Tracklist Hide Credits
| Timeless (21:03) | ||||
| 1-1a | Inner City Life | |||
| 1-1b | Pressure | |||
| 1-1c | Jah | |||
| 1-2 | Saint Angel | 7:17 | ||
| 1-3 |
State Of Mind
Drums [Live] – Mel Gaynor Keyboards – Justina Curtis Vocals – Lorna Harris |
7:05 | ||
| 1-4 |
This Is A Bad
Drums – Mel Gaynor Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Justina Curtis |
6:10 | ||
| 1-5 |
Sea Of Tears
Bass Guitar – Tim Philbert Drums – Mel Gaynor Keyboards – Goldie, Justina Curtis Lead Guitar – Adam Salkeld Vocals – Lorna Harris Vocals [Guest] – Caroline Butler, Jamie Goldikus Jr. |
12:01 | ||
| 1-6 |
Jah The Seventh Seal
Engineer [Originally Engineered By] – R. Playford* Remix, Producer [Additional Production By] – Dillinja Vocals – Goldie |
6:24 | ||
| 2-1 |
A Sense Of Rage (Sensual V.I.P. Mix)
Vocals – Goldie, Justina Curtis |
7:06 | ||
| 2-2 |
Still Life
Co-producer – Dego |
10:50 | ||
| 2-3 |
Angel
Co-producer – Dego, Mark Mac* |
4:58 | ||
| 2-4 |
Adrift
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Howard Bernstein* Keyboards – Justina Curtis Percussion – Louis Jardin* Producer – R. Playford* Saxophone [Saxaphone] – Steve Williamson Vocals – Cleveland Watkiss Written-By – Justina Curtis |
8:27 | ||
| 2-5 |
Kemistry
Engineer [Original Engineering] – Mark Rutherford Vocals – D. Charlemagne* |
6:50 | ||
| 2-6 |
You & Me
Engineer [Additional Engineered By] – R. Playford* Engineer [Original Engineering] – Dego Vocals – Lorna Harris |
7:02 | ||
Companies etc
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – FFRR Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – FFRR Records Ltd.
- Marketed By – Barclay
- Marketed By – Metronome Musik GmbH
- Recorded At – Manic One
- Mixed At – Manic One
- Recorded At – Dillinja Studios
- Mixed At – Dillinja Studios
- Engineered At – Manic One
- Recorded At – Reinforced Studios
- Engineered At – Milo Studios
Credits
- Artwork [Page 4 To 9] – Goldie
- Artwork [Page 5] – Sarah Gregory
- Artwork [Page 8] – Simon Taylor
- Engineer – Dego (tracks: 2-2, 2-3), Dillinja (tracks: 1-4), Mark Mac* (tracks: 2-2, 2-3), R. Playford* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5)
- Written-By, Producer – Diane Charlemagne (tracks: 1-1), Goldie, R. Playford* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5)
Notes
Some copies have circular black sticker on the front stating in white text: "LIMITED EDITION"
1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-5: Recorded and mixed at Manic One.
1-4: Recorded and mixed at Dillinja Studios.
2-2, 2-3: Co-produced for Reinforced Productions
Studio: Reinforced Studios
2-4: Mixed at Manic One. Additional engineering at Milo Studio.
2-6: Original engineering at Reinforced Studios.
Studios: Recreated and mixed at Manic One.
℗ 1995 FFRR Records © 1995 FFRR Records
Marketed in France by Barclay and in Germany by Metronome Music GmbH. The coypright in this sound recording is owned by London Records 90 Ltd.
Incidental info: The Metalheadz label is incorrectly written as "Metalheads" on the spine.
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Reviews & Discussion
Ghostchase
May 23, 2012
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
This *is* one of the best DnB-Albums ever. Goldie mixes his beats with soul and some kind of jazz, and this cd as a whole makes a lot of sense, even when not all tracks are really good. the 1st track is way too long, but "sea of tears" is brillant. a classic album and one of the most interesting in the 90's.
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