Logical Progression

The album this is linked to on Spotify (which others have said may not be right?) is THREE AND A HALF HOURS LONG. Which is a really long time to listen to the same beat. I'm tapping out after an hour, as I'm relatively sure that there won't be any changes anytime soon and I'm starting to get a headache from it.

pensava que ia ser bom mas foi muito trilha sonora de jogo pelo menos criou uma atmosfera na viagem de carro

Clearly we don’t have enough junglists on this website. A great compilation by a true pioneer in electronic music

drum and bass is one of the genres that i have just never managed to get into (not that i tried very hard) so unfortunately i am definitely not going to listen to 3 hours of this

wayyyy too long

Hahaha je ziet meteen; elektronisch album, dan is het nooit hoger dan een 2,5 op deze site. Opvallend dat bijna alle elektronische albums drum n bass of breakbeat albums zijn. Denk ook wel dat die muziek meer 'albums' heeft dan bijvoorbeeld techno of hardcore of iets soortgelijks. Album aangezet via Youtube, dat is schijnbaar de goede manier om het te luisteren. Ik vibe het wel, het is hele spacey, rustige, bijna ambient drum n bass. Heel spacy en trippy album. Ik vind het oprecht best wel vet. Begin dan toch steeds meer Drum n bass te waarderen, wie had dat ooit zien aankomen..? Wel is het gewoon lekkere achtergrond muziek, niet heel veel meer als ik eerlijk ben. FAVO:

I mean … I can listen to it. Do I want to listen to it? Not really, no. It’s simply too repetitive.

Not a drum and bass person.

Very good instrumental tracks

(The link to Spotify doesn't seem to be right). I get the interest here but am a much bigger fan of more modern electronica. The "drum and bass" is just missing something for me to keep interest past the first song or two

Great dnb

I've never really known all the different subgenres of electronic music, so it was good to learn about the origins of Jungle from this album (and wikipedia. I can hear the influences on several other DJs and groups like Juno Reactor. But at the end of the day, this just isn't for me: after a few tracks, the beats blend together. I think id enjoy it more in a club and/or with more drugs

depois de chegar na conclusão dos 3 estrelas com o amigo, concordo com ele é bom, eu curto jungle, eu curto bate estaca, mas é cansativo pra uns caralhos

muito bacana o bate estaca mas eh mei cansativo. se ouvir espaçadinho durante o dia, eh 4. PORÉM, ouvi tudo direto e cansei xD

I was bored and annoyed. Sorry.

this is like when you try out a synthesizer for the first time, and you hold down some of the keys and smash out some amateur tunes. seems like these guys never quite moved past that stage.

Way too long. Way too repetitive. Way too boring. Not a fan of this in the slightest.

Not my genre

Pleasant and forgettable. ★★★

Sounds like loading music in a matchmaking lobby

I'll be honest; I didn't make it to the end of the album. Yeah; I checked the youtube too, but it was pretty much the same. I mean, probably I wouldn't mind it as background in a bar, with some people, but surely nothing I would choose to listen to. 3/10

Why, oh why is this on the original list? I've heard it so many times in the past few years and still... there is not one song that I think is worth listening to or adding to a playlist. It is so 'mid' that it doesn't even deserve a mid score.... 2.5/5

This is so dated and really just pitter patter knob twiddling lame ass crap. Lame when it came out and even worse now.

Not my kind of music. Sounds too artificial/industrial. I did NOT listen to over 3 hours of this.

Que si, que muy bien, que es un jungle muy bien hecho. Pero no se si necesitaba escucharlo antes de morir la verdad.

I thought the music was OK - I really liked some songs. I’m not sure I’d regularly listen to this, but it was OK. But there is no way a 3.5 hour compilation album should be on this list. This needs to be replaced in a future version of the book, and I’d take it off this for now

Surprisingly enjoyable to listen to, chill enough for a drum n bass record, albeit it's a bit samey, awful long album if you were going to listen in full. Preferred disc 1 to disc 2. Would listen to it again no problem but not going to put this into major rotation either. 6/10

Sounds like the MSX radio station in GTA III

Apple Music had the wrong album link! The real one on YouTube was marginally better

Drum and Bass får meg til å ville spille WipEout, så da gjorde jeg likeså godt det. Men 2 timer og 20 minutter av dette blir enerverende.

Nei takk.

Ei samleplate? Fuck det

Fant den på youtube. Ga meg ingenting. Nesten alle låtene hadde samme trommeloop. Skippa mye på slutten.

немного не мое, но прикольно

3.2/5

La piedra angular del atmospheric drum and bass y la música electrónica de vanguardia que ha envejecido bien como una lección magistral de diseño sónico e ingravidez rítmica. En el plano de diseño formal, la curaduría y producción logran un entretejido que da claridad a toda la trama espacial, articulando la velocidad de los ritmos sincopados con capas de sintetizadores etéreos y bajos subgraves que fluyen con absoluta limpieza. La selección y dirección artística de LTJ Bukem proyectan una fuerza y calidez que transmiten autenticidad pura, imponiendo una autoridad superior al elevar el jungle a niveles de refinamiento jazzístico. Obras fundamentales como la majestuosidad espacial de "Horizons", la densidad cinematográfica de "Demons Theme" y la sofisticación melódica de "Links" configuran un documento conmovedor, crudo y real que funciona como un sutil llamado a la conciencia sobre la búsqueda de serenidad dentro del dinamismo urbano moderno. Una obra cuya cadencia hipnótica y constante sensación de paz y fluidez la vuelven excepcionalmente versátil para múltiples usos, destacando como un catalizador extraordinario para el trabajo creativo, la conducción o la reflexión solitaria.

I really liked this one despite its long run time. Some of the tracks were unavailable to stream but I wish I could have heard them.

album lowkey works well when I am drowning in tasks for my job and trying to get shit done. Other than that not a fan!

D&B masterpiece 5/5

Progressive Jungle? 5/5

Spent too much time trying to find the actual album and not giving a rat's ass, based on what I was finding, if I ever did. Moving on.

Some very interesting soundscapes. Unfortunately I couldn't hear any of it over the damn drums. The drums were very prominent throughout and were often not doing anything extra or interesting. Just repetitive and loud. It kept me from sitting with and enjoying the rest of the music

A compilation, very strange. But that's not the only reason I'm so conflicted. I like electronic music and sounds, but this drum and bass thing isn't really my cup of tea. The album is too repetitive, predictable, and boring in many parts, and that's over two hours long. I didn't listen to everything, but I think I heard most of it. I didn't hear anything groundbreaking. For me, it doesn't belong on any "best or must-listen" list. Two stars, definitely no more.

This was quite hard to track down as the Spotify link doesn’t seem to be to the original which is kind of lost to the mists of time. Anyway - It was a great DnB mix, loved it as something to put on and enjoy while working or doing other stuff.

It's difficult to rate this album fairly because it's a compilation, hence "LTJ Bukem Presents Logical Progression". Bukem appears on only four tracks. I know nothing about drum and bass or jungle. It's not my thing. I wouldn't know if this title is a good intro to the genres. Recommending a double album to a new listener is a big ask. Overall: 3/10

Following the logical progression led me straight to the garbage can.

3/5

Okayish for background music but this music will just never be for me. And two hours of it is about 3x as much as I ever want.

I cant really rate it because the version on apple music is.. not the correct one wtf. But its not like I wanna listen to a 2 houres beep boop album. I most likely wouldnt like this album. Slap it a 2 , next.

C'est sympa mais pourquoi ça ici ?

I don't need this. 1.7.

Maso

Not my thing

Phenomenal tracks, well connected album, but i need muh poetry

Я не знал, что мне нравится ДнБ. Топ

I want to have sex with this album ltj bukem you can have my children

Good at the start then got unfortunately repetitive despite being a compilation album.

Buena banda sonora, gran experiencia espacial que te da, te revuelve las emociones. Entre los sube y baja de los instrumentos y las montañas rusa de una que otra cosa electrónica, vale toda la pena escucharlo.

pa iskreno sasvim solidna elektronika, nije da bih ovako stavio slušalice i slušao, ali za pozadinu dosta fora i nimalo loše... iznenađen sam da je iz devetestih, zvuči dosta novije

allowing myself to move one after 40 minutes

Another electronic album that had high hopes that just fell flat

va muy bien como ambiente definitivamente

Had to listen to this on YouTube and the ads every 10 minutes added some spice and gave me some concept of time

Drum n bass är lixom drum n bass. Skön bakgrundsmusik, fin ambience. Men inget minnesvärt. En trea

It was muggy and foggy this morning when I went outside to walk the dogs. Too muggy for spending much time outdoors. Instead, I put on my headphones, queued up this album, and set about doing some light household chores. I checked some emails, drank some coffee, and this album provided a great background soundtrack with chill vibes. I'll admit that there are several other similar sounding albums on this list that I've listened to already. This one probably isn't necessary, and I probably would've been perfectly content if I were to die having never heard it. However, it fit the mood this morning and I really vibed with it if only for just that moment. 4 temporary stars as I'm not sure the stars will ever align again for me to enjoy this record as much as I did today.

it feels like you're running to reach a deadline that is not reachable. Also listen to this on yoututbe for the real 2 CD Album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZK_0dgj43s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqDVqYSTxs

good for music in the bacjground but not really my cup of tea

Album would have been ahead of it's time back in 1996. Was a good listen.

Mal es Album wo am einte Teil vom Goetschmann Tranceport grecht wird. Alles vo dem Album schreit nach 90er jahr. S Album-cover, de Name vom Artist und die erste experimentelle elektronische Tön. I like mucho! 4 geburtstagswünsch a de chli neu-geborni Timon im Jahr 1996 PS ah alli: Münd s Album uf Youtube luege, uf spotify stimmts ned so ganz.

Okaaay sir Biz breaky am serviere Gutensach ltj

hella good project, always love me some D&B and jungle

its a mess finding the correct way to listen to this, that being said i liked it okay-ish, but its the type of music you only listen to when you're under the influence of some kind of chemicals

The dreaded 80+ and longer electronic albums, this was probably not greatest time to get this very long album, been a bit drained from all the long releases I've gotten recently. One thing I do have to say is that this is one of those albums which has a cover to it that completely matches the sound, very otherwordly! Musically, It's pretty much atmospheric drum and bass tracks, I'm not experienced that much with that genre, so didn't have much of a expectation. It's an interesting sound for sure, the aggressive drums and the chill out, space-like calmness. I just feel like this shouldn't have been included, it's a compilation by different musicians recorded at different times all in one album, which I feel is fine by itself but I don't think it works well with the list. I think 140 minutes is just absurd, I didn't listen to all of it - only 4 or 5 tracks, I didn't listen to - because of YouTube copyright reasons. I can feel glad that it's all over and won't ever have to listen to this again, I just don't feel any pleasure with this one, some of the songs I quite love the luscious soundscapes but lots of it isn't interesting enough to listen to the whole thing again. To re-iterate: Some of it is pure tranquillity music which fills my brain with nature-imagery (especially in the first disc,) but at the end of the day with all things considered and added up, it isn't the album for me. Highlight Song/s: "Vocal Tune", "Coolin' Out" and "Solutions"

This sounds like a Sega Dreamcast menu screen (positive) Another one that isn't on apple music. Which is too bad because I like it!

Another electronica album with cool grooves and what not. Not my favorite genre as I just find myself bored, but the music is good if this is your thing.

4★/5 07.19.2026

Fucking all over the place. Different versions on different music platforms. Fucked

Pretty decent techno album, very viby

I’d give it a zero if I could. In all the history of music I pray that this is the low point!

a little frustrating that i can't really listen to the full album, since spotify just straight up doesn't have it and youtube has songs missing too.. but from what i managed to listen to, i can say that it was mehhh, most of DnB songs sound the same to me anyway.

2,5

Nooooo non oo no no no no hahahahahahaha. No.

Not a fan of DnB as stated before, but still don't quite see what this album does differently as opposed to the other DnB albums we've had on the list. It's a bit more chill and downtempo, so if that's your thing I guess this is for you. But otherwise quite unimpressed. Plus, it's a staggering 2 hours long. Maybe this was a super early DnB album, what do I know.

So this is a compilation album by many different artists and together they made a 90 min long Drum N Base album. So is it good? It’s a 90 min Drum N Base album, I think that’s all you need to know. It’s monotonus and not much is going on. I did find the track PFM– Western (Conrad Remix) a good track. Reminded me of the Faithless hit Insomnia. Maybe a weak 3 but due to it’s length and I think it’s questionable if a compilation album should be on this list, it will get a 2 star.

entirely too long

Instrumental electronic music with some sampling. Boring and repetitive! Do not listen!

In fairness to them, it is pretty good background music while working. But what the hell is up with Dimery's loose rules about compilations and soundtracks? How is this two-hour techno bullshit with sampled quotes straight out of a high school yearbook included when the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (which I'm not a huge fan of, but it was still hugely important) isn't?!

The ad from the lawyer who wanted to help me fight my insurance company that interrupted the first track was more interesting and emotionally engaging than the track itself.

A lot of cool moments but this did NOT need to be 2 and a half hours

Didn't make it to The Matrix soundtrack 2/5

Another day, another crap electronic album. Im convinced that Robert Dimery just went to his closest record store, grabbed the first 10 or so electronic albums he found and added them to the list.

This was better than I expected, but ultimately became background sound, which is pretty much what it was created for. I missed the rave scene back then (although I was probably slightly younger than the demographic) but wish I would have participated. Middle of the road rating as I don’t know enough about electronica to distinguish its qualities

A 3 hour compilation of random noises that eventually lead to breakbeat......hard pass.

I mean, it’s drum and bass so if you like it you’ll like it. It’s just a bit “tinny” I feel, all very similar. Like a geography lesson.

It was OK. A little too overproduced for my taste. Probably just a sign of the current times. If I heard this in the 90s maybe I would be more kind

Can't rate! Not on Qobuz

Never heavily into drum and bass but this seemed like a good advert for the genre. Kind of jazzy.

Not my cup of tea to listen to in general. Might be good in certain circumstances.

1 out of 5. When I read this album was celebrated alongside Goldie's Timeless I knew I was in for a not-so-good time.

Never listened. Expectations: None - Verdict: Alright - This was a a difficult one to find the correct version of. The opening track doesn't get me particularly excited and it is a long album. It's alright but I prefer a more languid, groovier take on electronic music.

This was good! A lot I enjoyed about it though it wasn't my favourite. I think I'll come back to this one when I want some ambient focus time music.

Quite good in parts - ambient DnB.

Bisschen für den background zum arbeiten geht schon - instrumental, bisschen drumnbase mäßig aber auch bisschen bossa Nova?

Techno

Elevator Drum and Bass. If only there was need for elevator Drum and Bass.

I'm intrigued to get an album from the 1990s I've never heard of – I had a major music magazine habit during that decade, so normally even if I've never listened to the artist before, I at least recognised the name (looking at you, Barry Adamson and Drive Like Jehu). This one though passed me by on all levels, and I can kind of see why. It's not unpleasant but it didn't make much of an impression. It's also waaay too long.

Spotify version almost seems polite nowadays, like background music at a respectable dinner party. The Youtube "correct" version feels a bit more like I remember jungle feeling at the time and gets another star. Strong album. (Everyone complaining it's three hours long, look at the last two tracks. They're the same album in different mix styles, you don't need to listen to them too, you mad bastards)

it's crazy to me that this album has 2 more versions of the whole album on it. anyway rips.

Background music

Ain’t no way I’m listening to 3.5 hours of instrumentals another shit album on this list

I actually like this kind of music and it was quite enjoyable as background music. It's like a 90s version of chill techno to vibe and study to. I only marked it down because it was pretty long and had repetitive beats on each track.

Incredibly long album. Honestly confused why something like this would ever be on this list. I still enjoyed it as a late night driving album. Very interesting listen for sure.

A weird to find compilation of various artists, this one felt out of place. It was almost two and a half hours of fairly generic 90s electronic beats, and nothing really stood out compared to other 90s electronic I've heard. Acceptable background music, but too long and nothing to write home about.

The enchanting ride symbol in Solar System had me in a trance. I enjoyed this album a lot and feel it does an excellent job of portraying D&B, unlike some other albums in the genre. The atmospheric synth and jazzy undertones kept things fresh and progressed the album with varying sounds. The album is longer than I would prefer, and I do find the rhythms somewhat repetitive after a while, but I appreciate that this is a compilation and feel that each track earned its place on the album. I would return to some of the songs on this album if I felt that the vibes were right.

Oh my! 3 hours of music here. Not a chance I will finish. I could maybe see some songs as the background music for Tetris or video games. The drums were the best part. It just wasn't for me.

Way too long

Good ass jungle

Nothing wrong with this. I’m not a particular fan of electronic but this is a fine sound, I’m just not in for 3.5 hours of it.

DnB has never been my favorite subgenre of electronica. Unfortunately, this album didn’t do much to rehabilitate my opinion. It never quite breaches the threshold of becoming annoying, but it gets close, and it isn’t all that interesting. —- About 2 tracks from finishing the album on Spotify, I looked at the reviews here and realized it isn’t the original track list. I (begrudgingly) listened to the album linked on YouTube; while it was marginally better than whatever’s on Spotify - less anemic, if anything - I still mainly stand by what I wrote above. 3?

Veldig gøy når du bare må anta at noen har rett når dem sende dæ i retning riktig album på youtube her, skattejakt og albumlytting i ett, liksom! Æ e glad det va lett å finne, for det e ikke nødvendigvis sånt æ heie veldig på å høre på. Eller, det e ingenting galt med det (og æ skjønne at det va nyskapanes i sin tid etc), men det e liksom ikke sånt æ sitt stille og rolig og lytte til. Men som bakgrunnsmusikk til jobb e det helt ok, om enn kanskje litt mer utageranes enn æ skulle ønske.

I can see what motivates people to listen to trance and D&B but I need a bit more melody and structure in my EDM. So this one doesn't hit as hard. Jazz lick and reflections was really cool but not enough to drive this home as an amazing album. I'm sure it's great, but in my naivete D&B/Trance is lost on me.

This was sooooo repetitive at parts, idk. I think that's a quibble with the genre more than any individual artist though. Also, I thought compilation albums were banned from the list? It got better in the second half though I guess. I found myself wishing the song would end just so I could get a breath of fresh air from the incessant beat.

Had a tough time finding this. Not available on the 2 primary streaming services I use. Then I looked on Apple Music and, for some reason, there it was. Started listening and was puzzled. All instrumental. Kinda ‘new agey’ and definitely not good. I don’t know why, but I decided to check the Wikipedia page. I don’t usually do this if I’ve never heard an album; I’d rather not be biased by other opinions or info before I hear it. But I did, and the track names didn’t match. Whatever that is on Apple Music, it’s not this. There is a two-part version on YouTube that has track names that match the Wikipedia entry. All of this to say, drum & bass is fine, but I don’t need this much of it at any one time.

The Good: We get to apply logic… The Bad: Seems that we don’t understand the progression though… The Ugly: The blood pouring out of my scalp as I am still scratching to figure out why the fuck I had to listen to this… Let it be said, there are moments for music like this… those moments involve a certain age, consumption of certain substances, presence of certain people. I checked non of the above boxes when I was listening to this… on top, fucking album is impossible to find via the streaming services, which should tell you something… Worse, 2 of them fucking albums. 2* for wasting my time twice!

Rätt meh elektro

Eh

No compilations??? This is absolutely a reason to downvote this, but on top of that, this was too much. I do like Electronica, DnB, and sometimes even Jungle. But this was too repetitive and boring even for my taste, and I usually like slow progressions.

Felt like in a fashionable store in the mall. While I am sure this is groundbreaking, it sounds like my friend after he got his first music programming software. Drum & Bass asks the question "How many ways can we reinterpret the Amen Break.

I appreciate a bit of variety on the list but this was so repetitive and didn’t really work outside of a club context. D and B is not my favourite genre as it tends to be very formulaic. The progressive mix at the could have been flagged up as I was relistening to half the album before I realised!

I absolutely understand that this is likely a seminal moment in the genre that has significantly defined it since. My issue is, similar to some other genres, it has a low ceiling, even if it might be a standout amongst its peers. Drum and bass, by virtue of what defines it, has limited flexibility in how you can approach it (~160bpm, amen or amen adjacent breaks, sine bass and pitch shifted vocals all being hallmarks) and I don’t think I listened to anything here that changed my mind on it. It’s okay for maybe 30 minutes, but gets a bit tiresome for any longer than that.

All sounded the same

Sacred text of Jungle and electronica - snowboarding to this would be peak

*sigh*.

Good grief, I mean come on!

I can't understand how a niche genre like drum and bass rates this many albums on the list. All drum and bass sounds exactly the fucking same and sets my teeth on edge. IT GOES ON FOR FUCKING HOURS! I feel nervous, can't relax. And I am FURIOUS that Dimery has broken his "no compilations" rule for this shit. This record has actively ruined my mood just be listening to it. That's an automatic one star rating.

06/21 Thats the good stuff right there

altså det er vel så godt som sådan noget her bliver. meget energisk kontormusik

Fin brug af 2½ time!

Felt like a 4 hour album instead of 2.. Got pretty boring towards the end.

Come album di sottofondo ci può stare, sarei indeciso tra 2 e 3 stelle, ma do 3 perché secondo me è un album abbastanza innovativo per l'epoca

Feels a little too early ‘90’s

There was no progression? Just over and over and over?

This (long and impossible to track down) coming so close to Prince’s Sign o’ the Times (long and perfect) brought my generator journey to an abrupt halt that lasted for about a month. While this was a superior experience to the last drum and bass album I got on here (MJ Cole’s Sincere) it was truly a baffling experience to try to unravel its mysteries. Namely, if an album is truly a “must listen” you’d think it would be accessible on streaming services without missing songs, or at least have a Wikipedia page where its track list and personnel are recorded in detail. Alas, not even this low low bar has been cleared. Instead, confusingly, there is a similarly titled, similarly covered compilation with an entirely different track list on common services like Spotify or Apple Music. When you finally track down the correct album on YouTube, no less than 20% of its 2 hour run time has been blacked out because presumably the perpetual rights to some samples were not cleared. Why is this an album you have to hear before you die? Who knows, I guess you had to be there.

Modern sounding electronic music that although monotonous, kept my attention. Album sounds to me more recent than a 13 year old album. Very long album, with the last 2 tracks being over an hour long each.

DJ mix long ahh hell In all seriousness, this was a fun listen. I always love me some good atmospheric drum and bass, especially the OG stuff from the 90s. But like Timeless by Goldie, this is one I doubt I'll return to in full any time soon, and this one also didn't stay as consistently engaging as Timeless, perhaps because of its format as a DJ mix instead of an album. We'll call this a 6/10.

Sorry, I just did not like this. I only listened to the first CD, but that was enough.

If Timeless was a 5 for its album structure - in how Goldie turned a seemingly formless genre into a cinematic journey - then Logical Progression gets the score for the structure of its individual tracks. Being essentially two DJ sets, there's no grand cohesion across the project in this case. And yet, every song has an entrancing ebb and flow to it, always leaving room to breathe between its jazzy jungle passages. I kept catching myself thinking, "now THIS one's a banger," only to realize I was still listening to the same track I'd said that about four minutes earlier. This is especially true on CD 2, as LTJ Bukem starts seamlessly blending the tracks into one another. Throughout, the production remains sharp, fresh, at times jazzy, always energetic. DnB/Jungle have always been genres I appreciate more for their atmosphere than their individual compositions, and while the vibes are absolutely here, I was surprised to find myself actively distinguishing between tracks and loving their different moments and ideas. None of it ever feels stale or repetitive. Going back to Timeless, I think I may actually prefer this sharper, jazzier take on the genre. Excellent pull, and a pretty offbeat one for this list's usual fare! Loved it! Standouts: Demon's Theme • One & Only • Western (Conrad Remix) • So Long • Mind Games

I would never usually consider myself a fan of DnB, but maybe this album made a believer out of me. Excruciatingly long, yes, but right when I felt like my attention was about to lapse we'd get a switch up. Godly background music as well.

I rail against live albums, but compilations are an even worse offense of being included on this list. Not to mention a compilation that is boring AF… get out of here with this shit.

Not sure i was the target audience. 3 hours of drum and bass totally a mood dependent album

Drum 'n' bass seems to pop up at awkward moments. Back when I was in first year in college, there was a big night out during “Rag week”. Rag week began as a sort of charity fundraising initiative I believe, but by the time I had landed in college, it had become an endurance test, where instead of going to lectures and learning, students would go completely nuts, drinking and partying for a full week nonstop. I was having drinks with some friends in their student accommodation. This was an estate of absolutely identical houses and apartments, custom-built to keep noisy students away from other residents. My friends lived with an unknown number of other strangers under the same roof - it was impossible to tell who lived there and who was just dropping by. I’m sure they wondered the same about me. We headed into the college bar to see a Nirvana tribute band. It was too packed to get in, which might have been for the greater good, as the faint sound of a butchered version of “Lithium” drifted out from inside the bar. As we left to go to another bar, I noticed that somebody had climbed up a tree, outside the bar entrance. Their friend was throwing anything he could find at them to try to get them down. That’s the kind of night it was. Much later, as all the bars and clubs closed, we were all trying to make our way back to the student accommodation, where we had some more booze stashed. I somehow ended up separated from everyone else, but managed to hop in a taxi and headed to the house. I was one of the first ones back somehow. I arrived at the house to find one of my friend’s faceless housemates to be the only other person at home. I sat in the kitchen with this stranger, making drunken small-talk as I waited for my friends to arrive. It was awkward. We had nothing in common. He put on some music to fill the awkward silence. It was some drum ‘n’ bass style of music, very similar to the songs on “Logical Progression”. Not my scene at all. But we sat there in silence listening. After an excruciating amount of time, I spotted my friends through the kitchen window getting out of a taxi… and proceeding to enter the house next-door. Yep. I had just spent the last who-knows-how-long sitting listening to drum ‘n’ bass with a complete stranger in a house that I had just wandered into, next-door to my friend’s house. This album was very hard to find. Thankfully it wasn’t the 3 and a half hour playlist that the app links to on Spotify, but I eventually found it on the Internet Archive, and it was still a struggle to get through. I’m not a fan of drum ‘n’ bass. It doesn’t repel me like some genres do, but it’s just not something I actively enjoy or fully “get”. As I listened, I found myself back in that stranger's house, trapped in polite small-talk, with drum ‘n’ bass making an awkward situation even more awkward. Drum ‘n’ bass seems to pop its head up at moments like that. One time on a trip with some friends to London, after a heavy night the night before, we were tired and a little worse for wear. But a brother of one of my friends, who lived there, was keen to show off his local knowledge and bring us to some of the best spots in Shoreditch. We walked all the way from Soho, and by the time we got to the area, the only place still serving was a grimy old pub called The Horse & Groom. After walking all that way, we went in for a weary drink. Everyone else in the pub was having a very different night to us. A DJ was playing a set of drum 'n' bass, sounding quite similar to what I heard on this album. We spotted an old arcade game that was, for some bizarre reason, located right in the middle of the dancefloor. So there we were, knocking elbows with gurning locals who danced aggressively from one leg to another, as we played Sensible Soccer, an old Atari game I used to play as a kid. In the middle of the dancefloor. Drum 'n' bass soundtracking another awkward moment. Did I enjoy this album? No. It took effort to get through. It's not the worst, but definitely not my scene. And it's not music to sit down and listen to. It's music that pops up in weird situations.

This was a hard one to listen to. It's not available on Tidal. I had to search for it on YouTube and apparently some of the tracks are blocked. I was really hoping that the search would be worth it. It was. This is a good album and it's not even my usual genre of music.

I'll be honest. I didnt listen to the whole thing. But from what I heard it was cool and interesting

This album was difficult to find online, but it was worth the hunt. The entire record sounds exactly like something you would hear on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. I really don't listen to that genre as much anymore these days, but hearing this made me miss it, and I wouldn't mind putting this on again at all. I don't actually have a specific favorite song to call out, mostly because the timestamps for the individual tracks weren't listed on the YouTube videos I managed to find. The whole thing just blends together into one massive, seamless mix.

- this joins the list of other repetitive synth- and drum machine-heavy dance choices that I have to imagine are more of a reflection of the personal musical preference of the book's author and less an actual true "hear before you die" album - this is extremely similar to other albums I've already encountered within the first 100 albums of this project: William Orbit's Strange Cargo III, Suba's Sao Paulo Confessions. how many more atmospheric soundscapes do you need to represent this genre of music? if you skip through any song 20-30 seconds at a time, there is so little variation between what’s going on during the first minute vs. the seventh minute that it’s almost impossible to tell that you’ve skipped ahead at all - when I think of what might make an album that I believe someone absolutely must hear before they die, I can think of a couple of different criteria one might consider when making their choices: * an iconic album with songs deeply embedded and referenced in pop culture (Queen's A Night at the Opera with "Bohemian Rhapsody," Led Zeppelin IV with "Stairway to Heaven") * an album that’s personal to the artist that encompasses some dimension of the human experience (Jeff Buckley’s Grace) * an album that pioneered a movement or transformed a genre (Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper) * an album that is completely unique that sounds nothing like anyone has created before, expanding what can be considered “music” (Portishead's Third) * an album that captures a little-known cultural tradition (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) * an album that pioneered a now-standard technique or method of making music (Jean-Michel Jarre’s Oxygene) but I just can’t understand how this album fits any of that criteria. it is completely indistinguishable from the other works in this genre from any time period, in my opinion - I give this a 1 as a way of just asking “...why?” to the book’s author (p.s., I thought compilation albums were excluded in the actual list — so why is this here)

No time for 2hr spoken word tracks.

immediately no

Ethereal. Like dance music from a pool resort on another planet. So immersive.

I really love Drum & Bass so this something I can enjoy a lot. Maybe not the best liquid DnB ever but still fresh and groovy.

I wouldn't even listen to this as background music. Repetitive, tedious and annoying.

chill

Techno beats, no words. Good drum lines. I don't think there is enough here to keep me interested but it's not bad. Maybe could be used as background music for something.

I tried, but I couldn't finish this one. It was hard to access - J was able to listen to it on the Internet Archive, but it was glitchy. Beyond that, it's just really long and I couldn't get into it. I liked the energy but it didn't hold my attention.

It might be long and not on Spotify, but the beats on this are insane, feels like early vaporwave with the samples and chopped and screws

Why. Why do you give us these speaker test albums. I can hear the highs and lows. I didn’t need an entire album of awful hold music. You can keep your “importance of this album nonsense”. The only reason this receives 2 stars is the obvious production value.

I really enjoyed this. Diverse, fun, fast paced, but not overwhelming background music. And some Ferris Bueller quotes. Done!

I found it on YouTube. O!M!G! Unless you're REALLY into drumming, it was boring.

Nightclub in the Amazon Rainforest. Chase scene from a Predator movie. Apocalypse Now at the disco. How does one rate such things.

Good for background music, but not a whole lot more. Very little difference between the songs. The songs themselves don't have much variety, but I suppose that's kind of the point. DNF'd this because it was just too long and every song sounded the same.

Definitely a bit long but overall a very good representation of the sound of jungle during this era. Wish it was more accessible to revisit. I enjoyed most of it but it does get repetitive.

I refuse to believe that this isn't the club music from mass effect for three hours. Do yourself a favour and play mass effect instead. Then at least you get to see shepherd dancing.

nice to focus!

fun electronica album to mix things up, i like it

Not my style

cool stuff in here, a good gateway into dnb

off the bat it makes me think of an early 2000's transition song for a movie but also giving video game at the same time. it has this vibe that reminds me of other times and places. instrumentals are hit or miss for me especially this type of sound so it's not my favorite but could be fitting in the right setting.

early 2000's soundtrack

I don't particularly enjoy electronic all that much. I can see its appeal, but to my ears it all sounds very similar to what I've experience from electronica before. Droning beats, overlaying rhythms, synths, electronic drums, pounding bass, occasional ethereal female voice, etc. I can't quite differentiate it from other similar songs I've heard in the past. It may be good for focusing or working, but it's just not working for me.

I found this on YouTube, which is a very different version to what is available on Spotify. This album is underrated I think. It is certainly not everyone's cup of tea but the beats are solid and I love the atmospherics of the album,

I listened to one disc, moving now to the next, and I really don't know what to say... It makes me feel a certain way, I'll try to describe it later this evening, after I finish listening. I don't really know what to say, again. This music has a power to it. Especially on me I guess, because I heard this kind of music around when I was a child. This textures are familiar to me on a instinctual level. But listening to it today It didn't make me feel good. It made me feel uneasy, and in a way lonely. This are lonesome sounds. Technically, I will say that the first disc is better. More interesting and better composed and produced. It flows really good for almost an hour. The second Disc, although 15 minutes shorter, feels much longer. I could do without it. Well, when it comes to numbers. I'll try to sum up everything. It's too long, I won't be coming back to it. But this musical has a power that I can't deny. An ambivalent 2.5 seems right to me, this time. I hope for a lighter album tomorrow.

It was fine for background music. Went on way to long.

ok

No idea what this is but sounds like it will be electronic music. Guess we’ll see. The version on Spotify seems to have a different track listing than Wikipedia. There’s a version on YouTube I’ll try. It’s just dance type music. Kinda feels like background music. Not sure what this genre is that this has a compilation. I think it’s interesting in small doses but a double CD length of this I’m not ready for. I feel like I’m in the matrix. It all starts to sound repetitive. Just a drum and beat, but it is something different at least. Feels different so guess I understand its inclusion on the list, even though it’s not an album but a compilation. Not sure how to rate it. Just too much of the same, so think I’m going 1. It’s also incredibly long and about 2 hours. Not for me, even if it’s inoffensive background music.

Best Song: Demon's Theme. I dug the bird call shoutouts. Worst Song: Horizons. I think my brain was just fatigued by this point. Overall: A really "maximalist" electronic album. It's quite busy, in an almost distracting way, that makes it difficult for me to imagine when I would want to listen to it again. The whole thing just clatters past at the same, unrelenting RPM, full of noise. I begged for even moments of reprieve. Sometimes, less is more.

Throwback

gas. it's not the world's most explosive dnb, particularly compared to what would come in later decades, but it's still very good - the sound palette is limited but all the producers are making excellent use of what they have, and the mixing and mastering are solid.

C'est Stéphanie qui m'a fait découvrir ça je crois hahaha c'est banger

5/10

Lost in space! Langeweile, nächstes Level!

Here is another homemade category I've created for albums in this generator, titled "Where the hell's it at?". It's self-explanatory; some of these albums are literally difficult to find on the internet. I found two YouTube videos, each representing a different CD of this album which added up to nearly two hours, so I reckon' that's the album. Just like most other electronica DnB albums, it gives me "Bomberman Hero" vibes, and it overstays its welcome. The first CD was unique enough to enjoy, but the back half was just seemingly the same thing. Favorite Track: "Groove Therapy".

Ein eleganter, aber letztlich zu glatter Drum‑and‑Bass‑Entwurf: atmosphärisch, sauber produziert, doch ohne die Wucht oder Kanten, die im Gedächtnis bleiben. Schön schwebend, aber schnell wieder verflogen.

Excellent beats, though some of the synths sounded pretty cheesy. I love the inclusion of the continuous mix tracks too. Great background focus music.

This wasn't on my streaming service and couldn't be arsed to track it down, so the logical progression was to play a Lamb Of God album instead. In any case, I'd read the reviews, and that was enough to justify my actions. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ❌️ Revisit ❌️ Default ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 327 Already owned : 76 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 232

cansado

I am totally unfamiliar and unversed in this kind of DJ music. It sounds cool but I really need to listen to this more carefully and probably more than just a once through to better understand what I think about it. Certainly glad it was on this list so I could check out a new to me genre. I’m giving this a 3 because it’s definitely not bad. But I don’t think I love the genre even if it’s interesting

Solid background music that highlights the innovative work done in a genre I respect but don’t get too excited about.

Not even bad but the fact that the original isn't even on Spotify and it's 2 hours long annoyed me a little

Drum and bass

Drum & bass, que ha venido quedando olvidado pero que en su día causó furor, pero ya queda demasiado lejos. Si ya está Timeless de Goldie este puedes obviarlo. Si tienes Born Slippy Nux, también. No es lo mejor del 96, ni siquiera en este estilo, ni en otros parecidos (DJ Shadow o Tortoise sacaron más brillo), así que un doble no me parece la mejor opción.

Broken moldes

This was an interesting one. Not a genre that I'm super familiar with and the tracks end up blending into each other but an enjoyable one to put on in the background and let wash over me.

Have heard of LTJ Bukem Had not listened to logical progression activly. Had not heard Dany of the singles. I think there are a need to have a drum and bass album represented in this list. It's a good representation and I'd say fairly belongs. It's not the best way to enjoy this music though.

Not my cup of tea at all

An okay album, I liked Reflections the most.

I respect the existence of it, and I could maybe see myself putting it in in the background while I'm doing work or something, but it really doesn't interest me at all.

very annoying to track down and listen to in one piece, otherwise vibey dnb. i do literally like it, but im clearly a little dnb racist because by the end i could barely tell one song apart from the previous one. Western (Conrad Remix) brought some vocals into the mix and it's kind of funny how it made it like a hundred times more dope, probably brought the score up on its own. very soft 3

Chill, inoffensive, and mostly uninteresting, which all feels pretty standard for 90s DnB. It's cool but I can't pretend these 2ish hours had me on the edge of my seat, and I don't know enough about DnB to appreciate how much of a cornerstone it is. Overall, fine to put on, heck I would even listen to it again no problem, but I'm not going bananas over it 5.8/10

we need more jungle am afraid

More bland than a sack of potatoes

You haven't missed anything if you haven't listened to this album. There is absolutely nothing interesting here, nothing which explains why it is on this list. Just go out in the park, walk along a road, listen to some random sounds ... all of these are musically seen as interesting as listening to this album.

After listening to the weird, wrong version of this album on Spotify, I was not impressed. That would make for any rash 1 star. The actual album was definitely better, but maybe only because it's half as long. That said, it's still far too long, and the sound is meh overall. I think this album is seriously borderline, and I could go either way between a 1 and a 2.

Who honestly listens to this

Not for me, missed the club scene

I like it, once I found the real album? The fuck

Enjoyed

Its a vibe. Probably good for a long road trip or focus time

Good background music I guess, but not overly my thing. Also dislike that it’s a compilation album. Sure, if you put all the best songs from any artist on an album and call it a “must listen”, but it doesn’t work like that… Rating: 4/10 Favorite Song: Solar System

Hype music to compliment all the cool new demos on a Playstation Magazine demo disc. As with all downtempo-esque drum-n-bass-y music in the list, listening to this on the morning commute doesn't really seem to do it justice. That said, pretty sweet vibes overall. Fav Tracks: Disc 1

Quite enjoy a bit of ambient music. Would make great background music for a fancy coffee shop or cocktail bar but otherwise probably wouldn’t find much use for it myself. 3

It may well have been seminal but it’s still a drum machine loop for over 1 1/2 hours. Drum n Bass is not bad but it’s clearly not best enjoyed in album format.

Okay, this was a tricky album to find, because it's not available on typical streaming services. Even the versions I found on YouTube had a few tracks muted due to copyright issues. Therefore, I wound up listening to it on the Internet Archive, which I will provide the link here to copy and paste into your browser (https://archive.org/details/logical-progression). Anyway... Daniel Andrew Williamson, better known by the moniker LTJ Bukem, was trained as a classical pianist until he discovered jazz fusion, and then pivoted to DJ work in the UK rave scene of the early 1990s. After experimenting with jungle and drum 'n' bass in his mixes, Bukem founded the label Good Label Records, specializing in the more jazz-influenced and atmospheric side of the genres. His works, alongside those of other artists in the drum 'n' bass and jungle community under his label, would see massive exposure through a series of compilations titled Logical Progression. This first one in the series would be considered a landmark album in the genre. That all said, I might as well get the most glaring issue right out of the way - this album is long. Running at almost two and a half hours, it dwarfs Goldie's Timeless by comparison, and I already thought that record was long. Granted, I do appreciate the focus on vibrant ambient textures throughout, with occasional embellishments like the sounds of wildlife incorporated into Bukem's own "Demons Theme" or the slick, empowering rapping from MC Conrad's remix of PFM's "Western", or the sublime vocals against the watery synth backdrop of Seba & Lo-Tec's "So Long", or even that eerie saxophone motif that closes out Ils & Solo's "Solutions." It's worth crediting Bukem for arranging and mixing the tracks in such a manner that they seamlessly transition from one to the next for each disc. It certainly makes the experience pleasant to have in the background, whether raving at the club or working at the desk. But as far as a full listen for engagement, it's a tad difficult when, again, this album goes for so long with such a repetitive use of breakbeats and light textures, even if I do hear some variance. At the end of the day, Logical Progression was an intriguing underground find to listen to. It's definitely worth taking a break between discs, although more power to you if you wish to listen through in one sitting. I can't deny how worthwhile this compilation was in gathering some genuine talent in such a niche genre.

Spotify linkki johti levyyn, missä oli aivan eri biisit ja pelkkää instrumentaalia kuin Wikipedia artikkelissa. Ei jaksanut kuunnella.

An odd choice. I recall this as ever-present at a certain type of gathering at the time, championed as 'intelligent drum&bass', which I always found rather insulting and dismissive, especially because it often seems to translate as 'vaguely jazzy and rather dull'. There's some good stuff in here, but also a lot of samey, directionless filler.

rustig technoachtig iets, best chill. zou in chilling on the extreme kunnen passen.

Some bullshit

Es una mezcla de lo que me gusta a mi y tecno. Osea hay cosas que me encantan y cosas q no me gustan nada. Lo que tiene esta bueno igual, se que es bueno, pero no me encanta.

almost 3 hours of AWESOME drum n bass and jungle, enjoyed every single minute of it

Difficult to find, so difficult to rate. It's not on Deezer, but it does seem to be on YouTube. However, the versions I found had blank sections where tracks were removed for copyright reasons. Fair enough to want to be compensated for the music you've created, but then maybe make sure it's on streaming services? Anyway from the parts I did hear it just sounds like all drum and bass/jungle music ever made. Not especially interesting to me, but also totally inoffensive

t w o f u c k i n h o u r s ( p l u s ) o f t h i s s h i t a n d i t a l l f e l t l i k e o n e c o n t i n u o s s o n g

eh... DNF

Basically filled my Frutiger Aero playlist up with this entire album

I didn’t hate the music, it was just there. But for a compilation album of 3 hours to be included on this list, no thank you… skip

I love drum & bass but this one was just a bit too minimal and lacking in variation for me. Rating: 3

checked the reviews 1st 2 find the original version, saw sum1 say (2 summarise) the album basically cums in ur ear n u have 2 resist reaching down ur knickers, so im gonna c if theyre right abt that brb oh my fucking god. ui juma. i came. well not rly, but holy eargasm dude??! honestly like actually made me a lil horny bc of how good it was. if i was amab id prolly have gotten a boner. oml. at 1st i saw the review n was like "?? no way its that good" IT IS. mhhfuck dude.. it wasnt on spotify but THANKFULLY sum1 else in the reviews had a link 2 youtube 2 tje actual album. very long but SO worth it?! 1st off, im a sucker 4 a good bass n lord, if this album didnt have so many good basslines, omg omg oml.? nghh.. main reason i got tingly down there. n oh my fuck the drums i LUV drums theyre so cool, dont play em but i have sm respect 4 those that do, n i rly enjoy fast drums, like in this album (rly i like all kinds of drum styles but shhhush) ts was so cool holy shit i completely understand that review now. not very often i get horny bc of music being good. im gonna go masturb8 now.

This was fine to have in the background, but not really anything I am interested in. A bunch of electronic music that never really went anywhere (in my opinion). I felt like I was playing a computer game set in 2099 that was made in 1999.

nice enough

Pretty solid dnb, nice for work or reading

Loses a point for length, but enjoyed it

Only 2.5 stars? C'mon guys 4/5 to up the score

Whether I listened to the original on YouTube or something else on Spotify, it was a drag. Drum and bass, this is it then, the term sounds better than the repetitive dreary forever sounds. 1 star

I’m not into this drum and bass thing

Honestly not 100% sure I listened to the right version of this but I liked it

loved every second of this well worth the runtime

16/1001 Logical Progression - LTJ Bukem/Various Artists (1996) [Original 20-track mix with Pharaoh and After Hours] Well, this is certainly one way to find out that I enjoy atmospheric/liquid D&B and Jungle. When I finally figured out which version to listen to, which was a challenge all on its own, I saw the 2.5hr runtime and genre tags and dreaded it. I had a busy day at work so threw it on to mostly be in the background, but was thrown off completely. I think a lot of the contemporary D&B I've heard has skewed the genre in my head, and I did not realise it could be so clean and lush. I thoroughly enjoyed this front to back and, surprisingly for a 140 minute album in this space I did not want it to end. I'd happily listen to this all over again during long travel or during a period of intense work, or while playing a PS1 racing game. ★★★★½

This is fine. One again, I'm not someone who really listens to anything without lyrics, but this isn't awful. It is entirely too long tho. It's cool hearing sounds that I can tell inspired later electronica styles tho. I hear hints of what would later on become Porter Robinson and Ninajirachi in this, two EDM artists I love

No. The only way this would be interesting is if I could watch a drummer play live. For one song.

⭐ Drum and Bass, jungle, what ever, det här är helt ointressant för mig. Fattade inte grejen när det var som störst och det är ingen skillnad nu. Lyssnade bara igenom det för att få det gjort, det är inte heller så dåligt med tanke på hur otroligt långt albumet är. Det är väl inte så att det är hemskt utan mest bara otroligt tråkigt och inte väcker några känslor över huvudtaget. Tycker dessutom det är konstigt att ett samlingsalbum med diverse artister är med på denna listan. Blir en 1a för att det är så tråkigt och jag aldrig kommer lyssna på detta igen. Bäst är kanske Jazz lick?

im sure on drugs it's fun... 2.5

Drum and bass not really my thing but after giving it a chance wasn't a terrible listen. Can appreciate the groundbreaking nature of the work and inspiration for future genres.

Enjoyed this. Reminded me of Orbital. Good chill out music.

Despite the absolute fiasco that is trying to deduce which version of this album is the correct version, the fact that I listened to the wrong version, that this shouldn't even be eligible for the list because it's a compilation album, the fact that it's an LTJ Bukem album only by name as he owns the record label featuring the actual artists who contribute to nine of the ten tracks on the wrong version, and sixteen of the twenty tracks on the correct version, and chose to release the compilation under his own moniker, and that I was almost duped into listening to the wrong version of the album thrice over because of the two continuous mixes at the end on Spotify, what did I actually think of the wrong version of Logical Progression? ... it's a pretty solid drum & bass / jungle album, and something I genuinely would revisit. As a neurodivergent, I often default to this sort of music when I'm experiencing sensory overload or burnout as it does good things to my brain. This did good things to my brain. It also measures up quite well production-wise in comparison to several other similar albums I've had so far, and there was plenty enough variety from track to track for it to remain interesting; often an issue with these sorts of albums, especially when they typically err on the lengthy side. I'm going to assume that the correct version of the album provides a similar experience to what I listened to this morning, so I'm rating it four stars.

Mmh!?

Too long but it is good

Ha sido todo un descubrimiento, para nada pensaba que me podía gustar tanto. A parte de que suena bien, me ha ayudado a estar focalizada pero sin ponerme ansiosa. No le pongo un 10 porque tiene momentos muy repetitivos que se alargan demasiado.

You cant be putting compilation albums on this list May as well have "the best of the beatles" Fuck this Three hours and twenty seven mins Every single person on earth has better things to do with their life. Block and move on BAMO

Too long. A little boring

A strange choice - over an hour of anodyne ambient.

Cracking stuff, bought it the week it came out, magical memories

Techno sounds all the same to me. This album was way too long.

Imagine being a monkey rolling in a ball to this

I listened to the YouTube version recommended by the top-voted reviewer. Presumably this is the "correct" version (as compared to the album on Spotify), but it isn't timestamped, and not being able to tell which track is which makes for a tough listening experience. This music itself necessarily terrible, but it's so damn repetitive that I wouldn't fault anyone for slapping down a 1-star review and distancing themselves from LTJ Bukem as soon as is convenient. There's extremely little in the way of innovation here, and hardly any lyrics to speak of that might help in distancing this record from the thousands of others recording in the 90s. If LTJ Bukem has any talent, he's trying very hard to hide it. And yet the music is strangely inaccessible at the same time. Lack of melody/hooks is a big factor here. Demons Theme starts off pretty strongly with a sort of hip-hop-influenced space rock beat. Plenty of synths to go around, along with beats that are kind of grating after the first few minutes. Extremely repetitive without any sort of progression. The percussion sometimes changes, I guess. But I'm starving for more variation in the sound. The female vocals in Dannys Song(?) stand out quite a lot, and though they get a little stale throughout the track's 6-minute runtime, at least there is some kind of musical capability demonstrated here. I also like the synths in Peshay(?) (or Coolin Out); without the sterile, machine-esque sound of the electronic percussion at the very beginning of the track, I can almost believe that something good will come of this. Something inventive, perhaps? (Spoiler: no.) 2/5 Key tracks: Demons Theme, Dannys Song

I ain’t fuckin listenin to all that

589/1001 2026.04.09 😴😴🌑🌑🌑

I forgot how chill early dnb was. Ancient music with really fast drums, how does that work

There is nothing at all that I will remember about this album’s tracks. It set a decent mood but there is nothing to latch on to as particularly interesting. Also, it could’ve been a tenth of the length and it would’ve had the same effect.

2/5. Not for me, so won't dive too deep into this. It's really tough to listen to this as a non-DnB-fan. It's not bad, but it's so boring to me. I genuinely wonder what's going through the heads of people who listen to this with excitement or rapt attention. It feels and sounds like the background music that an early 2000s game developer kindly included to play in the background as your 9gb sci-fi strategy game installed. Shout out to the literal saint that posted the actual album links in their review. I took one look at the 3h27m runtime of the copy that is currently on Spotify and prayed to Christ that it was a different version. He answered my (and I presume your) prayers this day.

I didn’t get a lot out of this album, and was pretty tired of listening to it by the end. In small doses this music style is fine, but for several hours? No thank you.

6/10

this is from something idk what

Eh. Not my jam.

yeah it’s peam

Not really my type of music

Too monotonous... and I like breakbeat. And I was a 90s raver! But more of a progressive trance girl ;)

This album goes so hard in the paint. Im not joking I was grooving the entire time.

Instrumentals 👍

So much drum and bass

Would make good JRPG menu screen music

Not Found

I think it’s important to have albums like this on this list because it’s not something i would ever listen on a day-to-day basis. That being said, it’s fun but not really my cup of tea

The link leads you to the wrong album. Tracking down the right one was a pain. Overall it was good. But probably won't revisit. Just a touch repetitive

This album is nuts

It was like I was listening to a soundtrack to some lo-fi racing game from the early 00’s.

Another album that probably sounds better in a different context. 3h:27m seemed intimidating at first but thankfully most of that is just in the last song or two. Still a pretty cool album, albeit a little simple.

I feel as though people can have some difficulty interfacing with instrumental-focused music. I don't think of this stuff as "samey" or "melting together" in the same way I think of an album like Sticky Fingers melting together. Sticky Fingers melts together because of the constant slow, drawn out lyrics and music to accompany it. The sharpness of the instruments in an album like this make everything pop a lot more and make the beats more distinctive in my head. Might honestly be just a very overhated album. I enjoyed it very much. Also it got me through a very hectic day of work and I felt like I was zooming so +1 for that.

the music equivalent of waiting in line

It was fine. I guess.

I forgot to review this uhh it is a 3. too bloated but nothing inherently bad.

tracklist may be a bit bloated? it may serve me poorly in some of these to be so album-brained (despite it being an album challenge) as like, not all genres *work* quite like that. generally quite good. will check it out more. 3.5 if i was able to, but i cant put it on the same tier as a lot of these other listens as a 4-star lol

An extra star for something very different got cancelled out by a star subtraction for every song being so repetitive. You’re going to have seven minute song averages and then give me almost nothing new five minutes in?

Meh

*2013. Mostly Instrumental. *This could easily be the soundtrack for a space movie. *Spacey and electronic is not my vibe. RATING - 5/10

Van sommige word ik nerveus, andere zijn heel aangenaam

Bwa

I’m not sure if I listened to what I was supposed to, but in any case I got irritated by whatever it was pretty quickly. DNF.

Honestly super generic. Nothing about this album excited me.

Eh

The definition of ​​"locked in"

Kan egentlig mange ting. Bliver desværre en smule for ensporet til min smag. Prøver at være Berlin uden at være det...

* 70 Et sted mellem psykose og fantastisk. DnB/jungle er hammersjovt, men når jeg hører det for længe, så bliver jeg helt skør i knolden - især når der ikke er vokaler på. Det er for langt.

Overvejende god og ikke mindst spændende album, men igen kunne jeg godt at nøjes med en enkelt CD. Helt vildt at det er 30 år gammelt - Man kan ikke høre at det er 30 år gammelt.