Daniel Williamson (born 20 September 1967), better known as LTJ Bukem (), is a British drum and bass musician, producer and DJ.
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.
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.
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.
Music on Logical Progression reveals these influences, as does his approach on 1993's Music / Enchanted, which features string arrangements and sounds from nature.
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.
In 1997, he remixed the James Bond theme for David Arnold's concept album of James Bond music The David Arnold James Bond Project.
In 2000, he finally released a debut solo album, the double-CD Journey Inwards.
In 2007, he revealed that he had found his biological birth mother, a Ugandan woman living in Paris.
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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