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Rating: Ten years since the release of this CD, and I find myself listening to it, after so much time, once again, and I still feel that energy flowing inside me...
For those who have followed Bukem's career, it will be easy to share the idea that although he is one of the greatest exponents and reformers of genres akin to jungle/drum & bass, the mix that composes his works is more or less the same in every creation, especially when it comes to the "progression session" series. To be fair, nothing to reproach an artist who has given me so many emotions and who has remained faithful to his way of conceiving sound, but I am not here to talk about innovators or albums that have marked a turning point like "Timeless" by Goldie, Aphrodite's self-titled, or "New Forms" by Roni Size. I am here simply to review one of the best albums of the so-called "intelligent jungle", which is this "Mixmag Live!", an album that stands out among Danny Bukem's entire discography for its strong freestyle component.
The main characteristic of the producer in question is to skillfully blend jazzy rhythms and almost ambient pads with Jungle/Drum&Bass, contributing to immersing the listener in a floating sidereal space until the total captivation of the soul... and the brain, I would add.
Bukem's skill lies in not exceeding in vigor (a quality almost common in pure drum and bass) or other components but in seeking the right balance, a mix that more than anything else highlights the style and organic nature of this artist, making this "touching down" one of the most "calm" and enjoyable in history.
An excellent occasion, this anniversary, to discover or rediscover one of the masters of jazzstep and post-breakbeat metrics. You will find yourself pressing play, letting this CD run from start to finish without a pause, but the beauty is that you can do it both at night, with the volume blasting, while returning wasted from a wild night out, or during a beautiful morning, with a moderate volume, to "relax" the gulliver. It's pointless to waste more words, as those who are familiar with the genre will surely know and appreciate it, for others, it would be like trying to illustrate to the Loneswordsman a CD of death-metal subgenres, that is... wasted words, without a prior necessary listen!
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