Reviews (page 3 of 7)
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Fedt nostalgisk trip tilbage til 90’erne :) Synes stadig DnB holder men bliver også hurtigt lidt ensformigt og da især når det er SÅ langt et album. Kan nok ikke hidse mig op til mere end tre stjerner
This album, like all DnB/Jungle albums, gets a huge buff simply because I listen to all these while I'm working, and there's something about the genre that helps me focus more. This is a real solid collection that I'm gonna keep on my rotation, even if it's a little annoying to track down all of it.
First, this links to logical progression level 1, not logical progression. Level 1 is the followup album, while the original is the one on the list. Not that it matters too much because they sound more the same than different. How does a complication of different artists sound so monotonous? The whole thing sounds like the soundtrack to a ps2 era game about snowboarding. Not for me.
There's such a thing as too much drum n bass, and I reached that limit somewhere during the runtime of this one. It's all a bit samey and the near constant stream of ad libbed hip hop vocals seemingly trying to indoctrinate me into the cult of jungle didn't help. There's some nice sounding stuff here, but even for an EDM initiate this is not my tempo.
Samey
Didn’t enjoy
Could not finish this. Didn't make it through even 3 songs. Those goddamn machine gun drums and high hat killed me.
I'll be honest, I really didn't need 3.5hrs of 2003 Toonami spaceship commercial music. I'm sure this was groundbreaking at the time, and after reading up on it, the techniques used for composition were really innovative. But the songs were such a slog to get through. I only enjoyed about 10% total of listening, then I eventually just had to wait for each song to end. I wish there was more build, more flow, and more dynamics when it came to pitch. No favorites off of this one.
It’s not bad it’s just not really my thing.
Haven’t listened to the whole thing but I love jungle! New background work music
this sounds like something i made in my dorm room on fruity loops in college. what is supposed to be remarkable about this album that i need to hear it before i die?
Clearly we don’t have enough junglists on this website. A great compilation by a true pioneer in electronic music
Goated
I don’t understand why this is on the list. It is a club DJ set mix.
Not my type of DJ
This was super boring and buns. And stupid long.
yet again-WHY is this on here?? nothing but repetitive beats played over, and over, and over...... boring elevator music
Why anyone would need to listen to this is beyond me
2/10
This is by far the longest album I've ever listened to and after 20 minutes I was already thinking "How much longer is this going to go on?"
good road trip music.
Nice enough but nothing particularly special or different. Enjoyed it but probably wouldn’t go back urgently.
Nope
Why is a compilation album featuring over a dozen artists on this list? There are literally tons and tons of electronic music compilations, enough for a 1001 Albums list of their own. So why can't "Logical Progression" be on that list instead of the actual 1001 Albums list? Anyway, "Logical Progression" has some ok beats; LTJ Bukem's tracks are the best on the album by far. Its two major problems are being way too long and way too repetitive; I was knackered by the end. 2 stars for "Logical Progression".
this is, in fact, on spotify
Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again.
ok but long
i listened to the original version on youtube as recommended by another review, and it was a lot better than the version on spotify so i'd recommend doing that. unfortunately i still hate drum & bass and i hated this
needed to listen twice. this is the music i will listen to when ive travelled around the world, learned with buddhist monks, my 9th eye opened, accomplished all my life goals, and am old maxing out my hobbies. i see my future LTH Bukem and it is bright.
I wanted to say not quite my tempo but I kinda liked the first half of it. I dont listen to techno but these werent bad. Especially Delitfol cause I heard its background beat before in the drill em down line dance.
Nice jungle album. Good background music
why does he sound so familiar, I remember this name - this is such a '2000s sound', but he's my least fave - his sound is too frenetic for me. Nicola Conte, Papik, Dimitri From Paris all his peers and all waaaaay better in my opinion.
An elevator ride to the afterlife.
Quickening BPM does not translate into an artistic achievement. I don't get it.
Reminds me of something I would have heard on the little machine at Natural Wonders in the 90s.
classic
Pre Listen: This better be worth the pain it caused me to download the actual album, rather than the very incorrect version Spotify has. It took me forever to get this stupid thing on my phone. There are so many different versions and loopholes I had to go through to even find the thing. Thank God for the top review saying the Spotify version is wrong though. I don't think this album would be as low rated as it is on the site if people could just find it more easily. Post Listen: Alright, I’m back. Heard the entire thing. What are my thoughts on this one? First things first, a compilation feels like cheating to even have on this list at all. Kind of weird to have multiple artists being listed as the same artist. Don’t really love that. Second of all, my GOD was this long. Took like half of my shift to get through it, and I barely realized I was even done, as the entire album is just very similar Drum and Bass samples that, while fundamental, are far beyond dated. This was a fun album to go back and explore because without something like this, we wouldn't have some of the best Electronica out today. It's basic now, sure, but back when this came out it was new and exciting. Unfortunately, it's so dated it really does lessen my interest as a whole, especially because of how long it is. I only managed to get through it once and can't say I'd want to again, but for what it is at the bare minimum it makes for some excellent background noise while I'm working. Favorite song? Brother, I can't even tell you a single thing I remember about any of them. None of them were bad, I can confidently say that. But they're so basic that all I remember is the rhythm that most every single song on the album collectively shared. I guess this album is on the list solely for being a big progenitor in the history of Drum and Bass, but I can't say that with the length, and ease of access to even find the bloody thing, that it was worth hunting it down at the end of the day JUST to listen to the whole thing. But, that is my goal for all of these albums, and I've stuck to it so far. At least it was good music this time and very easy to zone out to. Props for that. As for the music itself, I can't really say I had to listen to it before I died. It's a product of it's time and wasn't very interesting to listen to, but again, I get it. It's important to the progression of an entire genre of music, which is likely why it was added to begin with.
When i saw that the album on Spotify was over 3 hours long, i had a peek at some reviews. One reviewer had very kindly pointed out that the spotify album was not the original. So its off to YouTube, to listen to this one. CD1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZK_0dgj43s CD2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqDVqYSTxs OMG what a fucking irritating album punctuated by irritating youtube adverts. I will never play this again.
To be fair I kinda skipped through this a bit - it was very long and very tedious.
Generally I would say I like drum & bass - although far from an enthusiast - however I wouldn't listen to this except as background music while doing something else (for which it's fine). I found myself checking the length of nearly every track on this one, which isn't a good sign.
3 hours of nonsense from "the prime innovator of jungle" So what is jungle? What is this? This is your brain too much german techno ass sniffing.
I assure you no one has to listen to this album before they die
Interesante lo que se propuso el productor Bukem de convertir el jungle en algo más ligero dentro de lo que cabe. Invitando así a muchos artistas del género para mostrar esa capacidad, muy creativo y pionero a la vez, exquisito Jungle
I didn't get a chance to listen to this yesterday, so listening now. But I don't know if I'll listen to the whole thing. It's 3 and a half hours! Oh the last 2 tracks are an hour each wtf. lol NGL this album abeit rather lengthy, has been a super chill background ambience. 4 stars
First album I didn’t make it all the way through. Not that it was bad but that I didn’t have 3 hours of time to sit and listen. This is either for my next rave party or a long drive in slow traffic.
Klasik ranog atmosferičnig drum n bassa
An eternity
I'm never going to warm to Drum'N'Bass. Highly repetetive and just lazy sounds. Probably great if your brain is fried on molly.
Didn't have a clue how to listen to it. Sounded like a soundtrack to wipeout on one ps1 Some of it was good though
Hard to review when it’s not available on Spotify. Not the most exciting electronic music I’ve heard.
A Scar Symmetry-ass album title. Good stuff tho but a shame about how much of a PITA it is to find.
YIKES, NO. Bad Muzak
It was ok, I let it play in the background while I went about the day. Some of the beats reminded me of Talvin Singh.
I definitely don't love it, but I dont absolutely hate it. One listen is plenty though.
This album is a time machine. I’m wrapped in the nostalgia and joy of hearing it again, transported straight back to my raver days. I love drum & bass, and Logical Progressions is a masterpiece—jazzy, atmospheric, moody, with complex beats and epic bass lines. It’s a classic for a reason. Thank you, random 1001 albums generator, for taking me back to my raver youth. This album is everything.
Fav- solar system 2/5
I left the album on repeat as I did chores. Love some jungle beats. And the rest was nicely mellow. 4/5
This mix has aged remarkably well for being nearly 30 years old. It still radiates that sleek, futuristic, space age quality, something few electronic albums from the 90s can claim without sounding dated. This stands out as one of those rare records I’d recommend to almost anyone, even to people who typically shy away from electronic music, because it feels like it’s operating on an entirely different level.At its core, the album is atmospheric jungle and drum and bass, smoothed over with a jazzy, ambient edge. While the rhythms move at the pace you’d expect from DnB, the mood is laid back and contemplative, making it just as fitting for home listening as it is for the dancefloor. LTJ Bukem is one of those rare artists who can create an immersive, high energy experience live, but also deliver a nuanced, rewarding listen in a quiet setting. I’ve seen countless artists over the years, and many of them now blur together, but Bukem’s performance remains a clear standout in my memory. He’s easily in my top 10 live experiences of all time.
So I’ve ranted about these house music albums all project long. Maybe it’s cold rainy day walking around Cambridge or just happy it’s Friday and I’m not under a work pressure but this was actually enjoyable in a background music sort of way. The variety of instruments pressed my headphones and I am making note to come back this one in the future if I ever need to test my sound system. Really a 3 but I’m going to add a point to aide in filtering later. 4/5
Rv
I really liked this album. I like listening to this 90's EDM while working or sometimes doing things around the house, as it is almost semi-ambient but with enough interesting stuff to keep me into it. 2 discs is a lot to listen to in one listen, but I can't fault it for being a compilation and for most people only digesting one disc at a time. This album never was/is going to change the world, but it's very good and does exactly what it is trying to do.
Fantastisk Quesedillas Bakgrunnsmusikk
Kind of an amazing snapshot of 90s D'n'B that feels at risk of being lost to time. Can imagine this being such a key text for so many dance fans and artists, but also it holds up surprisingly well. Infectious and melodic as well as being a little atmospheric. Had a great time with this.
Fuck off.
Shut up about the sun!
This is definitely not for me. Not my thing at all. But will I shit on it just because I don't like this type of music like most people here? Of course not. Since this is a compilation, not all songs follow a certain pattern or standard but that works to its advantage. Things that I like: minimalistic structure, creative use of layering for the most part. It is very trippy and some songs are even quite chill and relaxing. Things that I don't like: it is very tiring to listen in one sitting. Over 3 hours of music. Being a compilation, it is hit and miss. Some songs are better than others but as they last very long, 10 minutes (or 1h) of a bad one is cruel torture.
Good playlist to have on the background.
I do not like drum and bass. I could not finish the album.
Authentic 'background' music, LTJ's original '96 compilation, available on YouTube rather than Spotify or Apple Music, is a classic of the British jungle sound, which means that what you get is something that is awakening & lucid, graceful & human. Those are admittedly superlatives, and I am not one to overrate the drum-and-bass genre, but if you commit to taking it in from the 'background' - that is, if you don't assume 'club banger' but 'out-for-a-stroll' - these tracks will creep to the foreground w/ unexpected taste & soulfulness. The record can't be perfect: it is simply too repetitive and unmotivated. Still, b/c it's halcyon rather than placid - invigorating instead of merely stimulating - it's got a special quality. I would not work out to it.
I knew going into this album it was a long one. My expectations were pretty low, so at least I wasn't disappointed with the repetitive electronic noises, samples, and vocalizations. The only positive I can say or this album is that its space sound was ethereal. Anyway, this was some hot garbage. Why was a compilation album like this here?
After reading that this album and LTJ Bukem were important as far as furthering the atmospheric drum and bass genre, I can understand why this has musical history significance. But once again, I'm here to say that historical significance does not immediately make something a must listen. The ethereal, atmospheric moments of this album were enjoyable enough. But each track tended to lose me once the drums and bass kicked in, which is half the point of the genre. So I'm guessing this ultimately just isn't for me.
The worst thing an album could be is a waste of time, which is what this was.
Good background music
Meh
As I have gotten farther into this list it has become apparent to me that electronic music is a real blind spot for me. I was never a raver and the popularity of EDM / Dub , etc came at a time when I was not listening to new music. That makes it hard for me to rate electronic music because I do not have a basis for what is good. There are genres of music that I do not particularly care for like "noise rock" and mostly singer songwriter that I have at least enough familiarity with (in some part due to this list) where I can at least in my opinion distinguish between Sonic Youth (mostly awesome) and Stephen Stills (not my favorite). With all of that being said, this album is mostly mediocre to me. That is mainly because of how repetitive it sounds to me which can be blamed on how incredibly long this albums is. I listened to both "discs" on YouTube and it took more or less 2 hours to get through. There are parts that I did enjoy and I can see how this would be an entirely different experience in a club and how this could make you want to dance, but outside of that setting or that frame of mind this was very tedious to get through.
Not really an album
As a complete package, this compilation album leaves a bit to be desired. But what's here is still really nice: the grooves are tight and rich, the tracks offer mostly a vintage feel but still feels (mostly) fresh 30+ years later.
Interesting vibes. Good stuff I just don’t know if it would be a regular listen for me.
This is pretty decent and I like this kind of stuff, but it was damn near impossible to find a full version on YouTube because copyright nonsense. Three stars on the assumption the muted tracks are neither great nor terrible.
Haven't listened to drum and bass for quite a while, and that's a good album. Quite nice as background music!
Didnt listen to all of it cuz theres like 2 hours of this thing. Its a nice album, i like it very much. Listened to it on yt cuz ive seen people telling us not to listen to it on spotify. Also birthday album hehe
Just sounded like average 90s trash
Boring, and to be honest, kind of lame.
honestly, this is a vibe. its very repetative though. i do enjoy the electronic beats and synths but i would not put this on again. theres better things about there. 3/10
Pretty smooth listening
Nah man no thanks Will I listen to again: 0%
12 songs and it’s almost 3.5 hours?!?! You have got to be kidding me. No way I could sit through all of this, the genre is not something I’m even remotely interested in and if it were I feel like there are better albums out there.
Yeah, so it's not for me. I'll pass on the drum n' bass where everything sounds the same...
Hard pass, this was not good at all.
Just awful. Every track sounds the same and goes on way too long. This might work on the dancefloor or as background music in some kind of party or lounge context. As an album it just doesn't capture interest or provides any kind of development.
Enjoyed. 4/5
Stylish one trick pony that leaves me cold after the first track.
One thing that I've learned from this project: although I really love drums and I really love bass, I can't stand the genre, drums n bass. Boring AF.
The reviewer who shared the YouTube link to the proper album is the GOAT. Ain't no way I was listening to that 3.5 hour version on Spotify! That said, 2 hours of this was still way too much. Not my thing in the slightest.
Not for me Repetitive annoying
broski
Gear: Hifiman HE6se v2 SE Artwork: 🧑🚀🛰️🌍 Production: 💨🔔🧈 Music: 🥁🎛️💆♂️ Rating: 🌍🌎🌏/5
This is the definition of background music. I don't mean that critically; it's pleasant enough and nearly trancelike in its overall affect. It gives me the sense of being in a darkly lit, fancy sushi restaurants from the 90s or a first class airport lounge at Heathrow. As a focused listening experience, though, I find the songs both overly long and repetitive and, as a result, not interesting enough to keep my attention for long periods of time. So how do you rate really good background music? I put a ceiling on that at 2, because its not how I like to listen to music.
Well this certainly took me back to my youth. Not as a fan or the artist or genre, but getting infuriated at the endlessly monotonous, basic-ass loops coming out of my roommate's bedroom as he attempted to learn how to use FruityLoops Studio. Apologies, but my ears can't tell the difference.
This wasn’t what I was expecting but it was fun and good to hear super early and synthy drum n bass. I can see a lot of inspiration and samples coming from this! I wish I was driving at night to this album, or at least doing some cardio to feel the beat and speed!
Trance music for the exact moment I needed to really concentrate in work. It does not hurt to admit that I'm currently reading "Futuromania: Electronic Dreams from Moroder to Migos." by Simon Reynolds, so I have an additional layer of sensitivity for 90s electronic music subgenres.
Okay so I already knew drum & bass was really not my thing but I thought I’d give it a go. I couldn’t finish this I’m sure it’s great if you like this kind of thing but I just don’t get it. I just found it kind of boring. Playlist track: Music
I've been pretty rough on all things Jungle and Drum'n'bass, but compared to bloated albums like New Forms or Timeless this is a small breath of fresh air. While having numerous different artists contribute makes this feel a bit like your friend LTJ Bukem burned a CD mixtape for you to listen to of his favorite songs, the variety did help the tracklist feel a bit more fresh, and how LTJ mixed them into one 67min mix at the end of the album did make me feel more forgiving here. I actually really liked Night Train, as it fit my 4am bus ride in the dark well, with Music and Jazz Lick both doing interesting things as well. So while this certainly has it flaws, it made me appreciate the experience. 3/5 ...Also, this album made me realize the Super Monkey Ball soundtrack has d'n'b elements, which made me happy. 🐒
pretty cool i like breakbeats
Nie moja bajka, więc nawet nie starałam się przesłuchać do końca.
Three and a half fucking hours of this? Is this even music? Technically, yes, I suppose. But it's also as creative and fun as a saltine cracker.
Ei lempparia
Hyvää klassista rumpubassoa ai etttä
2 hours of torture
Way too long and repetitive.
Not for me, can't even tell if it's good but you do you
I'm not really an ambient guy when it comes to selecting music to listen to. That was still a great album for most of my work day. It did feel a little punishing to see an album this long right after Soft Boys yesterday at 2 hrs and 27 minutes and then here comes LTJ at over 3 hours. Being forthright, I actually enjoyed it more as I went along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7sIUXSrVoU 90年代から2000年代初頭は電子音楽やダンスミュージックにとっての過渡期であって、今現在聞いてみて素直に良いと思えるものはそんなにないと考えるが、これは当時の空気感をパッケージした良いコンピレーションだと思う。 自分のようにこのジャンルが好きであれば喜んで聞くべきだけど、そうでなければ別に死ぬ前に聞く必要はないよな。
#16/1001 🇬🇧 I have this on CD but nothing to play it on. Went to the stream but as others have commented, its not the correct tracklisting. I loved it at the time and really enjoyed going back to this period. Saw some great DnB DJs in the mid 90s including Bukem, Peshay, Photek and Goldie. Best track from memory of the original: Demons Theme.
This could easily end up on my Spotify wrapped because it would have autoplayed in my “Aphex Twin Mix” that I have on in the background to work. This music does nothing for me really, I find some of the samples a bit cringe but it’s inoffensive (unless there are offensive bits in there, in which case it didn’t grab my attention above my locking in to data entry enough to notice). Nil pois! (2 stars)
It's drum & bass init? Kind of the platonic ideal of 90s drum & bass, really smooth and kind of flawless. But then I also feel it's lacking a bit of edge, a bit of roughness and weirdness which makes dance music appealing to me. This would be a very different review were I to have dropped a zesty pinger or two before listening of course.
Nope
So long. So repetitive. It’s not horrible it’s just background music for a mediocre club.
It's pretty good drum n bass, it's just never been my thing. And when you're listening to music that you don't love go on for over two hours, damn is that tough to get through. My listening experience was a 1, but taking away two whole ratings all for the length of the album feels very harsh, so it gets a generous 2.
This has got to be the least variant albums on the list. I imagine LTJ Bukem himself couldn't identify which song is which. It isn't bad per se, just tiresome.
This was a huge pain in the ass to find. Every streaming service just had weird mixes that weren’t the actual album (or compilation I suppose in this case). I finally found disc 2 on YouTube and once I started listening to it I knew that would be enough. I mean I guess it’s fine if you’re into this sort of thing. I’m really not.
Someone said this sounded like Mario Kart as if that's a bad thing.
Klinkt als de meest bog standard dnb. Misschien cool 30 jaar geleden, maar vooral erg saai nu.
Ik bump dit iets omhoog uit waardering, maar het was niet een easy listening
Als ik een hacker was, was dit de muziek die ik zou opzetten als ik in de mainframe zou hacken. Ook goeie muziek om werk emails op te beantwoorden
Ja het is gewoon geluid. Niet per se vervelend geluid. Maar waarom luistert iemand dit en waarom is zou dit bij de 1001 beste albums horen? Press X to doubt.
Als alle moderne dnb zo klonk, was ik dnb-head geweest. Cool dit. Lekker atmosferische dnb/jungle. Deed me soms vreemd genoeg denken aan AAL (maar dan jungle). Mag wel korter. Ook perfecte timing vandaag, lekker scriptie getikt op dit, gaat vaker gebeuren komende weken. Vooral disc 2 is een vibe, omdat dit schijnbaar 1 live opgenomen vinyl set is dreunt het non-stop door.
It’s long and it’s weird. Like a gummy worm.
techno, space ship lobby
Who woulda thought that a dnb project wouldn't be for me? Me. Thats who. Its fine I guess. Fine in the way that it happened and its over and I wasn't pissed the whole time. I was mostly just watching the time tick away like a 15 year old in an hour long algebra 2 class. Just waiting as patiently as I can gor it to be done. Over two hours is excessive to say the least. And the 2nd disc isnt even this artist at all anyway. Dude is on like 30% of this tracklist max. Thats wild. I cant tell the difference other than looking at the Wikipedia anyway I guess. The only way I could see myself ever listening to any of this again is if it was in the soundtrack to some dream cast racing game. Idk its on hydrothunder or some shit. But I would even know id heard it before anyway. Yuck
Who needs to hear a drum and bass compilation before they die? What makes this good? I don’t get it, I don’t like it and there too much of it.
I enjoyed this while listening but am certain I will never revisit it
Top tier atmospheric drum and bass / jungle record. So much better than modern dnb. I would’ve given it 5 if it was on Spotify or a higher quality stream was available - the YouTube version was pretty low quality which was a shame.
This whole playlist was just a bunch of sounds and all of them were super long, especially the last two THAT WERE MORE THAN HOUR LONG, EACH... what a scam. Anyway, nothing that exciting at all, since I assume this was probably aimed at maybe movie background music situations, where you take a 7-minute song and you split it up in different bits. This seems like something you would have playing in the background of a sped-up video of someone doing something, and it looking very funny. Overall, very meh, not excited about this experience at all.
Listened to the top comment and yeah this is really nice
3 hours of EDM is not for me.
Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass&Drum&Bass Once I learned there was a single track that was just a continuous mix with vocals, I just went ahead and clicked on that track. Kinda confusing to only release the individual songs as instrumentals and only the vocal mix is a continuous track. And just to kick me in the face, the “vocal mix” is just a dude saying a single phrase of words every so often. AND THEN TO KICK ME IN MY BALLS AFTER KICKING ME IN THE FACE, THIS ALBUM ON SPOTIFY ISNT EVEN THE ORIGINAL ALBUM! Unfair to the artist but this whole fiasco brings down the album rating pretty horrifically.
Three stars because I don’t hate it, but I also don’t need that much synth in my life.
not my music personally, but it is decent music fwiw
Couldn’t even finish this geometry dash nonsense
Not for me at all. It was a slog to get through
Was nice, somewhere between 3 and 4.
Using my one pass (something I’m giving myself). It’s British electronica from the 90s, literally probably the 20th one of those on this list thus far. It’s not easy to listen to, it’s well over 90 minutes long. I found it on YouTube and gave it two minutes and it’s exactly what I expected it to be. I can’t do it. The list won. I
This is for someone, but that someone is not me.
This was far too long, and I didn’t play it all, but it was ok as background music,
Not for me one bit
So many minutes of easy listening noisy background music.
At first I was thinking oh no, then the breakbeat came in. Actually reallly enjoyed this. Definitely music for background while doing stuff. Or I’d imagine it was big for djs and sampling etc. Skipped the last two hour long mixes hah, not for me. 3.5/5
Je m'attendais à rien, voir j'ai été soulé en avance en voyant le temps, mais la musique fait son effet et c'est très bon
pass
I know it shouldn’t be the metric for judging a good album, but this is great to work to! I am genuinely enjoying it, but it’s not something you really have to concentrate on or listen to with a keen ear. I like how completely chill it is despite obviously having those DnB breakbeats running through the whole thing. It is insanely long, but again, because it’s so chill and kind of background, that’s not an issue. I enjoyed this one. 3.5 rounded down.
One-note, way too long, and fails to do anything remotely interesting. So the same as every other EDM album ever made. Amazing that they all sound exactly the same
Repetitive
2000s dvd menu music
The problem with compilations when they are all the same style of music is you begin to hear its flaws or clichés. Animals sounds like birds or whales or monkeys. A British rapper with a dated flow but is surprisingly good. An annoying word usually spoken like a child looped throughout the song. Oh and She just wanted to let the world know that she's singing this song. 80 fucking times. All over the same repetitive sounding yet slightly different then the other songs. I'm giving this a 2 because those clichés are interesting not good. Oh and the spacey trippy stuff is kinda cool.
This is an album that I might have purchased on a trip to Europe in the late 90's thinking I loved this and it was something I didn't have access to at all at home in the States. And then I'd get home, and I'd realize I have a double album of something that reminds me of somewhere else, but that I don't really get a whole lot from listening to other than that.
not very interesting to me
These are decent to good beats. I didn't hate this listen. But just like any album, 1:45-2 hours is a chore, especially when it's just drum and bass. It's been decent background music while knocking out mundane work tasks.
Appreciate dnb as a genre, it’s not my usual cup of tea. This one wasn’t terrible and it’s not bad to play in the background. The bass was very nicely mixed in. All in all a good representation of a genre for a casual listener.
Way too atmospheric for me.
The first 10 songs fade together as the same in my brain and it reminds me of those PSA’s in the early 2000s I would watch in catechism, the ones with the terrible acting and bad camera quality, In between these teenagers shooting down make out sessions or getting in some dudes car music like this would fade In and out of the background not as bad as the scripts in those videos and not bad at all for reading with something going on in the background but not entirely my cup if tea. The last two songs being an hour a piece seems insane but honestly I kinda like the mindlessness of it.
Not sure I listened to the correct version but it’s awful, long, and unnecessary.
I enjoyed the second disc more than the first, but overall this is just not for me.
Yeah fuck this. The percussions were interesting, but why TF does this end with two hour long songs?? When would I need to listen to any of this??
This is not really music…
4/10 I see "Intelligent DnB" dotted over LTJ's recordings and references. Thing is, if you have to tell people something is intelligent to discern from everything else in the genre then it is pretty damning. It is dull, repetitive, boring, uninspiring and soulless. It sits in the background, mainly minding it's own business. Barely music
Drum and bass at its finest. I’ve loved this mix for 25+ years and was thrilled to see it on the list.
Interesting background drum and bass style. Not something I would revisit but its not unpleasant to listen and has some nice vibes. 2.5
Pretty listenable under the right circumstances. Vibe music.
Long, but good.
I was not looking forward to three and a half hours of drum and bass. But this turned out to be a pleasantly hypnotic album to have on for the day. It’s funny - during the mid/late 90s when I was most into this stuff, I consumed a lot of it through various compilation albums. I never really thought of those as specifically curated albums. This is a bit of a horse of a different color I supposed. Either way - enjoyed it. Certainly more than I expected to.
För långgggg
That was a great album. I might pull it out for the 5-hour long group bike ride in the spring
Long synthesized nonsense
Lo-Fi techno feel, longest album ever
So yes, I listened to the whole thing. I had to find an Archive.org download because the Spotify version is all over the place. It might not even be the same album on there. Still, I went ahead and made myself sit through two hours of this. The concept of drum and bass sounds interesting when taken in small doses, but two hours? He'll nah (as my buddy would mistakenly say). Like why? Why should an album that is too long? too niche? too hard to find? be on the list of the 1001 albums you MUST hear? Do I have to familiarize myself with this type of stuff in order to understand popular music? Cause all it is is variations of the same joke repeated 20 times over and over again. These damn long fucking 90s British electronic albums. It's a miracle that some of them are actually good. This is not even bad, it's just pointless. Who wants that? Honestly if you think THIS deserves a place on the list, you're a nerd. "Oh, but cool fast-paced rave racing music!!", who gives a shit? Touch some grass (3/10, 1/5 on this scale)
Drum and bass. Great to have on the background
Nothing about this music speaks to me
Geluisterd op Youtube als één of andere halve gare want wat op Spotify staat is iets heel anders. Drum & Bass was dit jaar m'n op twee na meest geluisterde genre op Spotify, dus ik ben er zeker niet vies van, maar ik wist eigenlijk al meteen dat dit te oud zou zijn voor me. Voor de echte kenners en liefhebbers is dit natuurlijk de échte dnb en die zullen spugen op alles wat er na 1998 is gemaakt, maar ik heb dat dus niet. Drumbreaks, bliep bloep, zweef zweef en een housevrouwtje die dingen als 'yeahea' zingt. Misschien is dit het geboorte van een genre maar ik kan inmiddels uit eigen ervaring vertellen dat de geboorte niet per se een hoogtepunt hoeft te zijn. Ik ga keihard zijn. Ik vind dit echt oersaai. Een veel te lange zit en ik heb dan ook niet de volle 2 uur uitgezeten. Ik kom niet hoger dan 2 sterren, wat eigenlijk nog hoog is.
Actually really good for listening to while working. Quite surprised.
Really Good 9/10
Logical progression was certainly a difficult album for me to review. Mainly, it's due to the fact that this album (or compilation) is so hard to find with Spotify only having Level 1 and many uploads on YouTube having to mute some of the songs for copyright reasons, I still was able to listen to every song though. In a lot of ways, this album does remind me of Goldie's Timeless with them being the same genre and also being incredibly long. However, i think i like this album quite a fair bit more. This album doesn't feel nearly as bloated and still has all the cool beats and ambiance that album had. It is still very repetitive but it does what it does as well as it can. Best Song: Airtight (Remix) Worst Song: Pharaoh (Or Rings Around Saturn as it's sometimes called)
After finding the right album to listen to, this was okay. Demon's Theme was the highlight and the first half of this album is definitely the better half.
Electronic dance jazz music that could have been in Sonic. Songs are a tad longer than they need to be but it's background music.
Not bad,
Coming from rock and metal background, it's always been hard for me to get around to and approach the different culture regarding artists in the more modern electronic music scene. If I hear an interesting I want to know the artist, listen to their albums all the way through and all that, instead of just hearing cool songs on random mixes or playlists and leave it at that. That said, I've been really wanting to get more familiar with the music itself and this compilation definitely is a nice way to get to know at least some, obviously highly praised and legendary material in one of the subgenres. And I'm liking what I heard quite a good bit. Shame, that the issue I mentioned first still exists, but this is probably the best way for me to get to know this type of music. And remember to check the ACTUAL album, not the wrong one this site links to.
Song 1: Me in my basement at 12 years old playing the same thing over and over again and thinking it's cool Song 2: The next day I found a different chord Why are these 1 minute songs all 7 minutes long?
Drum and Bass music that is massively elevated by staring the album cover while listening. I don't really know how to rate electronic music since it really isn't my taste, but I think this is a good one? Still, the album is much too long. 2.5/5
My life has mostly been spent in locations where this kind of music is not played so I don't know if I'm the best person to judge. Seems like am album title better suited for a middling 1970s prog rock band though.
I'm pretty sure I listened to the right one. 2 fackin hours. Grasshoppers. Background music. Repetitive. Galactic. I liked it more than I thought I would.
good brain music 3.50/5
1 - TERRIBLE
So... This album should be listened to in it's continuous mix version. I would've loved to listen to this as a live set, around 4-5 in the morning, high on ecstasy. However, as an album for listening at home, this gets boring very fast. The changesare so subtle between tracks, that it sounds like an hour of the same drum 'n' bass track. 2/5
Second album from the list that I couldn't listen in its entirety due to it being only on YouTube with some songs copyright-striked. Songs I missed were : One & Only and Danny's Song on disc 1 and So Long and Mind Games on Disc 2
I like it in small doses. 2 hrs is too much. It had weird music breaks and long silences.
Not a huge DnB guy but this was chill and vibey. I liked it.
Mellow, ambient drum and bass today. Perfect for sticking on in the background while working.
For some people, there's a time and a place for drum and bass, but, alas, a Friday morning before I've had my coffee ain't it for me. I can appreciate the craft, but I was just waiting for it to end
Long album, but I finally made it through. Great for working to, but otherwise didn't really keep my attention.
I listened to this as a background but it is just not my thing.
For me it was a 2, for the fact that this was 1996 it gets a 3. Probably standout for its era, but I don’t feel like it’s aged well.
I got more than the gist of this after the first half. While I found much of this enjoyable, it also kinda sounded like the same song on repeat for two hours. Obviously there's more to it than that, but this tends to wash over my untrained ears. If I were on MDMA at a rave in London in 1996, I'd be loving it.
My colleague's research indicates this album was played in hip hair salons when it came out, which was in 1996. Which made me realize I can only remember maybe one haircut between 1995 when I graduated high school and 2009 when I got divorced, and that actually wasn't a haircut - I was waiting for a haircut near my law school in NYC in 2004 and the guy was absolutely blasting the the Chicago broadway soundtrack (or maybe Cabaret - it was the one where it kept saying "ALL...THAT...JAZZ") and I finally said fuck it and then left even though I really needed a haircut. Since 2009 I can account for pretty much every haircut. Weird, right?
This is not my cup of tea. It felt like I was listening to the same song on repeat. Some parts definitely went on for too long. There were some jazzier parts that were fun Liked Songs: "Solar System" , "Night Train" , "Universal Music" , "Jazz Lick" , "Reflections"
Listened to this version, suggested by the community because apparently the Spotify link is not quite the intended album: https://on.soundcloud.com/VMFdx0qDsLZUTrBOMc This would be fine for a song or two, but for multiple hours it's just boring. 1.5
153/1001 LJT Bukem - Logical Progression Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ I know the proper version is in two separate parts on YouTube, but 1) screw ads 2) It's not conducive to listening to on a train Already annoyed about all of that, to find out this is drum and bass, which at the best of times, I can just about tolerate, this wasn't going to be a winner. I managed the full hour of it on my commute and that's enough for one day.
No standouts
Did not think I was going to enjoy this but I did! A little more background music vibes for me but I’d put some songs on a playlist! Between 3 and 4
Worse than their reputation.
Classic 90s jungle and drum & bass. Every song I could find on streaming is getting saved.
You're telling me a drum fried this bass
Not necessarily bad music, but the length itself is enough to make me dislike it.
The only reason this isn't 1 star is because I like drums
I don’t have any 2CB to hand, I couldn’t find the right album on Spotify, and I only listened to about 10 minutes of the album that I did find, so it wasn’t the fairest of tests, but I think I get the gist. Not for (2025) me, Clive.
I gave it 15 minutes. Fuck off.
Interminable
Listened to half an hour which I think is a great effort. Gutted I didn't get to listen to the 67 minute last "track" but who has the time
It's like giving an 8 year old a synth and the other 6 year old sister is pressing random keys on a keyboard with the 10 year old sister playing the drums poorly
There’s a time and a place. This wasn’t the time or place.
It’s all background music, it just transitions between up-tempo work lo-fi to the “I know kung fu” scene in the Matrix, to video game grotto adventure. It’s fine.
I love a good D&B album, and this one is good for sure, but wow this is really really long. Roni Size is about the same length but I really gelled with every song there, this one has more of a background effect than Roni Size did, so it just seems like I'm listening to these songs for forever. Also technically is a compilation album but I guess they let it slide like they did for The Hives.
There is no point to this album existing, it fulfils nothing but to go on, and on, and on, and on. Just a whole bunch of self indulgent repetitive beats that should probably be background music somewhere you'd like people to suffer.
light, pretty sound, as well relaxing as energizing. Supprising enjoyable listen for its length and my slight scepticism for electetronic music (first album I get from this generator)
Too long, didn't listen much.
I don't think we ever found the full album. We didn't have the tracks that reviewers raved about.
this was cool / very nice dynamic and chill music to study or work
Stands for Longer Than Justifiable presumably
Might be ok for a party, but not in the car on the wayto work
i don't know if this is the worst album on the list, but it's probably pretty close to my worst experience. you'll spend a good chunk of time just tracking it down, and once you do, no sources can agree on the titles of the songs, the names of the artists, which is muddied even further by subsequent versions of the compilation over the years. and once you've finally less-than-legally acquired it, and settled for something resembling accurate track information, your reward is over 2 hours of the most monotonous, torturous electronic music that would be more at home at a CIA blacksite. and to cap it all off, as if there wasn't enough representation for this god awful kind of music on the list, this is, as previously mentioned, a fucking COMPILATION! it shouldn't even be eligible! this was a horrible waste of time in multiple dimensions, it makes me want to let a semi crush my head like a grape, and if i see LTJ Bukem on the street, i think i should be allowed to shoot him
Very cool compilation of jungle music. Would listen to while playing a racing game
Thankfully I actually have this album as it seems this either isn't on streaming sites (Qobuz) or what is there is utterly butchered and wrong (Spotify), hence the ratings and reviews on here are even worse than the d&b snobbery would have been anyway (given the poor ratings of Talvin Singh / Goldie). For me this was the perfect distillation of the genre into two distinct discs of mood and effects, with the second disc being a dj seamless mix and the first more varied individual tracks. Key tracks by PFM (I adore Danny's Tune), Links (aka Global Communications), Peshay and Bukem himself.
I really have no critical frame of reference for this sort of music. I guess it's fine, inoffensive? The maker obviously had access to a computer and owns a pair of ears.
Good study music and, if it was on Amazon Music, would certainly replace some of the albums I currently have on rotation when I need to do focussed work. Other than that though I'm not really putting this on, nothing stand out for me, I much prefer a bit of Roni Size, DJ Hype or Micky Finn...
I've not listened to much of this music but I quite enjoyed the first CD. It was good background to work to. The 2nd CD was a but more of a struggle
Enjoyable in the background, it’s no Aphex Twin or Boards of Canada but I’d probably put it on again
I have a really loud guy I sit near at work. This really helped
Ha! Drum’n’Bass is such a unique genre. Pretty good for focused work on a computer and reminds me a little of some video game music. Not my favorite but listenable.
I liked listening to this, i was working and it played on the background and i felt in the zone for most of the time. Nice recommendation
It just goes on and on and on and on… Don’t mind a bit of Goldie or Roni Size but this gets a bit tedious after, well pretty quickly really!
Day 105 Not for me at all
A little D&B never hurt anyone, but a whole album of it may cause adverse reactions in some. This was OK.
This is a cool mostly ambient/down-tempo electronic record, drum-and-bass-y. Reminded me of the famous internet radio station Groove Salad, so maybe this was even played there. I'm not sure why this record was picked over any other thing that fits into this same category - it's not clear to me what makes music like this 'good' I guess. But I did enjoy this and found it was good music to have on while I was working on something - the driving beat and lack of 'distracting' elements made this good focus music. I will probably put this on again for that purpose actually!
Honestly really long background music
Drum and bass, a little monotonous, hyper speed breakbeats Demon's theme
big 2
Yeah so apparently the Spotify version of this album is a completely different record from like 2013 or something? It's frustrating having to track down a record you know you are probably not going to like. Mid 90s electronica was really something. 2+ hours of 90s electronica is categorized as torture in the Geneva Convention I think. It's so repetitive and every song is exactly the same. Remember when we called this Techno? I don't know why that was changed. Either way I hate this. And honestly I don't think listening to the Spotify version would have been any different. Still 2+ hours of nonsense. 1/5
It’s good as a background music for work. That being said, it feels like I got an hour long rain sound or lofi beats to study to - not something I expected from an album on this list. Very forgettable
This album reminded me of a ride i really liked called Whirlpool that used to be at Knott’s Berry Farm. I really liked it. But not for 3 hours
Not a fan of this genre but I gave it shot. Not terrible.
Really did not enjoy. Sounded like a heist movie score
From today's standards, this album is not really anything to even glance at, but for the time, this would have really been pouring the foundation for drum and bass. Not an unenjoyable listen, just really dwarfed by those who came after it.
I listened to this the other day while doing some other things. While it was fine, there wasn't anything here that really grabbed my attention specifically. Just some propulsive drum n' bass that, if it weren't for YouTube advertisements, would have run seamlessly like a live DJ mix. Fine but ultimately forgettable 3.
The Wikipedia track list doesn't match what is on Youtube Music, but I found a playlist that matches the Wiki track list so I listened off that. I really enjoy the atmosphere created in this album and is really nice to put on during work to just grind in excel. I stopped part way into Disc 2 because I got the gist and was ready for something else. I definitely get why this isn't everyone's cuppa, but this is something I can get down to in the right environment. Wouldn't put this on for a crowd though.
My least favorite thing about the genre Drum and Bass is all of the bass and drums that they have in the songs. Everything else about it when it comes to the electronic features I can get down with. But just the constant beat of drums is exhausting to listen to. Not quite a 1 because it did have parts that were cool but the lowest of 2s. One of the most relieved I have been to finish an album on this whole list
So the album this takes you to is not the same as the one on Wikipedia. Not really quite sure what to believe, but I'm listening on Youtube as that one is only 2 hours and 17 minutes (as opposed to 3 hours and 27 minutes). Alright this is cutting in and out. It's ok cuz I think I get it. If it wasn't over 2 hours I would probably stick it out.
Lotta work to find all the parts of this one. Protip - Pharoah is just another name for rings of saturn or something. Anyway its all fine but this is, like so much of the electronic on this list music that needs context - drugs/dancing/something just listening to it sober turns to the background pretty fast.
My brother loves this. I don't really like it. D 'n B is an acquired taste. You have to know what to listen for to appreciate it. It's not about melody and lyrics at all, like most music in the book. It's made primarily for dancing. It has lots of subtleties in the rhythm. Like on the first track the accent shifts all the time. But most of the tracks are just repetitive, monotonous, and progressing too slowly for listening. And way too long. So I can't give it a very high rating. Favorite song: music
Really good to listen to in the background while coding! But pretty boring otherwise.
Actually pretty good work music. Never thought I’d like Drum’n’Bass but it has its moments.
Hope you like breakbeats and synth pads!
Lovely liquid
Firstly, the reviews for this album make me sad. This is a seminal album from a new genre of music and if you aren't here to be introduced to new things and broaden your musical horizons then im not sure why you are doing this. Secondly, this is a thing of beauty. Ignoring whether you like jungle or dnb this is an almost ethereal album full of talent and technical expertise that brings house, ambient, jazz rhythms, dub bass and electonic programming together to make something spectacular. The fact that its one of the foundation stones of a genre that i love is inconsequential to the rating, but its amazing to see it represented here.
I managed to listen to the first 3,5 songs, and then I decided that this music is not worth 3 hours and 27 minutes of my life. Somebody somewhere probably enjoys this, not me though.
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Love it. Adding it to my library. Fans of Letterkenny know the term "skid music". Well this is kind of like skid music jazz or fine dining skid music.
While not my vibe, this was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t hate it. Good zoning out and working music.
I didn't like it. Too long and unnecessary. Why would you put a compilation on this list? And if you choose a compilation why the hell this one?
Dad- NA Mom- 4 Mike- NA Lori- 4 Michael- 4 Miles- 4 Cole- NA Avg- 4
1-star for the album bumped to 2-stars because it's so dull it cured my insomnia
Pointless. I don’t mind electronic music, but it needs to build to something. Over and over again, this really did not. Also, every song doesn’t have to be 7+ minutes long when you are going to be this repetitive. Don’t even get me started on the last two which are each over 1 hour long. Why is this on here?
Pretty dull
Would pair nicely with some Molly.
Spotify link is jacked, found on YouTube. Jungle/DnB obviously too long at 2 hours but this is actually really interesting and pioneering
Nothing bad but mostly just background noise and not really worth the two hour+ length
Ei paskaa muttei iskenytkään. 1,75/5.
I like 8-bit chip tune, so had some hopes when this started. Those who compared it to Mario Kart music are spot on. Not terrible, but as an album too long and repetitive. I can see this being for someone, but not worth being on this list. 2⭐️
Not today, Satan!
I will be hearing drum and bass in my sleep for years to come. I did not necessarily dislike the album, but literally nothing about it sticks out. I do not like this genre of music. This is a compilation album, so not even one artist's work. I don't want to give this a 1, because it's not bad. It's just not an album I would ever listen to again, not even a single song probably.
This felt like I was stuck in a mario kart track (not a complement). Unnecessary listening
p790. 1996. 1 star. From the Introduction of my edition of the book: "Well, you won't find compilations or soundtracks by 'various artists' in this book." - Robert Dimery And here we have a compilation of drum'n'bass tracks by 'various artists'. It would have been a straight 1 star just for that, but its also fucking awful repetitive noise and multiple 7+ minute tracks. Not going to lie, I didn't finish this one off. WTF lets shit like this on to the list?
291/1089 - Very relaxing. Reminds me of playing Ridge Racer Type 4 and Super Monkey Ball. Make sure you listen to Logical Progression and not "Level 1" (or do both if you want more DnB)
A Compilation is not an album. 2+ hours of more computer programming. I tried. Cried Uncle after three songs.
The only reason this is a ⭐️⭐️ and not a ⭐️ is because my 5.5 year old said she liked one of the songs that had the quiet high pitched “beep boops.” She used different words, but liked the part nonetheless. The album also reminded me of the “Cool Borders” soundtrack: “Lean air!”
AI does it better
Some people like jerking off more than having sex
it’s 1998 and I fell asleep w the main menu of 1080 snowboarding on a loop
Solid drum and bass. Takes me back to the 90s. Has all the good elements, the fast rhythms and spacy melodies and vocal samples. It's tough to find a full proper mix online of this one, at least on Youtube and Spotify. 5/5
The whole idea of this 1001 Album Project was that i was eventually going to find an album that was completely out of my comfort zone in some way. As a mainly Rock fan, i've dabbled in stuff that was a little bit out of my comfort zone. I can confidently say, this was an absolute nose dive out of my comfort zone.... Almost akin to a fat kid eating a grilled chicken Caesar salad. And im not going to lie, i didnt have any interest in this at all. 1/5
Just not into this kind of stuff. Also....3 hours??? oof.
I can't tell if this is any good. And I'm not sure if I like it. But I listened to the whole thing and wasn't completely miserable, so there must be something to it. Way too long though. 3
Great background music when completing a mundane task. Nothing really grabbed my attention
Kinda felt like listening to the same song for nearly two hours.
Boring, repetitive. I was so grateful for any track (e.g., “Bringing Me Down”) that had vocals or a little life.
It's not bad but a two disc compilation of D&B is just too much. 2/5.
That was tedious.
Not THAT bad but it’s just hours of the exact same thing. I’ve listened, I’ve moved on.
Don’t enjoy just instrumental
Boy, if you love ambient music with a dated, frantic drum beat sample underneath, then this is the album for you! Not only is that all you’ll hear, as every song is exactly just that, but you’ll get hours worth of it! I mean, if you listen to 3 minutes of it then you’ve heard all this album has to offer, but why not stick around for the length of a long movie to make sure you haven’t been driven insane? This is monotonous and irritating. I think they took the ambient music off of The Weather Channel from the 90’s. I regret I wasn’t deaf when listening to this garbage.
tss-tss-tss-tss, tss t-tss tss-tss-tss tss, boom… da-boom… (pause)… doo-oom…tick-ka-tick-ka-ta-tick.