LTJ Bukem

Drum and bass is back in a big way of late, but don't let that make you forget about the rich and multifaceted history of the genre.

Today, you'll catch a lot of higher-tempo, energetic vibes coming from the D&B scene. But I'd like to point everyone to my personal favourite drum and bass producer, one LTJ Bukem, from the UK.

I bring it up because he's DJing at the Guvernment on Friday, May 14th; a most excellent way to spend the evening if you can manage to scrape the Queen's Quay grime off yourself the next morning.

Producing music for over 20 years, LTJ's style draws inspiration from Jungle, which, along with a heavy Ambient influence, really pervades his music.

From my humble perspective, the best that D&B has churned out has been the more mellow, laid-back rhythms, much like what LTJ consistently produced. Here's a track from his Earth Volume 3 that I've been feeling for a long time.



Here's one of his best known (and talk about Jungle) tracks, Demon's Theme.



It's really chill stuff. I hear he DJs a good set too, so I'd suggest checking him out.