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artist ■■ various artists
release ■■ ltj bukem presents earth volume two
year ■■ 1997
genre ■■ drum & bass
label ■■ www.glo.uk.com
catalogue ■■ earthcd002
ripper ■■ E|V|E
date ■■ 02-may-2003
quality ■■ 192kbps/44,1khz
source ■■ compact disc
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01 rollercone - fictions 5:32
02 ltj bukem - cosmic interlude 8:57
03 odyssey - artifical life 8:42
04 blame - j-walkin' 7:07
05 artemis - silver dawn 7:17
06 intense - flashback 6:23
07 blu mar ten - adrift on deep water 8:26
08 dj addiction - senses 7:10
09 dj crystl - mindgames 10:47
playtime ■■ 01h 10m 21s
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the earth series features a style of mellow drum'n'bass that
samples heavily from the feel and sounds of '70s soul, funk, and
jazz music, as well as early-'90s instrumental hip-hop. the
resulting music is rather dynamic with the freshness of
drum'n'bass and nostalgic elements of the past. in addition, the
song arrangements do not follow any clear-cut pattern or formula;
they always lead the listener down a long, winding path of
non-secular aural pleasure. though the beats of the good looking
crew aren't nearly as simple or symmetric as hip-hop beats, they
flow at a much more sedate pace then the style of drum'n'bass
that's most often associated with bukem and his roster of artists.
artemis' "silver down", for example, lays down a jazzy atmosphere
of hip-hop style beats and layers synth melodies, a shimmering
harp, the sounds of rainfall, and even a flute over that. again,
the result seems fresh and modern yet it's polluted with
nostalgic, ghost-like sounds from the past. bukem's contribution,
"cosmic interlude", leans heavily toward jazz with an upright bass
and the looped rhythms of high-hat drum tapping. much more
eloquent than the drum'n'bass-meets-jazz stylings of roni size on
the new forms album, bukem's track gleams with beauty, yet it is
just one of many quality pieces here. other exceptional cuts
include the sublime texture of rollercone's "fictions", the
naturalistic sounds of blu mar ten's "adrift on deep water", and
the album's intense drum'n'bass climax in dj crystil's
"mindgames". overall, this collection represents the vast
possibilities for drum'n'bass as a medium not only for dancing but
also for tranquil contemplation. -- jason birchmeier
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