Timeless (Goldie album)

Infobox Album | Name = Timeless
Type = Album
Artist = Goldie


Released = September 12, 1995
Recorded = England
Genre = Drum and bass/Jungle
Length = 1:45:07 [2xCD]
74:33 [CD]
Label = FFRR Records
Producer = Goldie and Rob Playford
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:blf1zff8ehpk review]
Last album =
This album = "Timeless"
(1995)
Next album = "Saturnz Return"
(1998)

"Timeless" is the debut album (1995) from Goldie, a groundbreaking release which is still often nominated as the finest album ever in the history of drum and bass music.

History

Goldie was joined in the studio by engineer/producer Rob Playford (aka Timecode), founder of the renowned Moving Shadow label, who did most of the programming and production (with Goldie generating the musical ideas, rhythms and arrangements). Additional engineering and production came from Dego and Marc Mac of 4hero. Diane Charlemagne contributed the bulk of the vocals. The album blended the complex, chopped and layered breakbeats and deep basslines of jungle and drum and bass with expansive, symphonic strings and atmospherics, and beautiful female vocals, creating a crossover hit. Released on Pete Tong's FFRR label, the album reached #7 in the charts, and few consider it bettered by his subsequent releases.

"Timeless" was simultaneously released as a double album and single album. The single album removed four tracks and featured the original mix of "Sensual". The U.S. release of the double album appended two bonus remixes.

Then an active graffiti artist, Goldie featured his paintings in the album's artwork.

The album is also featured on Robert Dimery's '1001 albums you must hear before you die'-compilation. [ [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm Outline Page ] ]

Track listing

Double-disc album

Disc 1

# "Timeless" – 21:01
#* i. Inner City Life
#* ii. Pressure
#* iii. Jah
# "Saint Angel" – 7:14
# "State of Mind" – 7:05
# "This Is a Bad" – 5:56
# "Sea of Tears" – 12:03
# "Jah The Seventh Seal" – 6:36

Disc 2

# "A Sense of Rage (Sensual VIP Mix)" – 7:05
# "Still Life" – 10:50
# "Angel" – 4:56
# "Adrift" – 8:29
# "Kemistry" – 6:48
# "You and Me" – 7:04
# "Inner City Life (Baby Boy's Edit)" – 3:34
#*Remix by Photek, U.S. bonus track
# "Inner City Life (Rabbit's Short Attention Span Edit)" – 4:20
#*Remix by Rabbit in the Moon, U.S. bonus track

ingle-disc album

# "Timeless"
#* i. Inner City Life
#* ii. Pressure
#* iii. Jah
# "Saint Angel"
# "State of Mind"
# "Sea of Tears"
# "Angel"
# "Sensual" – 8:13
# "Kemistry"
# "You and Me"

Double LP album

Side A
# "Saint Angel"
# "This is a bad"Side B
# "Kemistry (V.I.P. Mix)"
# "You & Me"Side C
# "Still Life"
# "Still Life - V.I.P. Mix (The Latino Dego in Me)"Side D
# "Jah the Seventh Seal"
# "A Sense of Rage (Sensual V.I.P. Mix)

References

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/2399 Timeless 2xCD] at discogs.com
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/43082 Timeless CD] at discogs.com