In the course of the eighties Jeff Mills was an influential radio DJ on WJL… Read Full Bio ↴In the course of the eighties Jeff Mills was an influential radio DJ on WJLB under the pseudonym The Wizard. Mills' sets were a highlight of the nightly show from "The Electrifying Mojo," Charles Johnson. Complimenting Mojo's eclectic playlists, Mills would spin obscure detroit techno, hiphop, electro, freestyle, miami bass, chicago house and classic new wave tracks.
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.
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.
Sugar Is Sweeter
Jeff Mills Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Sugar Is Sweeter' by these artists:
C.J. Boland The sweeter he is (The longer the pain is gonna last) I…
c.j. bolland Sugar daddy, come on and sugar me I want your…
C.J. Bolland Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden's Drum 'n' Bass Mix) The sweeter he is (The longer the pain is gonna last) I…
C.j. Holland The sweeter he is (The longer the pain is gonna last) I…
C.J.Bolland Sugar daddy, come on and sugar me I want your…
CJ Bolland Sugar daddy, come on and sugar me I want your…
Louie DeVito Sugar daddy, come on and sugar me I want your…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jeff Mills:
Ai No Corrida I hold you
I touch you
In a maze can't find my…
AX-009A1 B1 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…
i9 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…
Segment1 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…The Bells Bam-pa-dam-pam…
AX-009A1 B1 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…
i9 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…
Segment1 (Pst, pst, turn up the music) Nothing in the world that…The Bells Bam-pa-dam-pam…
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@khoss76
Crazy how Mills is as good doing smooth tracks as he is doing real club bangers like the bells or life cycle. This tune is special, one of my favourite techno tracks
@abrahampalmer8761
Yea man Jeff Mills is really well rounded artist and very versatile aswell
@AndrewJohnClive
One of my favourite tracks ever. Jeff Mills. The first musician since Jimi Hendrix to completely construct a musical paradigm... Amazing.
@mister-bellini
+Andrew Turner but don't you forget about the aphex!
@AndrewJohnClive
For sure... Aphex is the man - Jeff just been around longer.
@AndrewJohnClive
Sjoerd I don't think so. Aphex may have been making music in the late 80's, but he only rose to prominence in the 90's. Jeff had been prominent since the early 80's. Not that it really matters as I like them both, you just chose to be a dick about it.
@CienRhRn
John Coltrane didn't?
@shaft9000
Nobody does all of that. Even J.S. Bach or Louis Armstrong had to rely on pre-existing forms and instrumentation as a basis. Great as he was, (and as a guitar player I worshiped everything he did when I was age 17-20) Hendrix was a blues musician, foremost, depending heavily upon that background and form - as well as the engineering expertise and creativity of people such as Jim Marshall and Eddie Kramer. To top it off, he was in the exact right time and place to become well-known doing the elctric-blues-on-LSD thing.
@balintnogrady2486
Purpose Maker gold. This is when Mills truly stands out.
@abrahampalmer1153
Indeed