From Mark Kolmar Sent Thu, Mar 18th 1999, 22:40
From Mark Kolmar Sent Thu, Mar 18th 1999, 22:40
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Dave Walker wrote: > xxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: > > Jeff Mills- From the 21st (Sony Japan) > > Well, I'm assuming that this is a new full length Jeff Mills album and not > > another compilation of tracks previously available on vinyl > Yes it's new material, though one of the tracks (name escapes > me at the moment) is a lovely expansion of the little lush > intro track from the "Humana" ep. The price tag might be an unfortunate deterrent to buying this. I will say, though, this is arguably his best and most coherent full-length. Previous releases include Waveform Transmission Vols. 1 & 3, Axis and Purpose Maker comps from various EPs, as well as previous work with UR and Rob Hood. Basic Channel fans who would like to hear something more clinical and stipped-down would do well to seek this out, as would fans of minimal techno generally. The Axis comp collects some of the more DJ/dance- oriented side -- left field, but effective DJ tools that work equally well at home. The Purpose Maker comp might be considered "highly experimental" from a DJ/dance perspective. That disc and _From the 21st_ are closest to intelligent dance music, if not exactly IDM. Rhythms on _From the 21st_ are still pretty straight loops, but on the whole this is a significant, if incremental step in a different direction. --Mark __ Burning Rome : SENSELESS CD on Mindfield Records MindCD03 Cathartium 14 > Distributed by Dutch East India Trading, Com Four, and Carrot Top < < http://www.xnet.com/~mkolmar/BurningRome > < MP3 & RealAudio tracks >