LTJ Bukem

1967

Daniel Williamson (born 20 September 1967), better known as LTJ Bukem (), is a British drum and bass musician, producer and DJ.

1970

His style pays homage to the Detroit-based sound of early techno, but Bukem also incorporates still earlier influences, particularly the mellow, melodic sonorities of 1970s era jazz fusion as exemplified by Lonnie Liston Smith and Roy Ayers.

1980

By the late 1980s, he decided to become a DJ and gained fame in the rave scene of the early 1990s.

Early in his career, Bukem was identified for his response to the "almost paranoid hyperkinesis" of breakbeat-based [music], and specifically for his reservations regarding the overbearing force of the hardcore mentality. Bukem's music from the early 1990s onward represents his efforts to map out an alternative future for drum and bass by incorporating softer-edged influences culled from London's 1980s rare groove and acid jazz scenes.

1990

By the late 1980s, he decided to become a DJ and gained fame in the rave scene of the early 1990s.

Early in his career, Bukem was identified for his response to the "almost paranoid hyperkinesis" of breakbeat-based [music], and specifically for his reservations regarding the overbearing force of the hardcore mentality. Bukem's music from the early 1990s onward represents his efforts to map out an alternative future for drum and bass by incorporating softer-edged influences culled from London's 1980s rare groove and acid jazz scenes.

1993

Music on Logical Progression reveals these influences, as does his approach on 1993's Music / Enchanted, which features string arrangements and sounds from nature.

1995

Some of the artists who rose to fame under Good Looking in this period include Blame, Seba, Big Bud, Blu Mar Ten, DJ Dream (Aslan Davis), Future Engineers, Tayla, Aquarius (an alias of Photek), Peshay, Source Direct and Artemis. On 16 July 1995, he did an Essential Mix alongside MC Conrad.

1997

In 1997, he remixed the James Bond theme for David Arnold's concept album of James Bond music The David Arnold James Bond Project.

2000

In 2000, he finally released a debut solo album, the double-CD Journey Inwards.

2007

In 2007, he revealed that he had found his biological birth mother, a Ugandan woman living in Paris.

2012

However, his former companion and vocalist, MC Conrad left the label and ultimately their musical partnership in 2012. Daniel Williamson was adopted from birth.




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