Atmospheric Jungle
I was just listening to the "Points In Time 006" CD released under
Good Looking Records in 1999 and it got me thinking about one of my
favourite genres/sub-genres of music, Atmospheric Jungle.
I discovered this sub-genre many years ago when I was around 14/15 years
old, and ever since I have been in love with the vibe the music brings.
I remember I used to sit in my room late at night listening to different
tunes by Seba, LTJ Bukem, Peshay, Mouly and many others.
For me, there is nothing else like it, the music just makes you feel at
peace, whatever may be happening, usually I play these tunes late at night in
my room, or when im driving home late at night and just vibing. The
combinations of fast drums, euphoric pads and nice bass just makes the
tunes perfect.
There was a bit of a resurrection of the sub-genre in the early 2020's
with a popular YouTube video called Peshay Studio Set 1996.
The video consists of 90 minutes of some of the best Atmospheric Jungle
tunes with a slideshow of 90's CGi/Fruitger Aero images over the top of
it which in my opinion really capture the vibe the music brings. There
are a few other videos like this that are less well known such as
Mouly - Studio Set (1995)
which is again 90 minutes of some of the best Atmospheric Jungle tunes
with the early CGI slideshow over it (and features one of my favourite
tunes Tango - Spellbound).
If you like this sort of music, go and check out the Good Looking Records
- Points In Time series of CD's and vinyl. I own all of the CD's because
they are just so great, around 8 - 10 of some of the best releases in the
genre per CD, in full length and great quality. The vinyl's are pretty
pricey but the CD's can be found brand new and sealed on Ebay for cheap
even though they are from 1999 - 2000. My favourite entries are 005, 006
008.
Outside of just GLR Points In Time here are some other releases with
Discogs links to some of the best in the genre:
- Mouly & Lucida - Inertia / Profhecy
- Future Engineers - The Silence / Shattered
- Tango - Understanding / Spellbound
- Future Bound - Sorrow / Liquid Groove
- Trans-Central Connection (specifically for Vext - Visions)
- Good Looking Records - Points In Time
- Bim Sherman - Can I Be Free From Crying