LTJ Bukem is the stage name used by the drum and bass musician, producer and DJ Danny Williamson (born 1967, London). He is most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass, and his record label Good Looking Records, which defined and remains near-synonymous with the subgenre.

History

Williamson was raised in Watford, England. He was trained as a classical pianist and discovered jazz fusion in his teenage years, having a jazz funk band at one stage. However by the late 1980s he decided to become a DJ, and gained fame in the rave scene of the early 1990s. As a producer, he released a series of classic jungle tracks such as Demon's Theme (1991), Atlantis and Music (1993).

He then dipped in visibility as a producer, with his work running legendary London club night Speed and his record label Good Looking Records coming to the fore. A series of compilations entitled Logical Progression highlighted a jazz and ambient influenced side of drum and bass. The style became widely known as intelligent drum and bass, although Bukem himself maintained opposed to the moniker, unhappy with the implication that other styles of jungle were not intelligent. Bukem also explored the downtempo end of electronic lounge music, with sister label Looking Good and the Earth series of compilations. Some of the artists who rose to fame under Good Looking in this period include Blame, Seba, Big Bud, Blu Mar Ten, Future Engineers, and Artemis.

In 1997 he remixed the James Bond theme for David Arnold's concept album of James Bond music. In 1998 he finally released a debut solo album, the double-CD Journey Inwards. The album heavily emphasised his jazz fusion influences. 2001 saw a remix of Herbie Hancock.

He DJs extensively around the world, often under the Logical Progression or Progression Sessions banner, with other Good Looking artists and house MCs Conrad and DRS.

Discography

• Logical Progression (released under the name LT Bukem)
• Demons theme / A couple of beats (Good Looking Records Cat no. GLR001 released 1991, repressed 2000)
• Who Knows Vol 1 (released under the name The Bookworm))
• Teach me to Fly (LTJ Bukem & DJ Trace released 1992)
• Bang The Drums / Remnants (LTJ Bukem and Tayla Good Looking Records Cat no. GLR002 released 1993)
• Return to Atlantis (LTJ Bukem and Apollo Two Good Looking Records Cat no. GLR003 released 1993)
• Music / Enchanted (Good Looking Records Cat no. GLR004 released 1993)
• 19.5 / 19.5 Reprisal (LTJ Bukem and Pheshay Good Looking Records Cat no. GLR008 released 1994)
• Logical Progression (a label compilation series)
• Progression Sessions (compilation/remix series)
• Earth (a seven volume compilation/remix series)
• The Jorney (LTJ Bukem and Mystic Moods Mystic Moods Cat no. MMOODS 6/7 released 1996)
• Mystical Realms EP (Good Looking Records Cat no. GLREP001V released 1998)
• Journey Inwards (2000)
• Suspended Space EP (Good Looking Records Cat no. GLREP007V released 2000)
• Producer 01 (2001)
• Producer 05: Rarities (2002)
• Some Blue Notes of Drum 'N Bass (2004)

Remixes

• Sweetness Michelle Gayle (Mellow Drum n Bass mix by LTJ Bukem 1994)
• Feenin Jodeci (LTJ Bukem Remix 1995)
• Transamazonia The Shamen (LTJ Bukem Remix 1995)
• If I Could Fly Grace (LTJ Bukem Remix 1996)
• The Essence Herbie Hancock (LTJ Bukem Remix 2001)

External links

• Official site
• LTJ Bukem at the All Music Guide
• Discography at rolldabeats

1967 births | Living people | Electronic musicians | British DJs | British record producers

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