(2021) Goldie - Timeless [25 Year Anniversary Edition]



Review:
…feature rarities and remixes unearthed from Goldie’s personal archive. Remastered with Goldie overseeing the process himself. Respected by the underground for his production skills and lauded by the press for his star potential, Goldie’s album debut proved he was no fluke on either count. But from the first few minutes of Timeless, new listeners might wonder what’s so different about jungle and its first superstar. The sweeping synths and lilting female vocals that form the intro to the title-track opener could be taken from any above-average house anthem. All questions are answered, however, once the beat kicks in. Manic, echoey percussion rolls around and through the song while a muscular dub bassline pounds additional sonic territory. The beat fades in and out, appearing and re-appearing with all the stealth of a charging rhino. The seven other tracks are just as uncompromising, even adopting a hip-hop beat for the R&B flavor of “State of Mind.” Though jungle might be jarring for first-time listeners unused to mid-tempo melodies functioning as a bed for hyperspeed beats, Timeless makes it a much smoother ride.



Tracklist:
Disc 1
01 - Timeless (25 Year Remaster)
02 - Saint Angel (25 Year Remaster)
03 - State of Mind (25 Year Remaster)
04 - This Is a Bad (25 Year Remaster)
05 - Sea of Tears (25 Year Remaster)
06 - Jah the Seventh Seal (25 Year Remaster)

Disc 2
01 - A Sense of Rage (Sensual V.I.P. Mix) (25 Year Remaster)
02 - Still Life (25 Year Remaster)
03 - Angel (25 Year Remaster)
04 - Adrift (25 Year Remaster)
05 - Kemistry (25 Year Remaster)
06 - You & Me (25 Year Remaster)

Disc 3
01 - Timeless (Instrumental) (25 Year Remaster)
02 - Kemistry (V.I.P. Mix) (25 Year Remaster)
03 - Angel (Grooverider Re-Edit)
04 - State of Mind (V.I.P. Mix) (25 Year Remaster)
05 - Still Life (V.I.P. Mix) [The Latino Dego in Me] (25 Year Remaster)
06 - Saint Darkie
07 - Inner City Life (4 Hero's Pt. 2) (Leave the Planet Mix)
08 - Inner City Life
09 - Sensual (25 Year Remaster)
10 - Inner City Life (2020 Remaster)


Media Report:
Genre: electronic
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits