''Journey Inwards'' is the first studio album by British

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artist

LTJ Bukem Daniel Williamson (born 20 September 1967), better known as LTJ Bukem (), is a British drum and bass musician, producer and DJ. He and his record label Good Looking are most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass music. ...

. It was released on Bukem's own record label,

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, in 2000. It peaked at number 40 on the

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Critical reception

John Bush of

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said, "Taken as a whole, ''Journey Inwards'' is an album of pure brilliance, a work that trumps many of Bukem's past productions, and signals, for what may be the first time, that his production talents are actually growing and developing. " Prasad Bidaye of ''

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'' described the album as "a simple but sophisticated expression of warmth, optimistic, and still danceable, sensibilities."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * D. Williamson – keyboards (A7), production * A. Hamil – bass guitar (A1, B1) * A. Ross – flute (A1, B1, B3, B4, B6), saxophone (A2, B1, B6) * S. Vispi – electronics (A1), mixing (A4–B1, B3–B5, B7), additional mixing (A3, B2, B6) * O. Lomax – mixing (A1) * D. Duncan – mixing (A2, A3, B2, B6) * M. Holmes – voice (A4) * S. Holmes – voice (A4) * D. Holmes – voice (A4) * L. King – voice (A4) * J. King – voice (A4) * G. Westerhoff – cello (A6, A7) * Elliot – vocals (B1) * C. Campbell – guitar (B1) * N. Purser – artwork

Charts

References

External links

* 2000 debut albums LTJ Bukem albums {{DnB-stub