Ginger (Speedy J album)

Ginger
Studio album by Speedy J
Released	21 June 1993 (1993-06-21)
Studio	The Plant
Genre	IDM ambient techno
Length	64:02
Label	Plus 8, Warp
Producer	Jochem Paap
Speedy J chronology
Ginger (1993) G-Spot (1995)
Artificial Intelligence series chronology
Dimension Intrusion (1993) Ginger (1993) Incunabula (1993)

Ginger is the debut studio album by Dutch electronic music producer Speedy J (Jochem Paap). Released via a joint deal between Plus 8 and Warp in September 1993, the album was the sixth release in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series, which focused on "electronic listening music" by different artists. It peaked at number 68 on the UK Albums Chart and remains Speedy J's most successful album there.

After establishing himself as a techno producer and disc jockey, Paap recorded Ginger with the intention of transferring his techno sound to a home listening environment, an idea he shared with Plus 8 founder Richie Hawtin, who also contributed to the Artificial Intelligence series. The album carries Paap's minimalist style into music that combines hard beats with ambient music, with 4/4 beats but atypical percussive elements and tempos. Although the album was rooted in techno and rave music, it is considered one of the earliest IDM albums. Upon release, it received acclaim for its forward-thinking style. "De-Orbit", which had also featured on the Artificial Intelligence compilation album, was placed at number 9 on Fact magazine's 2014 list of the "100 greatest IDM tracks".^[1]