In going on to create his own music Mills is credited with laying the foundations for legendary detroit techno collective, Underground Resistance, alongside 'Mad' Mike Banks, a former Parliament bass player. Just like Public Enemy did some years before in hiphop, these men confronted the mainstream music industry with revolutionary rhetoric. Dressed in uniforms with skimasks and black combat suits, they were ‘men on a mission’, aiming at giving techno more content and meaning.
Mills would never leave UR officially, but later on he still went his own way. He moved to New York and after a short stay in Berlin (recording for Tresor) ended up in Chicago. There in 1992, with Robert Hood, he set up his most important record label, Axis, aiming for a simpler more minimal sound than most of the techno being produced in those years. Later sub-labels were announced Purposemaker, Tomorrow, and 6277.
His albums and EPs are mostly separate tracks of his compositions, which Mills would mix into the live DJ sets for which he became a legend. Mills has been credited for his exceptional turntable skills. Tracks are almost chopped to bits to showcase the strongest fragments for his relentless sound collages. Three decks, a Roland 909 drum-machine and seventy records in one hour: at breakneck speed Mills manipulates beats and basslines, vinyl and frequencies. The live album "Mix-Up Volume 2" is a highly-regarded example of Mills' 1990's stage show (recorded at the Liquid Room in Tokyo). For a later live show (in 2004) try the "Exhibitionist" album.
More recently he appears to be taking extended forays into epic techno (such as his re-scoring of Metropolis (which he performed live with the original film) and his 16 September 2004 7 hour set with Laurent Garnier at Fabric. The epic proportions were further extended when his 2006 album "Blue Potential" was recorded with the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra under Alain Altinoglu. There is a DVD of the concert at which the album recorded, an opportunity to see Mills in action, live on stage.
Ai No Corrida
Jeff Mills Lyrics
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I touch you
In a maze can't find my way
I think you
I drink you
I'm being served you on a tray.
You see
girl
that's what I go through every day
Is this the way it should feel?
Pinch me
I'm dreaming
But if it is don't let me know.
I'm drowning
don't save me
It's just the way I'd like to go.
You see
girl
you thrill me
Half kill me
that's what you do.
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
You send me there -
Your dream is my command.
Ai no corrida
I find myself
no other thought
Jusa you and nothing else
you and nothing else.
Before my heart saw you
Each day was just another day
Night the lonely interlude just came
then blow away.
You know
girl
Everything was come what may
until you fell in my life.
This spell that I'm under has caught me
I'm in a daze
Your lightning and thunder sets my poor heart ablaze.
You see
girl
you thrill me
Half kill me
that's what you do.
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
. . .
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
. . .
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
. . .
I hold you
I touch you
. . .
Pinch me
I'm dreaming
. . .
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
. . .
Ai no corrida
that's were I am
The lyrics of Jeff Mills's song, Ai No Corrida, depict the consuming and almost overwhelming feeling of love. The singer is completely at the mercy of their partner, as they hold and touch them while feeling lost in a maze. They are served this person on a tray and their partner's dream is their command. The lyrics suggest that the singer is so overcome with emotions that they are not sure if what they are experiencing is reality or a dream. The intensity of the singer's desire for their partner is emphasized with the metaphors of drowning and being thrilled and half-killed by their love.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Ai no corrida," which translates to "bullfight of love" in Spanish. This imagery speaks to the idea of love as a battle or a struggle. It is clear that the singer is willing to surrender completely to their partner, as they find themselves with no other thought but to be with them.
Overall, the lyrics of Ai No Corrida depict the all-consuming nature of love, where the singer is completely lost in their emotions and at the mercy of their partner's desires.
Line by Line Meaning
I hold you
I embrace you
I touch you
I feel your skin
In a maze can't find my way
I feel lost and unsure of my path
I think you
You constantly occupy my thoughts
I drink you
I am intoxicated by you
I'm being served you on a tray.
You are presented to me in a way that I cannot resist
You see girl that's what I go through every day
It's a constant struggle to resist your allure
Is this the way it should feel?
I am questioning whether this intense feeling is right
Pinch me I'm dreaming
This feels too good to be true
But if it is don't let me know.
I don't want the moment to end
I'm drowning don't save me
I am willingly sinking into this sensation
It's just the way I'd like to go.
This feeling is worth any potential consequences
You see girl you thrill me
Your presence excites me immensely
Half kill me that's what you do.
Your hold on me is so strong that it hurts
Ai no corrida that's where I am
I am transported to a passionate, romantic place
You send me there - Your dream is my command.
Your desires dictate my actions
I find myself no other thought Jusa you and nothing else you and nothing else.
I am consumed by thoughts of you and nothing else
Before my heart saw you Each day was just another day, Night the lonely interlude just came then blow away.
My life was mundane and empty without you
You know girl Everything was come what may until you fell in my life.
My life had no direction until you came into it
This spell that I'm under has caught me I'm in a daze
I am under your spell and it has made me dizzy
Your lightning and thunder sets my poor heart ablaze.
Your passion ignites my heart
Ai no corrida that's were I am... (repeated lines)
I am lost in a world of passion that you have created
I hold you
I embrace you
I touch you
I feel your skin
Pinch me I'm dreaming
This feels too good to be true
Ai no corrida that's were I am... (repeated lines)
I am lost in a world of passion that you have created
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: CHAZ JANKEL, KENNY YOUNG
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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