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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. The label was gaining ground with its growing catalogue of must-have tunes and Bukem's own in-demand DJing. 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. '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.Д«ukem's next release was 'Apollo' in '92, however his biggest breakthrough came with his next release 'Music' in 1993.

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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. 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'. At once anthemic and relaxing it offered the first true blueprint to Bukem's sonic vision.Д«y the time of his follow up to 'Logical Progression' Bukem had set up his own imprint. This 12' titled 'Logical Progression' surfaced on the newly formed Vinyl Mania imprint. Naturally, Bukem then ventured into the studio to record a track which was to become one of the most influential records of the era. From the first track he 'ripped it up' and LTJ Bukem, the world class DJ was truly born. 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. 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. In 1990, LTJ Bukem got his first big break - at 'Raindance'. However it was in 1988 that Bukem first realised that DJing could offer a full-on career. The DJing was his main thing and by 1987 he gained something of a reputation for his sets. During this time he also ran a jazz funk band, although this never presented itself as a serious past-time just fun. 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. The teenager regularly checked out the local soul clubs and legendary rare groove all dayers. In the mid eighties, at the age of seventeen, Bukem discovered the joys of clubbing. 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. However it was when the family moved to Watford and Bukem changed music teachers that he developed his first true musical love. Both parents having a passion for Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky that rubbed off on their son.

Classical music represented the soundtrack to his home life. Unlike many however, the young pianist turned out to possess a natural talent and he quickly moved through the piano grades. In other words, LTJ Bukem is a man on a mission!Д«ukem's first introduction to music, like so many others, was through piano lessons as a child. 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. He is a mild mannered energy flash whose panoramic musical vision has found success in every area he has explored. Although he wouldn't like to admit it, LTJ Bukem is the living embodiment of the post-acid house entrepreneurial creative spirit.

Just who is LTJ Bukem? Ground breaking DJ? Inspirational musician? Record label 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'.