LTJ BUKEM
Genres: Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz Related Improv, Composition • United Kingdom

LTJ Bukem, real name Danny Williamson, found his way into music through piano lessons as a child. He didn’t discover clubbing until the early ’80s, aged 17, by checking out the local soul venues. As a keen record buyer, he became interested in the idea of mixing his own version of a club soundtrack and DJing soon became his main focus. By 1988, he’d gained enough of a reputation to realise that DJing could maybe offer a full-on career; and no more than 24 months later, he’d performed in front of 10,000 people. As a producer, Bukem has released an extraordinary number of legendary tracks, starting with “Logical Progression” (1991), “Demon’s Theme” (1992), “Atlantis,” “Music” (1993), and “Horizons” (1995). At once anthemic and relaxing, the former of these offered the blueprint to Bukem’s sonic vision, and inspired the birth of his own imprint, Goodlooking, which has since established itself as a read more...