. I kindly ask that you keep your seat-belts fastened at all times while cruising through this atmosphere, as it’s been known to leave listeners way the fuck out there, dig?
