MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !  "So, monotony's a good thing?" someone asked the other day, referring to the stream of similar-sounding beats cascading from my stereo. No, my sarcastic friend, it's not. But that particular query begs another: At what point does "similar" become "monotonous?" This second question will be answered in due time. For now it's enough to say that this complaint of monotony is lodged against electronic music with frightening regularity. And it's true -- sometimes those endlessly repeated rhythms do sound the same. When you're on the dance floor, similar beat patterns can be a good thing. After all, it's hard to look smooth when you're being jerked around by mismatched music. In your car or your own home, though, same-sounding beats can make for good background music at best -- and a headache at worst. So it's with great pleasure that I introduce to you an album completely lacking in monotony: Journey Inwards, the latest release from LTJ Bukem. Bukem, born Danny Williamson, ranks as one of Britain's premier drum 'n' bass DJs. But although he's widely associated with that particular genre, his recorded output has always incorporated a vast array of styles, from downbeat to breakbeats. His wide-reaching sound has informed every aspect of his career, from the music he's spun at his successful London club nights to the artists he's signed to his two labels, Good Looking, and Looking Good and Cookin'. This eclectic musical vision also defines the two-disc Journey Inwards, now available in the States on Kinetic Records. Bukem's first introduction to music came through classical music and jazz, and both influences are readily apparent on the album. In fact, sultry cymbal taps and upright bass lines prevail on Journey Inwards just as much as the skittering beats of drum 'n' bass. Bukem further fights against rhythmic monotony by introducing unlikely sounds to the mix -- the melancholy sigh of a cello, for example. As such, the album is nearly impossible to categorize, and that's the beauty of Bukem. SEND THIS FEATURE TO A FRIEND! 1 2
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