LTJ Bukem "Logical Progression" (1996)
This one was a bit of an attention marathon, being well in excess of 2
hours. Electronic music is not my first love, though as with any area
of music (yes even country and teeny pop) there are good albums/artists. But my lack of a natural affinity with the genre does mean I find it harder to take longer albums in this style.
Bukem had been producing tracks himself through the early 90s but by
this stage had quietened on that front to concentrate on running his
club 'Speed' and his label 'Good Looking Records'. This album seems to
be a way of promoting both those ventures in that its long runtime
seems to frame it less as a concise 'album' statement, and more like a
DJ's set at a dance club. In addition, the album features tracks not
only by Bukem but some of his label mates on Good Looking Records, so
it's a bit like a label sampler.
It's interesting because I didn't really think that compilations were
included on the 1001 Albums list, maybe Bukem's remixed the other
artist's tracks enough that they let it slide?
The music is drum and bass, but not the aggressive pounding style maybe
more associated with the genre, instead it's more of an ambient jazzy
sound but still with the beats.
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