Goldie ‎– Timeless

If any one is willing to part with/sell me their MINT and I mean MINT, Timeless 2xCD Limited Edition, I'd gladly pay a decent price.

Its hard to separate Timeless from the almost legendary reputation of its creator.
Already deserving credit for pioneering his distinctive chopped beat and timestretching Rufige Kru sound under the wing of 4 Hero's forward thinking Reinforced label he had been producing music that had been at the forefront of the rave scene
But then he grabbed the mantle and took things to the next level.
So this album deserves the accolade for being maybe the first jungle album that reached out to the mainstream masses without compromising on its roots or its ambition
Inner City Life was the sound of rave turned sour by Thatcherism.
Hard,pissed off,sticking its chest out and spewing out gut wrenched blood spattered unadulterated soul.One of the first (maybe only) jungle tunes you could watch on MTV but despite that it did not try to soften its vision or message.
So maybe it was natural that Goldie would continue his ambassadorial tendencies and make his own persona more accessible to the masses
But like his metalheadz label which has remained uncompromising to the day this album was the perfect fusion of hard but accessible.
It was not the most innovative album of its time and maybe its not an album for the beats purists.But thats not the point.Tracks like the title cut,Jah the Seventh Seal snd Kemistry encapsulated the dark machine at the heart of Goldie's soul.Still Life,A Sea of Tears and You and Me showed a more reflective emotional side.This album is all about feeling.
To understand the rise and fall of Jungle you have to have to centre yourself on this pivotal album.

I am honestly not too schooled on DnB/Jungle that much, but I remember seeing/hearing the video for "Timeless" at 2 AM when I was 14-ish. As many of you can imagine, experiencing the atmosphere of such a track at that time and age was mind blowing. Ever since then it has been one of my favorite tracks of any genre. That cut alone just takes you in every emotional direction and transcends yourself from reality in every way. I am a jazz/soul head so the obvious underlying spacey jazz vibe on this whole album really captivated me. Absolutely essential genre defining release for ANY appreciators of electronic/jazz/chill/and all around soulful styles!!!

If you even vaguely like dnb get this NOW, absolute killer classic, if you can hunt for the Black-cover 2CD (828 614-2) FFRR, contains 12 tracks and a 2nd mix of a sense of rage, plenty of videos on youtube so you can see if you like. Soulful, brutal, groundbreaking, irresistable, 'nuff said!!!

The greatest DnB album ever! Nothing is as big as this album!
The tunes, the vocals, the atmosphere is all fantastic...
You've can't be a DnB enthusiast without having this album!

A few words to Goldie...
Goldie, you're the god of DnB, no doubt!
You're been such a great influence to me!
You've made me start listening to Dnb!
You're a great artist!
Thanks!

Pernally found the "Timeless" what actually is a 3x mix between 3 tunes, the best. It's pure gold!
Go buy that album... Or you'll miss the pillar of the Dnb music!
It's "Timeless" for sure...

Legends never die!

Groundbreaking, Utter brilliance...

Okay okay.. This album is Fucking insanely brilliant.. In my opinion the stand out here is "Timeless". I get a mysterious and unusual feel of nostalgia every time i hear those lush pads and Diane's soothing voice. Timeless got me into DNB, and it is and probably will remain my favourite track of all time, among a couple of others. All tracks are in a similer vein, i like most of them too. But for me the standout here is definetly Timeless. Thankyou Goldie for changing my life, it's a hard thing to put into words of what this album has done to me, but im sure you can figure it out.

Absolutely jaw dropping.

One have to keep always in mind that this is one of the first, one of the most daring and one of the best drum'n bass albums ever made, because maybe that icon called Goldie overshadows it. Indeed it is one of the defining albums of the 90's and the popularity of electronica. And it is much more in its incredible diversity: great jungle "jams" which foreshadow broken beat for a few years, good ballads, great construction of very long compositions, and a sense of freedom, of space, of greater-than-life that even the better and "sci-fiest" can't achieve. Add some ambient jazz ("Adrift") and a r'n'b number ("State of Mind"), and you have absolutely anything that electronic music can offer, at least in heart.

So good that very few dared to do something similar (drum 'n bass or jungle quickly moved into the 2/2 rhythms, forgetting the "caothic beats" subgenre) and even Goldie couldn't achieve this peak again. He made "Timeless" touched by God or an alien, I guess.

the best and the most important drum 'n bass album ever! goldie has achieved that quality that makes a real artist out of a techno producer: he found the way to bring emotions inside. an unbelievable mark on the elektronika scene! if you don't know what d'n'b is all about listen to this record. it will make you cry, laugh, dance and chill altogether.

This album is fuckng classic. "Jah the 7th Seal" is the tune that got me into DNB. I think the legnth of "Inner City Life" is perfect. The only track I skip over is "State of Mind". It's a little uhm....not what I like. Other than that track, however, the album is brilliant. Thankyou Goldie!

Coming from a non-fan of d&b activity I can positively say this album still rocks. I never get tired of listening to it and the atmospherics work for almost any mood. The vocals are just like one big transcendental wave across all the cuts. Amazing work that beats out any of those Rings of Saturn by far.