#axis records

[grrlmusic]

TOGA x Jeff Mills

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LBA K7 [001-A] feat. Basic Channel, Jeff Mills, Accelerator, Dave Clarke...

Mixed & recorded in the mountains @ "Eastern Invasion", somewhere in Elsass, Fr. 1996.

 Keywords : Basic Channel / Jeff Mills / Axis / Accelerator / Reload / Dave Clarke / Bush / Planet Rhythm / Planet of Drums / Spiral Tribe / Dropbass Network / Random XS / Djax-up-beats / Plastikman / +8 / Planet Gong / Octaves and Tremolos…

[burlveneer-music]

Jeff Mills - Clairvoyant - a concept album meant to evoke a seance; techno-hauntology, if you will

“There are many ways to imagine the future. One might be to look back in the past to see what has similarities to what we are seeing today. Another way might be to invent and build a time machine to jettison ahead in time to get a glimpse. And, one way might be to use our natural senses to feel what the future might be like. Though all are intriguing to explore, this album is about the latter option. We are a species of human animals and we are guided by the ways of “knowing” from feeling; by the ways of intuition, premonitions and sensing. Each one of us are born with this special tool set that tells us when the time is right, when enough is enough and when there may be more or less to it. It has been these skills that has allowed humanity to survive and flourish for thousands of years. It is also safe to say that we do not know all there is to know about this skill. A Clairvoyant is a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. 100 years around 1920, a person with such abilities that could summon, speak to the decease and spirits were in high demand due to post World War I battle casualties, the Spanish Flu virus pandemic of 1918, the social and civil unrest and many more events that made uncertainty the norm. Ironically, the we were doomed to repeat some of these events and what we’re experiencing today. The general impression of Clairvoyant was that of a conductor of faux hope, scam artist that preys on grief and desperation or someone that believes in their natural ability a bit too much! In many cases, this might have credit, but also, it was this person, with this way of supposedly channeling the beyond that gave people hope, optimism, resolve and much needed closure. The album plays in the way of a metaphysical séance and should be listened to in a darkened, candle lit room. A silent space, free of outside noise, chatter or talking and other visual distractions. The album should be listened in full – from beginning to end”. - Jeff Mills

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The Paradox - Counter Active (Axis Records, AX096)

The Paradox – Counter Active (Axis Records, AX096)

Our Sunday selection: The Paradox – Counter Active (Axis Records, AX096) Paradox: a doubtful statement or proposition that when investigated or ex- plained may prove to be well-founded or true. When a spark ignites between two musicians, the state of flow can be achieved. Usually, a fleeting sensation, but when captured, it is an unstoppable force. The coming together of Jeff Mills and Jean-Phi…

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Jeff Mills are back on Axis Records https://www.deejay.de/Jeff_Mills_Str_Mrkd_AX077_Vinyl__341292

[thetalks]

A DJ who is working with music to say something to people is quite rare in this industry — which is really strange. You know? There’s no Bob Dylan in electronic music.

Jeff Mills

[burlveneer-music]

The Paradox - Counter Active - collaboration of Jeff Mills and Jean-Phi Dary on Mills’ Axis Records

Paradox: a doubtful statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. How the group formed: “The idea to create this collection of tracks and album is an extension of the collaboration I had with Tony Allen and Tomorrow Comes The Harvest. Jean-Phi Dary was the keyboardist in that project. At the sound and line checks before performances, the best way for Jean-Phi and I to check to make sure all equipment is working correctly and that we become mentally in-sync was to have small jam sessions after everything was set-up. During this period, we would just create music and improvise to point of finding a groove that we both felt was special. Then, we’d enhance, modify and situated it to be the first track we played when the show began with the inclusion of Tony Allen. Literally, these tracks would be made in a matter of minutes. We noticed how easy it was that we could create together so freely. This lead to having conversations about going into a studio to record some of these ideas for an album and project. Over the course of about one year, in various recording sessions in and around Paris, we recorded a large amount of music. “Counter Active” album is the first part of two parts”.

Jean-Phi is a master musician. This means, a multi-perspective thinker and person that knows the theory and technique so well that it becomes literally, a second nature. Things like key words, colors and shapes are all used in conversations. Sometimes, the conversations we had weren’t about music at all, but subjects would also play a small part in the way we thought when we played together. About Recording: “We recorded the music spontaneously and without preparation. Even in some cases, the drums were laid down first so that I could be as unrestricted as possible. No MIDI connection or computers were used in the production. A concept and direction would be imagined and we would both address as best we could with what we had at our disposal. Because of the COVID 19 Pandemic, mixing down the tracks was an obstacle, but we manage to complete the tracks from a long-distant process between the cities we and the studio engineer lives. Over the course of a few weeks, we were able to complete all the mixes to our satisfaction”. - Jeff Mills  

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Byron The Aquarius - Ambrosia - I find that most house music described as “jazzy” is not jazzy enough, but this is (Axis Records)

Byron The Aquarius is no stranger to true music fans. In January 2020 he gathered his friend musicians in Atlanta for a few day session at Patchwerk Studios under supervision of Jeff Mills, a pioneer of Detroit Techno and the owner of Axis Records. The result is a fantastic mix between Soulful House and Jazz Music with a touch of Blues.Might hope was that with each live musician Byron engaged with would result in something different and this was definitely the case. For instance with Veteran Drummer “Lil John” Roberts, the tracks of Byron became more loose, but because the technique of “Lil John” is so precise, the tracks have a steady foundation where just about anything would sound great upon. With Trumpeter Dashill Smith and Flutist Rasheeda Ali (both recorded at different sessions), the tracks graciously parted to accommodate these sounds, almost as if they were made especially for their solo parts. The bass player, Chocolat, who is initially from Brasil gave the tracks a latin samba feel that was wonderfully unexpected. The digital album has three bonus tracks than the double vinyl set.