LTJ BUKEM (Good Looking Records), March 18 @ Potato Head Jakarta

[Jerome]

 



After all this years...finally the legend come...
this is it!!!


LTJ BUKEM (Good Looking Records)

at Potato Head, Jakarta

Friday, March 18, 2011



Supports:

JEROME (JAVABASS)
RANDOM (JAVABASS)

Host by : DFMC & Dymz

Cover: Rp 100,000 (includes first drink)

Door: 10.30 PM

Dress code :
No shorts & sandals


Just who is LTJ Bukem? Ground breaking DJ? Inspirational musician? Record abel
entrepreneur? Club visionary, perhaps? When the man behind those wire rimmed glasses
and that disarming smile writes his job description just what does he put? The man
who took the drum and bass concept from a small venue off London's Charing Cross
Road to the nation's superclubs and then onto the international stage? The geezer
whose records launched breakbeat into a brand new galaxy of sound? Or maybe he just
writes 'Renaissance man for a digital age'. In truth LTJ Bukem is all of the above.
Although he wouldn't like to admit it, LTJ Bukem is the living embodiment of the
post-acid house entrepreneurial creative spirit. He is a mild mannered energy flash
whose panoramic musical vision has found success in every area he has explored. From
running sound systems to cutting up breaks at raves, from relocating the heart of
breakbeat culture to redefining the spirit of drum and bass, the man known to his
friends as Danny Williamson has sat at the forefront of breakbeat evolution,
lighting the way with little more than a zest for life and a love of music. In other
words, LTJ Bukem is a man on a mission!

Bukem's first introduction to music, like so many others, was through piano lessons
as a child. Unlike many however, the young pianist turned out to possess a natural
talent and he quickly moved through the piano grades. Classical music represented
the soundtrack to his home life. Both parents having a passion for Rachmaninov and
Tchaikovsky that rubbed off on their son. However it was when the family moved to
Watford and Bukem changed music teachers that he developed his first true musical
love. Thanks to a progressively minded teacher - Nigel Crouch - he was then
introduced to the world of jazz fusion, a style which has informed his work ever
since. In the mid eighties, at the age of seventeen, Bukem discovered the joys of
clubbing. The teenager regularly checked out the local soul clubs and legendary rare
groove all dayers. As a keen record buyer he soon became interested in the idea of
putting over his own version of the club soundtrack and before long he became
involved with a sound system. During this time he also ran a jazz funk band,
although this never presented itself as a serious past-time; just fun. The DJing was
his main thing and by 1987 he gained something of a reputation for his sets. However
it was in 1988 that Bukem first realised that DJing could offer a full-on career.

In 1990, LTJ Bukem got his first big break - at 'Raindance'. Booked to play between
1 & 2 AM in front of 10,000 people, it was the first true test of this fledgling
DJ's skills. It may have taken all of his mates to push him onto the stage but it
proved to be a set that he'll never forget. From the first track he "ripped it up"
and LTJ Bukem, the world class DJ was truly born.

Naturally, Bukem then ventured into the studio to record a track which was to become
one of the most influential records of the era. This 12" titled 'Logical
Progression' surfaced on the newly formed Vinyl Mania imprint. At once anthemic and
relaxing it offered the first true blueprint to Bukem's sonic vision. By the time of
his follow up to 'Logical Progression' Bukem had set up his own
imprint. Run from a small office in Harlesden, London, the label was christened
'Good Looking' and its debut offering came in the shape of 'Demon's Theme'. Finished
in mid 1990 and pressed up onto dub-plate, Bukem dropped it into his sets for a full
year to test the reaction before he finally released the track officially in July
'91. 'Demon's Theme' immediately caught the imagination of many people, its soulful
combination of rushing breaks, lush ambience and mellow vibes opening up fresh
vistas within the increasingly dark ambience of the rave. Bukem's next release was
'Apollo' Return to Atlantis in '92, however his biggest breakthrough came with his
next release 'Music' in 1993. In 1994 Bukem unleashed '19.5' while the release of
the similarly epic 'Horizons' coincided with the opening of the legendary 'Speed' at
the Mars Bar in London. This was an important time for Bukem. The label was gaining
ground with its growing catalogue of must-have tunes and Bukem's own in-demand
DJing. The launch of 'Speed' was intended to run hand in hand with the growth of
Good Looking while also offering a focal point for the growing drum and bass scene.
After a shaky start, which almost forced the night into closure, 'Speed' quite
literally took off one night in the summer of '94.
Typically, Bukem made the most of this situation. He used the sudden media limelight
to forward his vision, highlighting Good looking Records and its label roster. In
1995 the label licensed a compilation to London Records. Titled 'Logical
Progression' it featured exclusive cuts from the roster alongside older tracks and
is still one of the highest selling drum & bass compilations to have been released.
"I wanted to see the label grow, I wanted to invest in the people who were signed to
the label, so the move had to happen. It was never simply about LTJ Bukem, it was
about Good Looking Records, Logical Progression and the sound."

Bukem's own music never took a back seat. There were remixes (including astounding
reworks of Jodeci's 'Feenin' and Michelle Gayle's 'Sweetness'), his own additions to
the label compilations and a collaboration with David Arnold on the infamous James
Bond theme to 'Thunderball' In the midst of all this rampant activity Bukem also
managed to release the 'Mystical Realms EP' in March '98. The EP featured 'Twilight
Voyage' with sombre flute refrains, chopping keys and an outer world ambience. The
vocal and instrumental versions of 'Orchestral Jam', with its urgent break, echo
dropped sonar and dissonant violins, and final track; the reflective, Herbie
Hancock-esque 'Journey Inwards'. Three tracks, each representing a deeper
development of the Bukem sound, further underlining Bukem's position as a sonic
leader of post
rave breakbeat culture. Bukem continued to produce and mix some of the World's best
Drum & Bass and cross-over compilations that have ever been put out. Titles such as
'Progression Sessions', the 'Earth' volumes and further instalments of the 'Logical
Progression'
series have become notorious for the new and exciting directions that Bukem has
always strived to take, but without losing sight of his original musical roots and
all the things that inspired him in the beginning. The start of the 21st century saw
LTJ Bukem continuing on his extraordinary musical odyssey with his long awaited solo
album 'Journey Inwards'; A diverse and multi directional album of drum 'n' bass,
soul, downbeat and house tracks that opened the eyes of those that had no faith and
warmed the souls and inner belief of those that did. He has also added to his
impressive remixing portfolio with his interpretation of 'The Essence' by jazz
legend Herbie Hancock. On top of this he
has continued the 'Progression Sessions' series of live mixes captured on CD,
featuring storming performances recorded live in The USA, Tokyo and Germany. Bukem
also compiled the highly acclaimed 'Soulfood' and 'Soul Addiction' compilations and
released not one but two 'Producer' series CDs.

Fast-forward to 2007 and after a well earned break from the label and a carefully
considered climate change in the music industry - Bukem and his label re-entered the
fray with new quality releases including the much anticipated Double A sided 12"
featuring 'Switch' by LTJ Bukem and the mighty 'Drum Toolz' by MC Conrad
and Furney on the flip – Released November '07 on Good Looking.

All the while LTJ Bukem will continue to spread the gospel of the Good Looking sound
- setting the main stages of the world alight with his stunning DJ sets.

"It's all a matter of opinion!"


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[danzadanzi]

cool ! brings that atmospheric feels .....hadir 

[dedoSixteen]

Subhanallah..sampai bertemu nanti malem..saya umrah drum and bass dulu ah

[dirtynumbangelboy]

yeukkkkk mareeeeeeeehhhhh!

[danzadanzi]

akhirnya liat bukem ...walau ya ok lah hanya jauh dari harapan gw set nya ... thanks buat javabass & ashraam

plus akhirnya ketemu juga sama wujud nyata dari paman gober hehehe

[club2club]

Gw suka banget set-nya pas jam 2 ke atas, pecah-pecahnya di situ menurut gw...sotoy aja, maklum saya anak kemarin sore di drum n bass 

Si Bukem kalau ga disuruh berhenti main, gw rasa akan main sampai mall-nya buka...



LTJ = Lanjuttt Terussss Juooooo

[dedoSixteen]

Alhamdulillah ibadah umrah liquid berjalan dengan lancar..