Editing LTJ Bukem (section)

==Style and influences==
Viewed as an innovator in the drum and bass style, Bukem is known for developing an accessible alternative to that [[Breakbeat hardcore|hardcore]] genre's speedy, assaultive energies. His style pays homage to the Detroit-based sound of early [[techno]], but Bukem also incorporates still earlier influences, particularly the mellow, melodic sonorities of 1970s era jazz fusion as exemplified by [[Lonnie Liston Smith]] and [[Roy Ayers]].<ref>Harrington, Richard. ''LTJ Bukem''. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' 27 April 2001: T.07. ProQuest Platinum. Online (31 October 2007).</ref> Early in his career, Bukem was identified for his response to the "almost paranoid hyperkinesis" of [[breakbeat]]-based [[house music]], and specifically for his reservations regarding the overbearing force of the [[Breakbeat hardcore|hardcore]] mentality.<ref name="autogenerated141">Chris Sharp, "Jungle." In ''Modulations: A History of Electronic Music,'' Peter Shapiro, Ed (New York: Caipirnha Productions Inc., 2000), p. 141.</ref>

Bukem's music from the early 1990s onward represents his efforts to map out an alternative future for drum and bass by incorporating softer-edged influences culled from London's 1980s [[rare groove]] and [[acid jazz]] scenes. Music on ''Logical Progression'' reveals these influences, as does his approach on 1993's ''Music / Enchanted'', which features string arrangements and sounds from nature. His use of keyboards, live vocals and slow-motion [[breakbeat|breaks]] on these and future releases earned Bukem's music the tag [[intelligent drum and bass]]. While this designation caused controversy within the drum and bass community, it also influenced the popularisation of [[Breakbeat hardcore|hardcore]] music in the UK during the mid-1990s.<ref name="autogenerated141" />