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אהבתי את מה ששמעתי אבל זה שלוש וחצי שעות לא שמעתי את הרוב
Thank God for the Internet Archive. It appears that the version listed on Spotify and even on Youtube are incomplete or just flat-out inaccurate to the original lineup. If anyone is curious to actually give the compilation a proper shot as it is intended to be listened to, I'd highly recommend it. Especially when it comes to the second half where all the tracks are mixed to flow into one another seamlessly. A good technique to keep the momentum of the music moving. I'd say it was pretty good. Definitely sent me back to high school when I listened to a whole lot of House, DnB, and all variety of other electronic music. As a compilation made to highlight the artists under Bukem's label it delivers. As far as dedicated listening though I feel it kind of dragged on a bit, and not all tracks are personal standouts to me. As something to simply vibe to in the background though, it remained enjoyable. Fav Tracks: "Demon's Theme" by LTJ Bukem, "Western (Conrad remix)" by PFM and "Miles High" by DJ Trace.
OK
The last two songs are over an hour each. But the album is pretty good, decent focus music.
I genuinely didn't think I'd see a drum n' bass album on this list. That's a nice change of pace.
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.
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
Pleasant and forgettable. ★★★
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
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.
3.2/5
3/5
C'est sympa mais pourquoi ça ici ?
Phenomenal tracks, well connected album, but i need muh poetry
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
Drum n bass är lixom drum n bass. Skön bakgrundsmusik, fin ambience. Men inget minnesvärt. En trea
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.
Okaaay sir Biz breaky am serviere Gutensach ltj
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!
A lot of cool moments but this did NOT need to be 2 and a half hours
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
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
Never heavily into drum and bass but this seemed like a good advert for the genre. Kind of jazzy.
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
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.
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.
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?
altså det er vel så godt som sådan noget her bliver. meget energisk kontormusik
Fin brug af 2½ time!
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
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.
chill
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.
fun electronica album to mix things up, i like it
Throwback
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".
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
Drum and bass
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.
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
I like it, once I found the real album? The fuck
Its a vibe. Probably good for a long road trip or focus time
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
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.
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.
I love drum & bass but this one was just a bit too minimal and lacking in variation for me. Rating: 3
nice enough
Pretty solid dnb, nice for work or reading
Loses a point for length, but enjoyed it
Honestly not 100% sure I listened to the right version of this but I liked it
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
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.
A strange choice - over an hour of anodyne ambient.
I forgot how chill early dnb was. Ancient music with really fast drums, how does that work
6/10
Instrumentals 👍
So much drum and bass
Would make good JRPG menu screen music
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
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
Van sommige word ik nerveus, andere zijn heel aangenaam
* 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.
fedt at sidde og lytte til, når man hører om AI super chill, ret fedt album 3.6
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
Haven’t listened to the whole thing but I love jungle! New background work music
Nice enough but nothing particularly special or different. Enjoyed it but probably wouldn’t go back urgently.
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.
An elevator ride to the afterlife.
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.
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
Hard to review when it’s not available on Spotify. Not the most exciting electronic music I’ve heard.
Rv
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.
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!
Pretty smooth listening
broski
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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!
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. 🐒
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.
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.
Ik bump dit iets omhoog uit waardering, maar het was niet een easy listening
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
Was nice, somewhere between 3 and 4.
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
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.
Repetitive
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.
Pretty listenable under the right circumstances. Vibe music.
Long, but good.
Lo-Fi techno feel, longest album ever
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.
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
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.
Long album, but I finally made it through. Great for working to, but otherwise didn't really keep my attention.
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?
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
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)
Stands for Longer Than Justifiable presumably
Very cool compilation of jungle music. Would listen to while playing a racing game
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.
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!
A little D&B never hurt anyone, but a whole album of it may cause adverse reactions in some. This was OK.
Not a fan of this genre but I gave it shot. Not terrible.
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.
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.
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!
Spotify link is jacked, found on YouTube. Jungle/DnB obviously too long at 2 hours but this is actually really interesting and pioneering
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
If this were somewhere between 99 and 2003, this would have interested me more. Tastes change and this didn't do much for me. I did take the advice of another review and listened to the YouTube video of the compilation. It seems the streamers didn't have the best luck with keeping compilations wholly available.
Was hard to find, but worth it.
An album so repetitive it sounds like a Spongebob joke. Mr Krabs: Yes, hello. I was wondering if you could play that song again. Radio DJ: Hmmm, which one, man? Mr. Krabs: The one that goes "Bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-beep." Radio DJ: No, man, you're thinking of "Bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-bop."
I liked it
No tengo muy claro que voy a escuchar, solo lo he encontrado en Soundcloud subido por un DJ, no el autor https://soundcloud.com/david-smur/sets/logical-progression-ltj-bukem que era un disco doble. Ahora en esta pagina para evaluar me sale un enlace a Spotify que si funciona y veo que es distinto al menos en los nombres a lo que yo había oído. Así que medio a ciegas le doy 3 estrellas. Es drum&bass/jungle/ambient que creo que es una música electrónica bastante particular que puede gustarte o no.
DnB or Jungle are types of music that you can't listen to in a domestic environment, for example. The atmosphere created by the sounds and beats are perfect for parties and nightclubs. The repetitions and rhythm are set in a way that makes the listener dance, and I think that's the idea. That said, I'm giving it a 3/5 still because of the DJs' boldness in developing a new genre, because if we take away the inventiveness of the scene, the music often sounds like elevator or department store music. There are some exceptions in this genre, such as Goldie, who did a great job with the album Timeless, but overall, that's it.
Vibey, jittery background music that I'm more likely to use for getting work done than dancing
Difficult to find this official album online, had to rely on a custom playlist on YT Music. Anyway, I’ve been getting a lot of drum and bass music lately. Wikipedia doesn’t give a whole lot of context for this album either. Looks like it’s a compilation album, but I’ll assume that this was considered a seminal album in the development of the drum and bass genre, given the time it was released. The inclusion of compilations themselves on this list is a bit iffy IMO, but I didn’t necessarily hate this album. Everything sounds smooth and flows nicely, about what I’d expect with 90’s D&B and electronic music. A lot of it is designed to be more ambient and you just have to adopt that mindset when coming into this.
so good but so long
I need to be in the right mood to enjoy this, but I can jam sometimes.
It's a good drum and bass compilation, and I think it was probably really relevant at the time as DJ compilations were just starting to hit the world. I think I would probably have loved this if I heard it when released. But looking back on it with the perspective of how DnB has evolved since then, it feels a little weak across the board, honestly.
The heavy drum/bass sounds aren’t something I feel drawn to for instrumentals, but I can see where this would have a place in the mid-90s as the genre was taking shape. It is very good, though not for me.
This was a hard one to track down! Underground drum and base from the '90s isn't really streaming licensing friendly. Once I did find at least most of it, it was pretty much what I expected: iconic D&B that probably felt pretty revolutionary at the time. Today, I am spoiled with 30 years of progress in the genre and while the music is still solid and super listenable, it didn't really stand out to me either. Cover is good, just right for the vibe and the times, a 4/5.
do not listen to the spotify link - find the original tracklist - it is different enough to be worth it. good drum & bass vibes to get my planner set up for the new year - deep focus shit
Shoutout to this reviewer (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/66b98e7ab22633436a3fc079) who linked the full Youtube rips (copied below for reference) CD1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZK_0dgj43s CD2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqDVqYSTxs Apart from the difficulty in finding this album (the Apple Music link doesn't match the Wikipedia track list, also contains two "continuous mix" tracks that look to be identical in length), it was an ok listen. Interesting exposure to something different, but not much compelling to revisit.
Pretty solid, atmospheric, D&B. Just threw this on in the background at work today, and it certainly helped get me through this otherwise awful Monday. And its lengthy, ambient, and hypnotic nature worked well in that environment, so there we have it.
Wow, over 3hrs? Ok
Interesting instrumentals.
I don't know it's not terrible but not really my thing it could be interesting to listen to on a late night road trip or something.
***An ok album
Töff.
I probably lack genre knowledge to properly review the merit but I thought it was ok (if a bit too long as an individual album)
This album was when jungle became drum and bass. To me this stuff lacked the edge but paved the way for mainstream acceptance.
Too long. I listened to the first half on a day walk in the near pitch black, it was dark, cold and exciting; trance like but even then each team was a bit long, but I could lose myself in my thoughts and let it wash around me. I listened to the second half at home in the daytime and it got very boring and slightly annoying. Really well made, but without enough of body to it, it just kind of jangled along like a long car journey.
Losses a star for being a compilation that isnt even all his own work !
Music was pretty alright. Lyrics were pretty fucking terrible ⭐⭐⭐
2.9/5 good for gym don’t see myself listening outside a lot
I like DnB and this is some pretty chill stuff. Not bad to have on, but my socks remain unblownoff.
Me gusta el drum n bass, aunque no en tan extensas dosis.
Like listening to Hackers with 100% less Crash Override. I did take the time to find the actual original version of the album (listed through other reviews here) and I’m glad I did, it greatly improved my overall impression of the album.
I like drum and bass. It’s good for chilling, or a cool bar, or lounge. But I can’t tell one piece from the next, one artist from another. So I liked it? But it went on a bit long.
Two hours of DnB. Wasn't bad but no part of it stuck out to me.
3/5. I wasn't able to find the full album but I think I got the gist of it from the songs I did find. They are pretty evocative and present drum and bass songs, more lively than others in the same genre. Unfortunately, like most albums in the genre, it feels impossible to know the difference from each song for the most part. It's enjoyable but definitely overstays its welcome. Best Song: Links, Demon's Theme, Bringing Me Down
It's 1996 and you're wearing a pacifier because you took too much E, the DJ in this abandoned warehouse just dropped the most mathematic techno you've ever heard.
I can see why I should like this and I really don't think it's bad, I just cannot imagine why I would ever want to listen to it again.
I’m generally not a fan of electronic music (with some exceptions), so it’s hard for me to rate this fairly. That said, it feels like it was probably way ahead of its time and clearly influential on later Jungle/D&B. I found it really relaxing to have on while working, though I’m not sure I’d sit down and listen to it as the main activity. Also, the Mario Kart comment was spot on and actually made me laugh. Tip: make sure you’ve got the right album. The one on Spotify is not the same as the one on YouTube. Personal rating: 7/10.
Not at all bad but very long and samey.
Drum n' bass, jungle. Not so much my jam but it's alright.
Good ambient music, but not really my cup of tea.
This is why economics is fundamentally important, as you learn about a thing called the law of diminishing returns. The more someone is exposed to something, the less enjoyment is gain from that thing. This album is a prime example of that, a highly intricate drum and bass electronic album that flows smoothly throughout the whole album. With skilful usage of little samples that can keep you hooked, however, the sheer length of the album results in this appreciation losing all speciality. If the album were 50 minutes, I would say that this is a brilliant album that tests the water of this genre and sets it in the right place; however, I just got sick of it by the hour-and-a-half mark. Realising that there was still an hour to go after that made me want to pull my hair out. Artists, people can only enjoy so much of your stuff before it becomes null, so stop giving me these pieces that make what you are trying to add to this industry worse than it really should be. Yet, it still deserves 3 stars because it was kinda cool.
"Logical Progression" is a compilation album spearheaded by English musician and "Good Looking Records" label head LTJ Bukem. It includes "tracks by Bukem and other artists who recorded for his record label. Jungle and drum and bass are the Wiki-listed genres. Appropriate. Critically, it is considered a landmark drum-and-bass album. The album and the first of two parts opens with Bukem's "Demon's Theme." Ambient synths and bird sounds. Slow to fast beats come in and a deep slow bass. Screeching synths, oscillating percussion, a fading female backing vocals and more jungle sounds. Interesting. Another Bukem song, "Music" adds creepy, "Omen'"-like synth keys before the beats take over with a hypnotic, trance-like synth. Echoing vocals. Aquarius and Tayla's "Bringing Me Down" adds a dreamy synth to the core beats: a slight change of style. "Air Tight" by the Funky Technicians begins the second half. A vocal sample stating that music is an amazing grace. Hi-hat ticking and drone and laser synths. The beats eventually cone in and one of the few songs where the synth shares equal billing with the beats. The closer "Mind Games" breaks the mold a little bit too with dreamy synths and seductive sax and female vocals. A fuzzed bass. The beats eventually overlay the song's beginning. All songs have beats in the forefront which are complemented by ambient synths, synth noises, fading, horns and echoing or sampled vocals. The beats are sometimes right at the start or come in eventually. Chill, hypnotic and dreamy. For someone not well-versed in the drum-and-bass genre, this album tended to be repetitive with similar beats from song to song. Overall, it was a decent listen: nothing that I didn't like to some extent. I would think most EDM/electronic fans would enjoy this.
This was a pain in the arse to get the correct version but when I did I really enjoyed it up until a point. It did wear out its welcome about 3/4 through.
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. First compilation album I’ve gotten. Like drum and bass but after about 2 hours of it all the tracks sound the same.
I liked it overall, good experimental/instrumental album. Got a bit repetitive at times.
I’m down for this sort of up tempo Charlie Brown type music. It’s a drum-and-bass album. Mix in house music and nice beats that flow. Would I return? No probably not
i have no idea what any of these songs were, where they started, and where they stopped. i could see this being highly influential for the drum and bass community, and electronic music as a whole but... its not super my jam. its aight, and totally fine to have on in the background during work, but i wouldn't be seeking this out on my own
This wasn't on Spotify - I had to listen on YouTube. I put myself in 1996 when this album came out, This would have sounded remarkable with the lushness of synthesizers, the crisp beats and samples. I mean, now it sounds pretty generic, but I've never heard it before so that context is important. Dance music in the mid 90's was not like this. I can see why its here. Good shout.
Took me a few listens to get through this one, but I actually quite enjoyed a lot of it. It is far too long though - 2 hours of DnB is a lot of DnB! I enjoyed the first disc much more, would have been happier with just that.
Good ambiance/background music while you’re working.
Pretty weird stuff
I’m not positive I listened to the correct thing but I get the gist. I know it takes a lot of talent to make music like this but it still is just background for me.
This is a difficult album to literally find, a lot of the youtube versions are hit with copyright strikes and therefore muted. From what I could hear though, it is pretty solid driving electric music. It's funny how the percussion was going like a mile a minute during most of the songs, but the pace of the melodies were all very slow. It is both sort of soothing and exciting at the same time, depending on the mood you want to be in
The jungle is weirdly quiet and then suddenly a tracksuit wearing chimp swings in and pounds out the most insane beat you have ever heard, you keep going though the jungle just see what appears next
Listened to a rough approximate playlist on spotify, given that the album/not all the songs were there. Decent, from what I remember, although monotonely so.
Every generation has there preferred electronic music, so I won’t cast any hate from a fellow enjoyer of the genre. Especially transient house music, which I enjoy. My opinion on “Hyper DnB” is that you must appropriately allocate enough cigarettes and coffee to get your brain running fast enough to catch up to it. This album, the YouTube linked version, is all together interesting and hits a solid stride with its rapid beats and earthly sampling (birds, water drops, etc). It’s spacey man.
Jumpsjumps
Ihan jees taustamusaa.
enjoyed this, but no way in hell I'm doing the full 2hrs 20 mins
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Probably closer to a 3.5 maybe higher. Would definitely listen again
YABA (Yet Another British Album) I wanted to hate this, but it was ok. Good background noise as I sit here, jetlagged.
Decent drum n bass, not too heavy, listenable
It always feels like a bit of a cheat when they allow compilation albums on this list. Some mellow break beats, some funky break beats and some other break beats that fall somewhere between the two. It's a nice, chill drum'n'bass album. It all blends into one - but I think maybe that's part of the point? Best Tracks: Solar System; Above & Beyond; Music
So yeah, this was kind of a homework assignment. Took some sleuthing just to listen to it in the right order. Very spacey, very smooth. Drum and bass is cool and all, but unless I’m laser-focused or on something (or both), this much of it starts to feel like wallpaper. Solid vibe, though. Spins: 2 (once you piece it together) Playlist Additions: - Destiny - Above & Beyond - Music
pleasant drum n bass. varied. If repetition and groove isnt your thing youll hate this. 3.5
Unlike others, I do believe this belong on the list because it effectively displays what this entire sub genre was about. For anyone who has never heard drum n'bass/jungle, this is the perfect primer for the basics.
A whole album of beats and bass. Sounds like a PS2 fighting game. I really don’t see any reason why this had to be over 2 hours long, but it was weirdly entrancing.
Not sure this is worth a seat on the list, but it was ok.
At 2 hours long this is a very long album and I did find it to be pretty alright for background music although it can be a little samey. I listened to it via this YouTube link as it's not available on Spotify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7sIUXSrVoU This does mean I was unable to listen to the 4 copyrighted tracks that were muted.
Sonfar the best electronica album Ive heard and I dont even like this genere. Great music balancing drum and bass, phychodelic, experimental, ambiance, trance and sounds from all over europe and middle east. I dislike this music but this non-stop 1 hour mix of who know how many songs or artists is perfecly blended into a marathon where you are just walking and the world is moving around you at the speed of light. Even though its slow for what Ive heard in the genere which makes it better and I could appreciate more the actual music This must be the best or top 3 electronica albums ever. I dont even know any better but just in case. Im giving this 3 stars cause it amazing for it being electronica
Ambient
Logical and hypothetical
This is something different. A bit of DnB. Umm...never heard this comp before. It's good. What you'd expect from a DnB comp, I suppose. I'm not entirely sure it's significance in the world of music, though, as there seems to be DnB albums out there that left a much larger mark on things but, maybe this is another British thing.
Blev en dryg lyssning. Det är bitvis helt ok. Men trummorna är onajs. Det märks att det hänt saker på inom "elektronisk musik". Det känns väldigt outdated.
Weird
Cool but not my thing 3/5
3 star jungle
Nice to hear some mellow drum and bass again.
interminable digression
Too long. I like my electronic to be a little harder than this. But overall it’s not bad.
Eh oke?
After finally finding the correct album, this was fine.
Una larga sesión de jungle/drum and bass conducida por LTJ Bukem, pero que incluye temas de muchos artistas de su discográfica. Es un álbum muy representativo de la escena electrónica de los noventa: percusión rápida con melodías etéreas y muy cortas, que se van sucediendo durante dos horas. Música de trance urbano noventero. Un álbum que representa muy bien la atmósfera de su época, pero que a día de hoy suena bastante manido, más aún teniendo en cuenta lo largo que es. Aunque como música de fondo para programar es excelente, así que le doy una estrellita más.
Original 1996 release available on YouTube
I’ve come to love drum and bass, and electronica over the years. Being high sure helps to understand its complexity more. This might seem like a bunch of noise, but taking a drug (or better yet, achieving a deep meditative state) is like turning a dial on the radio. What you couldn’t hear or see before, now becomes crystal clear and it makes perfect sense. I imagine this music is how aliens communicate with each other.
Listening to this was a chore. The Spotify link is not at all correct according to the track list on Wiki, so I found most of the full album on YouTube, though four songs were missing, so I looked those individual tracks up on Spotify and listened to each when it was their turn in the lineup. (#4-One & Only, #6-Danny's Song, #16-So Long, #20-Mind Games). Having to do all that extra work tarnished the listening experience for me a tad. Plus it was REALLY long. All that fuss aside, I like this music...cool, chill and spacey. It's a vibe. Takes me back to days of yore. Drum and bass was never really my jam, my preferred EDM used to be more dancy and/or "housy." But I appreciate this style more now for the atmosphere it creates. Also, there are some beats in the first song that sound like Survivor (the show) music! So that's neat. Overall, the length and repetitiveness were a bit much though. I can only listen to this type of music for so long before I'm ready to move on, and I was ready to move on well before this album was. Link to YouTube album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENdq1xmtVWo&list=PLvatuzVxjPwF2wC2Fe7D4QjS-10AMSGg6
Ambient longplayer with some techno elements. Typical 1990s.
Very repetitive but I love this shit
this was dampened by having to listen to a random YouTube upload but I still really enjoyed it. 3.5
chill hyper pop beats to jork it too
Excellent drum n bass compilation. I’m never mad about listening to this kind of music. A lot of tracks have short, soulful vocal samples. It’s a great vibe, all perfectly produced. This was a tricky one to find. I didn’t see it on streaming but I found someone on youtube that posted both CDs worth of tracks, missing a few I think. I love that sample from Ferris Bueller on “Links” by Chameleon. I quote that line all the time!
This music takes me on a journey…to the mall or, in more enjoyable moments, the nearest planetarium for a cool show. I’m not making fun because as a non-musician or composer this is far better than anything I could do myself. I’m just saying I don’t get or enjoy this style.
Wow. 2 hours of the same song. It's fine for background or dance music, but not so much for actually listening.
Jaime: 4 le gustan mucho los soniditos Nuria: 2,5: No le gustan los soniditos
Take notes Roni Size, take notes.
This was pretty cool and a good one for studying and a nice walk too. Liittle long with the 3 and a half hour runtime but who cares. Strong 3
3.4 1x regular + 1x through extended 3h 27m. great background music and saved for future listening. catch up 3/24/2025
this album IS 3.5 hours long, but it’s 3.5 hours of drum and bass, which works for me. if you aren’t into drum and bass, this is probably torture.
3.5 stars. Drum & bass, jungle compilation record. Cool fast-paced electronic.
Some really good tunes on here. Minus points for it being a compilation, and probably being too sober. Time and a place and work is not it.
Cool vibe while working. The version linked here isn’t correct so I used a YouTube version and didn’t see track names. The verse at the end was fun due to its age
Sure I guess
Drum machine , synth, programmed repetition. I need some Molly. 'Music' is worth a re-listen, or background music while shopping in a hurry. 3*
Pretty good but no lyrics?
This was cool! Love a bit of Drum & Bass
Feel like Logical Progression is too good of a title for this record, to the point where it's kind of a detriment. The evolution of the record is so slow and drawn out that it just blends together and doesn't feel like you're hearing individual tracks so much as a two hour long song. And no album can sustain itself at that length IMO, even if all the tracks manage to differentiate themselves. It gets a 3 simply because what's there is solid outside of the 2 hour runtime, but I really, really didn't need 2 hours of very similar-ish music. EDM just escapes me everytime.
I listened to the version of this album linked for Spotify, which may be the intended version? Not sure. It was enjoyable, although it is certainly repetitive (as drum and bass usually is) and sounded a tad dated. A solid listen, and perhaps very influential, but I’ve heard some better D&B examples since.
Pure liquid
Good background music
All this early techno got me feeling wonky in the best way possible
Nice ambient tracks but to loud for studying
I have a bit of a dilemma about this album: I listened to most of it on 2025y02m11d while playing a bit of the strategy game 'Heart of the Machine' - and this was pretty much the ideal listening scenario for this album, as the music fit exceptionally well with the 'vibes' (as kids today would say) of the game. Based on that, I'm inclined to give the album 4/5. However, I don't think I'll ever seek out this album again. I don't think it has made much of an impression on me. How can I rate such an album more than 3/5 stars? I feel I give far too many albums from the '1001 Albums' book 3/5 stars. The album is also 3 hours and 27 minutes long, which isn't bad per se, but given that many albums on this list (in the book) are 30-60 minutes long, and this album doesn't strike me as exceptional in any way, it seems a bit pretentious to break the norms surrounding album length to such an extreme extent. In fact, the final two songs on this album are each over an hour in length - having a song that's as long as two other albums on this list seems a bit obnoxious. As I write this, I have 41 minutes left in the final song on the album, and I still need to get cleaned up for my plans with Liam today. I don't know how I could do that and still finish the album today, even though I started listening almost 3 hours ago. That speaks to how extreme the length is. Edit, written the next morning: I want to add that in some ways I think having two songs that are each over an hour long is actually a bit obnoxious. Since I doubt I'll ever seek this music out again, I'm tempted to rate it 2 stars. However, since it was pretty good, I'm tempted to rate it 3, and since it fit exceptionally well with the context in which I listened to it, I'm tempted to rate it 4. I think the true rating would be about 3.3. I'll give it a 3.
3 maybe 4
I did not listen to the two “continuous mix” 1+ hour tracks, but I did listen to the other tracks. I’m not big into drum and bass, and I was worried, but it wasn’t unpleasant. I enjoyed it at times. I don’t know who puts this on for three hours unless it’s background, but the hour of tracks was good.
Not bad, just not for me.
This started off pretty good. I had it on headphones while getting in a cardio session at the gym - let me zone out and the BPM was decent for running. Made it about half way through the album before it started to get repetitive. Then grating. Gonna say 3/5 for this one.
While it's not a bad album, I'd dare to say it isn't his best work (of what is featured in this compilation). I might get more ideas for my own productions rather than an exceptional listening experience from this.
Acústicamente llamativa e interesante
this was some good background music. worth a listen although tw days later nothing sticks with me..
A great drum and bass compilation album. rolls along nicely and a good example of that genre probably at its peak in the 90’s. Personally would have preferred the odd track thrown in with some lyrics to break it up a bit but a good listen.
i was unable to track down this full album in proper, but liked what i heard. this is the audio equivalent to a y2k-era screensaver, in a great way. really easy to see myself getting lost in this and playing video games at 2am like a degenerate
I'm here 5 days from Christmas, freezing my tits off on the ride into work, listening to whale and bird song d&b. Thank you Lil Tim Jimkins, for this gift. This is my life now and I accept. Local Total Jellical Bukem you have a new worshipper to the shrine of bum tss
Better than Daft Punk
Didn’t do a lot for me.
I don't mind a bit of drum and bass, but this got a bit tiring after a while.
Couldn’t find a full version of this album. I liked what I heard, wish I could skip rating this one until I could pull up the full version.
Decent music for work.
If three hours and 27 minutes is considered to be the compilation/summary, I can’t image how long the original tracks must have been. Seems like a nice 45-minute compilation would better suit more normal human attention spans.
Was halfway through listening to the album when I found out I was listening to the wrong album. Pretty cool drum n bass album though but definitely dated.
Really, really strange pick to include in this list - this is basically a dnb mix masquerading as a compilation album. I might not be too well versed in the history of the dnb scene but the featured artists on this album, as well as the compiler of the mix are literally who’s to me. Looking into it I feel this was only included due to the relative lack of LPs released in a genre that focuses more on beats and tracks for use in mixing over standard songs, added to the fact that this was a commercially successful breakthrough that reviewed well with critics for some reason? Overall I might be spoiled by the 20+ years of evolution in the genre I have been exposed to following the release of this album but in all it’s just underwhelming. Fairly standard and competently produced jungle that doesn’t hold up compared to contemporary fare.
7/10
3.5
Jungle, drum and bass, música del espacio.
Fine DnB not super interesting stuff but nothing was bad.
Jungled K&D.
I love DnB and this was overall enjoyable, but I don't think it fits into this exercise. It's too niche and too repetitive.
If I were rating based solely on the first 10 tracks it would be a 4/5 easy. But as the album has 2 more tracks that are each slightly more than an hour in length I can’t do that. This sadly will be an album I will likely never have the time to sit and listen to in its entirety and because of that I do have to dock some points.
Did not expect to find a drum and bass album here. Was okay.
Background music for a 90’s retro internet cafe.
Hoy toca doble: artista desconocido y género sólo ubicado por su nombre. Me gusta como música de fondo, para leer o estudiar. Sin mucho más para agregar, me despido hasta mañana.
3 stars from me, 5 stars from my dog
It's alright. Really just highlights how far EDM has come since the 90s. I guess the rapid improvement of technology into the 2000s must have a lot to do with that. Another one with tracks missing on Spotify.
3+ hours of 90s jungle/drum & bass/whatever electronic microgenre bleeps and boops that's great for two ends of the spectrum of human activity: either getting off your gourd on E in some overpriced and uncomfortable room inexplicably called a 'lounge' or sitting down to hammer out some work on the ol' laptop. I've listened to this lots in the past for the latter purpose and always liked it but don't have the time today. The signature sound is the contrast between the fast drum machine beats and the chilled out synth bedding that gives it an extremely alientating pseudo-relaxing but actually high-energy feel to it, like it's designed to produce that uneasy uncertain anxiety you get in a busy mid december Zara and challenge you to sublimate that ambient stress into productivity by using it to block out everythign else and then forgetting it's on as a means of focusing. It works, but horrid stuff when you think about it. This isn't an album, it's a sampler or more like a box set, albums are not this long. What's the rationale for the like 3 compilations that appear on here?
Totally inoffensive but not sorting to get excited about. I can understand how it might be just the thing for people who focus with music playing but don't want the music to actually pull their attention.
Nice, just jungle beats
Listening to the first half of this double LP felt more than sufficient, but I did like what I heard. Some creative use of sampling here.
This was easy background listening. Reminded me of the sweaty jungle room in those parties at the students union.
Perus electronica on 3 star... Objektia .00 haluaa näin.. jaha..
vibes
Musica electrónica. Difícil de catalogar como mejor que otras
A bit too dreamy for me but ok background music.
FYI: the spotify-link to this album is wrong. The real version is 2.5 hours long and has completely different songs. Difficult album to rate, the trouble finding the right version didn't help. I'm not that big of a Drum n Bass fan and 143 minutes is way too long as an album. I enjoyed the first hour or so but 20+ long tracks gets boring after a while. I still enjoyed the individual songs on here and I do think it's deserving of a place on this list as representation for a pretty big genre, but I don't think I will ever listen to this as an album again.
Back to my clubbing days
uhhm I thought we weren't supposed to have compilation albums on this? 3 1/2 hours? WHAT IS HAPPENING! Well, you actually have to listen to the stuff. Enjoyed this as background sounds while doing other things, though the repetitive nature of Drum'n'Bass can be grating. Light and refreshing. Kinda cool.
I honestly really enjoyed it. I definitely would play it at 90s Internet café in the south of market area would listen to again.
I really like electronica as a genre, and my goodness I am glad we have moved past the 90s sensibilities of what can be done with synthesizers and loops. That rapid snare beat (doo dah, dah doo dah) is rampant during this time period. Songs with it feels like interesting pieces of the fossil record, but I'd rather listen to what the genre has evolved into. Glad this album recruited a variety of artists, but a lot of work would be needed to keep me paying attention for its 140 minute runtime.
Ihan passelia taustamusiikkia.
Trippy
It's a background album isn't it. It's not and, but it's not something you listen to intently. It just plays in the background while you play videogames or get high.
Enjoyed it more than I thought... even after listening to the 3.5 hour version. Good background music.
good background music