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1999-02-12 00:48Bob BannisterLance wrote: <. Jeff Mills: From the 21st cd (Sony-Japan) A stunning new album featuring 1

From:: Bob Bannister <bobban@wextech.com>
To:: idm@hyperreal.org <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 19:48:07 -0500
Subject:: (idm) Jeff Mills for beginners

Lance wrote: <. Jeff Mills: From the 21st cd (Sony-Japan) A stunning new album featuring 11 new tracks of driving purpose-makeresque tribal techno with a few atmospheric techno tracks mixed in as well. A must for mills fans.> Is this a good place to become a Mills fan? Bob

1999-02-12 01:10Bill ConnollyOn Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Bob Bannister wrote: > Lance wrote: > > Is this a good place to becom

From:: Bill Connolly <connoll3@TCNJ.EDU>
To:: Bob Bannister <bobban@wextech.com>
Cc:: idm@hyperreal.org <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 20:10:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Jeff Mills for beginners
Reply to:: (idm) Jeff Mills for beginners

On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Bob Bannister wrote:

quoted 3 lines Lance wrote:

> Lance wrote: > > Is this a good place to become a Mills fan?

I haven't heard the "From the 21st" album yet, but other good places to start include the "Purposemaker" and "Other Day" CD compilations. The "Purposemaker" compilation is Mills in his tribal techno/housier mode. The "Other Day" comp is mostly techno oriented with a mix of both hard and ambient-ish tracks. All in all, two good places to start; you get some variety and it is much better than trying to hunt down the individual vinyl EPs. Other routes include getting his Tresor albums "Waveform Transmissions" vol. 1 and 3. However, IMHO and others, his sound has somewhat changed since they were released. BC

Re: (idm) Jeff Mills for beginners