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I was just wondering - i'm swapping Vox's for Sonic Bubblegum, and a friend has just begged me to ask if any of you wonderful guys'n'gals out there could get hold of a copy of Axis Base (sp?) by Jeff Mills (perhaps using a pseudonym.) Arrangements later if anyone wishes to oblige... Many thanks, james :)

Rob Hwang <rhwang@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> writes:

quoted 6 lines If it's the X-MIX-2 CD, I believe you might regret your decision! It's

> If it's the X-MIX-2 CD, I believe you might regret your decision! It's > a wonderful cross-section of house and techno with a strong representation > from Detroit (UR, +8, Definitive, Carl Craig, Rhythim is Rhythim). > Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) it's all > mixed together as a single, long, 76 minute track. I've done the next > best thing and memorized where the UR tracks start :)

When I was in SF last weekend, I bought "X-MIX-2: The Tracks", which is a 3x12" containing all the source material for X-MIX-2. 13 delicious singles for $20. None of the tracks are brand spanking new, but it's great stuff nonetheless. I'm not sure if it's available on CD. Call your favorite record store.

quoted 3 lines (In fact, I loved the Galaxy 2 Galaxy and the other UR track Final Frontier

> (In fact, I loved the Galaxy 2 Galaxy and the other UR track Final Frontier > so much that I'm considering buying them on vinyl... and I don't even > own a turntable...

You may also want to look into getting a UR compilation CD. There's "Revolution for Change", which is wonderful but on the old side, (came out after Final Frontier but before Galaxy 2 Galaxy), and "Into the Void" which I don't have, so I can't comment on. -Sho -- sho@physics.purdue.edu <<-- finger this account to find out what I'm having for lunch! <A HREF="http://physics.purdue.edu/~sho/homepage.html>Sho Kuwamoto</A>.

In <199405241534.KAA23828@bohr.physics.purdue.edu> you (Sho Kuwamoto ) wrote :

quoted 9 lines (In fact, I loved the Galaxy 2 Galaxy and the other UR track Final Frontier

>> (In fact, I loved the Galaxy 2 Galaxy and the other UR track Final Frontier >> so much that I'm considering buying them on vinyl... and I don't even >> own a turntable... > >You may also want to look into getting a UR compilation CD. >There's "Revolution for Change", which is wonderful but on >the old side, (came out after Final Frontier but before >Galaxy 2 Galaxy), and "Into the Void" which I don't have, so >I can't comment on.

'Escape Into The Void' is quite good. It's a compilation of stuff from Submerge with tracks from The Martian, Mad Mike, Drexciya, The Suburban Knight and more. Just a bit older but possibly even better is 'Depth Charge 1'. This also features 'Final Frontier'! Tracks on this compilation are by Mad Mike, The Martian and Ghetto Tech. Both these compilations came out before Galaxy 2 Galaxy. A few moments ago i was listening to 'Final Frontier Part 2', which is on the double 12" 'Acid Rain III-Meteor Shower'. It's really good. -- +-----------------------------------+ | Hans Veneman | | E-mail: veneman@tv99ad.hacktic.nl | | phone: +31(0)3200-35266 | +-----------------------------------+

Hans Veneman writes:

quoted 3 lines 'Escape Into The Void' is quite good. It's a compilation of stuff from

> 'Escape Into The Void' is quite good. It's a compilation of stuff from > Submerge with tracks from The Martian, Mad Mike, Drexciya, The Suburban > Knight and more.

Yes, I'll second that. I've actually managed to get my hands on almost all the UR stuff that's available on CD. Unfortunately, I've never been able to track down Depth Charge 1. Perhaps I should try Record Time again... Question for all the really dedicated UR collectors... A friend of mine let me listen to a CD by The Final Cut. He claimed that Jeff Mills (or some portion of UR) was a member of the group. The band broke up and Jeff Mills left, although what was left of the group recorded an industrial-ish CD for Nettwerk (again under the name The Final Cut) that was stylistically quite different. I listened to the first CD, and I could swear that I heard that distinctive UR style on a number of the tracks. There was no track listing, liner notes, or any other helpful information included. So ... was this for real -- was Jeff Mills once a member of the group the Final Cut? Rob

In <9405241829.AA12169@zeno05.math.UWaterloo.ca> you (rhwang@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca) wrote :

quoted 10 lines Question for all the really dedicated UR collectors... A friend of mine

>Question for all the really dedicated UR collectors... A friend of mine >let me listen to a CD by The Final Cut. He claimed that Jeff Mills (or >some portion of UR) was a member of the group. The band broke up and >Jeff Mills left, although what was left of the group recorded an >industrial-ish CD for Nettwerk (again under the name The Final Cut) that >was stylistically quite different. I listened to the first CD, and I could >swear that I heard that distinctive UR style on a number of the tracks. >There was no track listing, liner notes, or any other helpful information >included. So ... was this for real -- was Jeff Mills once a member of >the group the Final Cut?

Yes, this is true. Jeff helped with a record called 'The Bass Has landed' and the LP 'Deep Into The Cut'. After the album Jeff quit Final Cut. I haven't heard any of this, so i have no idea if it's any good. I also think the last few records i heard of Mr Mills weren't very good, a bit too hard/fast :( -- +-----------------------------------+ | Hans Veneman | | E-mail: veneman@tv99ad.hacktic.nl | | phone: +31(0)3200-35266 | +-----------------------------------+

On Fri, 27 May 1994, djkc wrote:

quoted 6 lines From what I've heard of Jeff Mills ("Changes of Life" off Tresor II comp),

> >From what I've heard of Jeff Mills ("Changes of Life" off Tresor II comp), > it's a joke. > > But then some may like the hard but minimal stuff. > > But this song just sounded like a kid and his toys...

"Changes of Life" was a failed experiment ("let's make a really hard piano track"). The rest of the album from which that track is taken is one of the best (ahem) hardcore albums I've ever heard (_Waveform Transmission Vol. 1_). Check out X-103's _Atlantis_ to hear Mills doing what he (IMO) does best. ----------------------------------------------------------------- dave walker, detroit art services _ marmoset@msen.com freeke robot luv

On Tue, 24 May 1994 rhwang@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca wrote:

quoted 10 lines Question for all the really dedicated UR collectors... A friend of mine

> Question for all the really dedicated UR collectors... A friend of mine > let me listen to a CD by The Final Cut. He claimed that Jeff Mills (or > some portion of UR) was a member of the group. The band broke up and > Jeff Mills left, although what was left of the group recorded an > industrial-ish CD for Nettwerk (again under the name The Final Cut) that > was stylistically quite different. I listened to the first CD, and I could > swear that I heard that distinctive UR style on a number of the tracks. > There was no track listing, liner notes, or any other helpful information > included. So ... was this for real -- was Jeff Mills once a member of > the group the Final Cut?

No nay never... the Final Cut was a MOEV-like semi-industrial band from the Detroit area. Jeff Mills never had anything to do with them. | Dave Walker, Detroit Art Services (DAS) | | | | marmoset@msen.com At this point things get a little hazy. |

i actually LIKED the 'changes of life' track. shoot me now :) but really, what stuff of his is still in print? i'm beginning to think that x-101 waveform transmission vol. 1 sounds very necessary to me... -gts/uwiz

Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> wrote

quoted 3 lines It's also the subtlest, most varied and harmonically lush work Mills

>It's also the subtlest, most varied and harmonically lush work Mills >has done to date. It's a CD to which people who don't 'get' techno can >relate.

i like Mills, i enjoy his "lifelike" and "art of connecting" compilations very much, but i've yet to hear anything else by him that is up to my standards. i find his purposemaker material material to be fairly dull, suitable for dancefloors but not for home listening, and his recent "metropolis" album sounds like it's stuck in the 80s...kinda sad that someone so obviously talented is putting out such mediocre releases. for me, ROB HOOD easily outdoes Mills but that's just my opinion. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org