Logical Progression

I'm dressing as this album for Halloween. It's horrifying

Wow, that was a whole lot of nothing.

Zero stars. Two hours of jingling keys. I wanna dunk this someone’s head in a toilet for putting this on the list. The only way I could see myself enjoying this is if I put it on while playing Super Monkey Ball. If you put on the soundtrack to Forsaken 64, it’s identical. No but seriously, drum n bass is fine but it’s a musical niche where if you love it you love it and then everyone else is left cold. Also, 2 hours?!? It’s wild that this is considered a sampling of talent, and it’s all identical. Just mind numbing stuff.

I know you want to slip your fingers down your knickers as soon as you hear the first note, but please resist temptation and let this musical journey rape you into submission instead. What an outrageous record, that drips its gooey semen into your ears and sits back and watches as you struggle to shake it out. Your ears are brimming with cum and there's nothing you can do about it.

This is a fundamental drum-and-bass compilation featuring fast and syncopated rhythms, deep bass, and various synth pads, sound effects, samples etc. Electronic music is one of my weak areas but after listening to quite a few albums, I can hear how this album fits into to its overall history, especially in the mid 90s UK jungle/emergent drums-and-bass scene. Because this is a compilation album, it is very long, but I really enjoyed how atmospheric the album was despite its tight beats. It never feels claustrophobic or noisy.

I did not do enough molly before listening to this

Don’t look to me for an unbiased take; I listen to shit like this every single day.

Kinda weird to have a compilation on here, but I guess it does sort of sum up a time and a place. This holds up quite well compared to alot of other electronic music of the era. It's moody, atmospheric, and unobtrusive - yet far from ambient. A nice balance. More like a landscape than a portrait. Plenty of space for your mind to wander inside these tracks.

this is right up my street and i look forward to playing it out of my car stereo that has a sub woofer taking up half the boot. yeah, that's right, i am a grown man and i have a car stereo with a sub woofer. no i am not a nonce that hangs around in McDonalds car parks.

Seeking out and listening to this album gave me another philosophical moment on this list. It wasn't on spotify, plus there's an entirely different version that I had to avoid in order to find the original on youtube. Moreover, I think it's the longest album I've gotten on this list so far (until I get 69 love songs). All of these factors made me question what the point of even finishing the album was. I wasn't enjoying it as a fully engaged listener, I can't add any songs--even if I did like one--to my playlist so I can revisit it, and it's too long and inaccessible to have the same quality as aphex twin where I can just use it as ambiance for a little bit; so what would I even get out of finishing the whole 2.5 hour runtime in the long run? This might just be rationalizing because I didn't like this album specifically because there are a couple good beats and ethereal sounds and the wiki explains a little cultural significance, but it did make me start to wonder about where the line is for an album to be totally worthless to me. However, this album got me to think these things which demonstrates that it has some unintentional worth I suppose. If I go any farther I'll start talking in circles so I'm just going to give it the 1 star and move on.

FYI: There is a very similar album on streaming also by LTJ with the same name. Doesn't help that this site uses the wrong cover art. The original compilation is much much better in my opinion. With that out of the way, this is definitely one of my favorite dnb releases of all time. Its atmospheric, groovy, and danceable all in one. If you like the peshay studio set you'll like this and vice versa.

J'ai l'impression d'être sur une Map de Mario kart

Horrible.

Brilliant. May be my ultimate album to work to.

Not terrible, but as an album too long and repetitive. I can see this being for someone, but not worth being on this list

It’s called jungle music, but the only thing I know close to it is house music. Really something I’d have to go out of my way to listen to, not my style. It’s like a Mario Kart selection screen that keeps building on itself. Listened to the version without vocals so I could choose individual songs for the playlist. I don’t hate it, but it is not what I would choose to listen to for an hour. Standouts: Above & Beyond, Music, and Jazz Lick

More beeps and boops

Nope

Classic in the genre

Stilish '90s vibes

Cover looks like some kind of cool sci fi movie. Will this just turn out to be UK electronica? Course it will lol. Album isn't on Spotify so I listened to the *Journey Inwards* album instead, from 2000. Exactly as predicted. PlayStation soundtrack UK techno. 3/5 just because I couldn't hear the actual album.

Nope.

Solid early jungle/drum and bass record but honestly very generic by today's standards.

Nope. There was nothing in this album for these ears.

Again, an example of what I used to think all electronic music was... not a huge fan.

2 and a half hour long electronica album. Enough said.

Took a while to find this one as not on my preferred streaming service, but once I did listen, whoa! What a banger! Another fantastic gem thrown up by the 1001 list to offset some of the shite. Frenetic drum n bass, a lovely aural adventure.

Ihan kuin oisin ollu sienestämässä

Good Drum and Bass

SO LONG. But I love some drum and bass, so vibes throughout.

Could only find this on YouTube, bu I piggin' love it. At the end of the first CD I was genuinely excited to learn there was a second. Absolutely cracking music to work to, provides stimulation without distraction. Superb.

First time I’ve listened to jungle and love love loved it, excited to listen to more jungle !!

Pioneer EDM. 5/5

Yes it's a compilation, but it's head and shoulders above the other two big D and B albums of the mid-nineties, New Forms and Timeless. Rather than the 'biscuit tins falling down the stairs' vibe and shout-out MC's, this has ambient keyboard washes and jazzy rhythms. Incredibly influential, just listen to Demon's Theme, Music and Horizons which are three of his very best. His club mixes (the Mixmag one is great) are harder and my ears bled when I finally got to hear him dj last year. As many people have said on here, some of the best working music ever made. For me also, put this on when driving at night in the city and you have the perfect visuals and music. Even better if there's light rain.

It’s a faff to reconstruct the album (spread over 5 separate YouTubes: CD1, CD2, and three missing tracks). Going back to individual tracks (or even identifying them) is also a faff. And it’s got a 2 hours playing time… What a great album, though. All killer, no filler, difficult to single out favourite tracks, but Pharoah/Rings Around Saturn towards the end of CD2 stood out for me.

top notch space music

Pure 90s dnb. Plug this straight into my veins. It somehow feels nostalgic even though it's brand new to me. A little unexpected to have a compilation album in this, but in the end I don't care because it's right up my alley.

Drum and bass perfection, the production is so clean and it's so well-mixed that it doesn't feel like it's dated at all, especially when compared to Roni Size's more crowd-pleasing but less even "New Forms."

Super refreshing to hear some dnb in here, the early stuff is just so nice to sit back and do some work to, and this is an absolutely primo collection. Early dnb and jungle is an area I've wanted to know and understand more about for some time so this is a great doorway into part of that, this really made my morning a lot better :)

Omg it’s atmospheric liquid drum and bass! One of my absolute favorite genres of music. I would have never expected this to be on here. Makes fantastic work and study music in my opinion. It gives me energy without feeling the need to stand up and dance. I have been blessed this day. 9/10

It's an absolute classic.

I got lost in the jungle. 10/10

Honestly makes for great thinking music and music to work to. A little more hyperactive than the jazz or piano music I usually work to and maybe made it harder to focus, but that isn’t to say that the music is bad. Very, very good hyper instrumentals. It’s kind of like the fight music you’d hear in Marvel vs. Capcom or your average beat em up. Plus, the longer it goes, it becomes oddly soothing. I would say it’s a little too long at three hours but that’s perfect when you’re using it to think/work.

It's worth noting that the original album from 1996 is not the same as the one linked here on Spotify. Nevertheless, great songs/album that still influences artists to this day.

Fuck the other reviews

A super nice little ambient/house rinse up to have on in the background. So weird that Lilly queued a track by him at pre drinks on the same day that I listened this album.

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more like drum and based amirite!!!

9/10

Takes me back to clubbing days :D Still sounds great.

Some really nice and chill tracks in this album. Found the best way to listen to the album was to just listen to the last track "continuous vocal mix" as DnB can be particularly boring unless its in a mix format. A very enjoyable mix though.

I really like the drum-n-bass sound as a whole. very PS1. Goddamn you, Spotify, you have the wrong album. Demons Theme does sound super iconic. The vocal tracks are usually super well done. This whole thing cover to cover was work though.

What a great collection of 90s drum n bass.

That is a hefty slice of coffee table drum & bass, and I'm here for it, in the abstract, but the inclusion on the list is pretty feckin irritating. If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds then Robert Dimery evidently enjoys a palatial mind, utterly hobgoblin free! 😠 Anyway - I enjoy these vibes. Gimme some chilled dnb with occasional cetacean sound effects and I'll happily while away 2.5 hours. Fave tracks - I really liked both of the PFM tracks so should probably check out his albums. "Danny's Song" reeeeeeeally sounds like an Aphex Twin tune, right? Or perhaps I've just heard it on a different mix with a lot of Aphex Twin on it? 🤔

of course I am biased, but I really like this album. it's not something I'd actively sit down and listen to--most jungle/dnb isn't for me--but nonetheless it makes for excellent background sound for me. it does get samey when you really look at it, but I think that exemplifies my enjoyment, as it allows me to really just zone out of distractions and into work when listening to it though, demon's theme clears the entire rest of the album. that song's a masterpiece of its time

This is a compilation of some of the best jungle / DnB of the mid 90s. If you rate this low, then obviously the genre is not for you. Especially the people who say this all sounds the same. Obviously the genre has a lot of similarities, including pleasant spacey atmospheric synths overlaying fast abrasive beats. But beyond that, the songs have completely different styles, so I couldn't call this repetitive at all. According to my friend who studies to DnB all the time, she considered this much more high quality and funkier than what she's used to. The downside is that I found the majority of it to be pretty tame and minimalist. Minimalist is fine and has its place, especially between the tougher tracks on here, but it needs to be executed well. For example, "Above & Beyond" and "Music" are insane lush tracks that blow every other tracks here out of the water. They're so rich and full, reminds me of Aphex Twin. They show the potential the other tracks could offer, and gives the impression that some of the tracks feel quite flat in comparison, as if all they are is a beat layer and a couple synth layers all acting independently of each other. Minimalism just spotlights the flatness of many tracks too brightly. If they were all as immersive and three-dimensional, minimalist or not, I'd consider that a flawless DnB record. As it is, there is quite a bit to be left desired. Nevertheless, they're all really good DnB tracks, but I wouldn't consider them the extent of the genre, even in the mid 90s. Favorites: Solar System, Above & Beyond, Music, Jazz Lick

Tres bon vibe. Super pour la concentration. 4.75

I tried to find most of this album but not everything was available. My statement is this: for a genre I never listen to I love it when I hear it. Just plays in the background, perfect focus music. Would never ever dance to this. What this music for? I don’t know. I kind of love it. Maybe this not Roni Size was the five star d and b album for this list?

Have we not listened to all this before. I am not really complaining, as I do enjoy this kind of sound, especially while working through my unending pile of grading...but is it that critical for me to listen to all these similar variations on the same electronic theme?

v v v long

I liked the music...... it could have been shorter. ;)

Whyy is the tracklist Not the same But the name and album cover are?… “Demon’s Theme” is a “classic”, “MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide” claims. But it isn’t on the Apple Music version… I believe the only other album I failed to listen to in its entirety was Throwing Muses, and I’ll be damned if I can’t find the 2 hours, 22 minutes and 32 seconds of this ultimate in “hip cafés, hair salons, and fashion stores” music (that’s the 1001 Albums book talking, I’m not being snide). Edit: someone finally uploaded the full Throwing Muses album on YouTube. Imma right some wrongs, listen to that in the meantime. Edit 2: found Logical Progression in like 5 minutes, I don’t support piracy so definitely don’t go to the Internet Archive I think it's no small praise that I didn't hate myself after listening to the full thing (I heard the 2 discs a few hours apart, though). I don't have much experience with D&B or jungle, but I did enjoy Orbital & Aphex Twin on this list, which LTJ Bukem's compilation here isn't too far removed from. The hi-speed rhythms may be relentless, but the intensity varies greatly, from the pounding intro ("Demon's Theme") to the ambient, nature sound-infused "Pharaoh". It's music for studying. It's music for driving. It's music for enjoying a freshly brewed coffee while rebuilding a village in Minecraft, like I did. May 4th, 2024

I actually enjoyed it a lot, good background music

Three and a half hours of some of the best jungle and dnb I've heard for a long time.

Nice chill vibes but does get a bit samey samey. Fave track: Universal Music

Excellent for listening to when getting things done. Studying, working, cleaning. Not a huge fan of the genre as I prefer music I can sing along with, but it's pleasant & energetic.

This is the kind of electronic music that I enjoy, a good mix.

Turned out to be a great rainy Monday drive in track. Excellent percussion

Note - Spotify link goes to a list not consistent with track listing on Wikipedia. Closest thing I could find from Google was a Soundcloud of the tracks "remixed" by DJ Jo Public. Given this format, It's a pretty seamless mix. If you have a short attention span, this may all sound a bit repetitive, but listening to it as a whole was like tripping through space, lots of different ambience and texture. This might make good driving music or something in the background while working. Overall an enjoyable listen.

I love above and beyond, didn't know about this project

Fun

Electronica but more Drum and Bass focused, can see the clear progression from Jungle to DnB here and a great listen

I wasn't sure I liked it for the first few tracks but then I put it in the background while I was working on my vector database and found it to be pitch perfect for AI development work.

Classic D&B cool beats 🎧

Various albums it seems but the one I listened too was decent.

Mega nice

Not something I would normally listen to. Pretty awesome.

Hard to find a place to listen to the album unfortunately. Eventually found it on Youtube, but had some of the tracks removed due to copyright. I quite enjoyed it and would definitely listen again if it we easier to find.

7/10 pretty cool jungle/drum n bass album I dig it :)

one of the best dnb records ive heard

I like jungle and it had me hooked for a good hour and a half, though by the last thirty minutes, I felt like I had enough. Still really enjoyed it.

I'm not a fan of, and not knowledgeable enough, to have a decent opinion. That said, the previous album was Street Life by The Crusaders and anything is a masterpiece compared to that drol of an album.

Jungle, drum and bass. Música electrónica instrumental. Está bien para trabajar. Un 4.

I liked this much more than I thought I would.

Psy-trance in some ways. Just good background vibe music.

I’m not sure if I listened to the correct version of this or not, since the track listing on the Wikipedia page looks nothing like the track listing on what I listened to. But I think I got the gist. This was enjoyable… good music to work to as it had energy without stress. Really excels as background music to keep you going without becoming too distracting. Seems like it would also be quite useful at a fancy gallery opening or some kind of cool reception. At first was sort of not sure what to rate this, but ultimately I really did like this. There are many occasions I can think of where this might be a perfect soundtrack.

Surprised to find this here, but enjoyed it. Less so as something to just listen to, but as an accompaniment to working, it was fine

Listened to this while playing Aeon's End with my partner against Prince of Gluttons. Lost the first game, won the second. I am a big fan of electronic music. In addition to playing piano, I used to dj for fun for a number of years. DnB has been one of those genres I just don't grok. It feels to frenetic to dance to...it is hard to mix...it wasn't as compositionally interesting to me. This album was probably one of the best DnB albums I've heard. I was bopping throughout without realizing the physical effect it was having on me. Totally great slice of the mid 90s scene, and definitely an album I'd return to again.

This is the kind of drum & bass I love. Thoughtful, emotive and melancholy almost but still driving and upbeat. So many bangers across this mix.

I already have this album saved to my chill playlist, so I must have liked it before :) It's great background music for working. Night Train was one of my favorite tracks, but I really enjoyed the whole album. It's not groundbreaking or deep, just an enjoyable listen. 4

This one surprised me. I am always on the look out for great instrumental only albums. This one was good. The drum tracks and repetitiveness were very 90s/00s but it wasn't enough to be off-putting. I will likely listen again when I am reading or working. 4/5

Kind of break beat electronica. Not bad, nice ambient music. I would listen to this again. Later in the album is break beat drum and bass.

And it has the loon sample from E-MU Emulator II

damn i didn't expect a dnb album here out of all places...! as someone who frequents the genre when i can i know that ltj is one of the greats. this album is a massive 2-disc collection full of juicy dnb from the era where it shined the most. crazy drumbreaks paired with atmospheric pads and weird samples... what more could you want? my only gripe is that these songs are wayyyyyy too long,, plus when you have 20 or so tracks, this makes for a huge huge album. if it was a little shorter i would rate it higher.

Logical Progression by LTJ Buken was a nice slow burn of an album, bubbled nicely under the surface and could easily provide the soundtrack to a late night house/trance club. It was full of soundscapes that could really take you places under the right influence. The way LTJ was able to pull together a nice cohesive compilation, and can see that over the years this has influenced the underground scene. Best: Senses Worst: Jazz Lick Note: I only listened to the first 10 songs as there were the extended mixes of the album for the remainder.

Was dreading listening to 2 hours and over of Drum’n’bass but it was actually quite pleasant - especially as focus music. Maybe the general sound of it is a bit dated enough that you wouldn’t want to blast it out of your car but in headphones while running or working it’s pretty good. It’s varied and atmospheric and keeps you interested for its duration.

Don’t chuck out sub genres based on a really quite prejudice view of the full genre. Thank you project overlord for finding me a dnb genre I can really appreciate! 4.0

As with all of the dance records on here, this one feels better enjoyed not sober. But I will say, sober, that I could see myself really enjoying it. It's interesting that it's a compilation between a bunch of DJs, simply because it rolls together really well. I could find myself returning to it.

The compilation is warm DnB, but it's for more than that that I feel warmth toward it. Fun, the decay of a release like this over twenty years, especially of the DJ mix. '96 makes it a mix of my vintage, apparently pressed on CDs regionally variant, labelled inappropriately, etc. etc. etc. This year it sounds against it's twin like their tracks do: Fair to call them the same, fair to call them just different enough.

Was a heavy consumer of this type of music in the 90s and it still holds up pretty well. LTJ Bukem was on the high end of production quality and atmospherics, similar to artists like Talvin Singh and Omni Trio. I believe it was called "intelligent" dnb. Due for a comeback given the modern trend towards instrumental mood music.