Jeff Mills Live at The Liquid Room, Tokyo

Posted on | April 7, 2008 by Andy |

Jeff Mills and Underground Resistance were to techno what Public Enemy were to Rap.

Begun in the late 1980s by Jeff Mills and “Mad” Mike Banks and then later joined by Robert “Noise” Hood, UR were a militarised unit that made politically charged Detroit Techno. Dressed in uniforms with skimasks and black combat suits, they were ‘men on a mission’, aiming at giving techno more content and meaning

Mills never ‘officially’ left UR but set up his own Axis Records in 1992 to chowcase a more minimal style. He became legendary for his incredible DJ sets which would use three decks, a Roland 909 drum machine and over 70 records an hour.

The best example of this is the ‘Live at The Liquid Rooms’ album recorded in 1990. Not only is it showcase to Mills’ exceptional talent but also is one of the first techno recordings through which you can hear the crowd reaction adding to the intensity.

• Jeff Mills - Live at The Liquid Room, Tokyo (YouSendIt)

Tracklisting:

		Segment 1 (35:17)
1	Jeff Mills	Utopia
2	Jeff Mills	The Extremist
3	Surgeon	Magneze
4	Joey Beltram	The Start It Up
5	Millsart	Step To Enchantment (Stringent)
6	Jeff Mills	Life Cycle
7	Jeff Mills	Untitled A
8	DJ Funk	Work That Body
9	DJ Funk	Run
10	Joe T. Vannelli	Play With The Voice In USA (Joey Beltram Remix)
		Featuring - Csilla Remix - Joey Beltram
11	Wicked Wipe	Rock Da House (Ian Pooley Mix)
		Remix - Ian Pooley
12	Jeff Mills	i9
13	Jeff Mills	Changes Of Life
14	Circuit Breaker	Overkill
15	iO	Eternal Sun
16	Joey Beltram	Gameform
17	Club MCM	Club MCM (K.A. Happy Mix)
18	Jeff Mills	AX-009
19	Surgeon	Move
20	Traxmen	Wet Floor
21	Jeff Mills	Detached
22	Claude Young	Nocturnal
		Segment 2 (23:55)
23	Advent, The	Bad Boy
24	DJ Skull	The 187 Skillz
25	Rhythim Is Rhythim	Strings Of Life
26	Jeff Mills	Loop 3
27	Jeff Mills	Untitled B
28	Ken Ishii	Extra (Luke Slater Mix)
		Remix - Luke Slater
29	Damon Wild	Avion
30	X-102	Intro (X-102)
31	Jeff Mills	Growth
32	H&M	Suspense
33	Shadow, The	The Other Side
34	Dan Morgan	Flowerchild
35	Hell & Jonzon	Bazetoya
		Segment 3 (7:52)
36	Jeff Mills	Casa
37	Jeff Mills	Life Cycle
38	Millsart	Step To Enchantment (Stringen

Go here to pick up a decent copy

If you want to actually SEE these skills in action then check out this video taken from the ‘Purpose Maker’ DVD.

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