JEFF MILLS Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Originally released in 1996, this track was instantly lauded by followers of the artist and underground techno vinyl diggers and even if - due to Mills' relentless music making and releasing schedule - it was somewhat overlooked at the time, it's one that fans kept going back to. Then in 1999 it was featured on his iconic techno mix at the Liquid Room and then again on his Exhibition mix DVD in 2004, earning its place alongside legendary tracks like 'The Bells', 'Step To Enchantment' and 'Gateway To Zen'. Verging on 30 years since first made, the track has now been remade and slapped on a picture disc, furthering its status in his discography, with a B-side of Jeff giving some commentary about the making and remaking of this killer techno anthem.

Review: It is now 23 years since Jeff Mills dropped his seminal Metropolis album, which was a shortened version of his electronic soundtrack for Fritz Lang's Metropolis movie from 1927. Mills is a famous futurist but his sounds work perfectly on this project which is a symbiotic mix of compositions that makes for a nuanced representation of the plot and storyline. It's a testament to his skill that his album is utterly timeless and wholly absorbing, and likely always will be.

Review: Last year Detroit techno stalwart Jeff Mills launched a new project, The Zanza, an ever-changing collective of jazz, Latin and electronic musicians who could help him explore his love of a wide variety of styles and genres. Following on from the project's debut release, Mills has now delivered a debut album that once again proves not only his versatility as a producer, but also the vivid, widescreen nature of his musical vision. Wonderland is not an ambient or techno album - though it does contain multiple nods to the latter - but rather a hybrid affair that draws great influence from Latin music (and samba in particular), jazz in many forms, dubbed-out electro, jazz-funk and, on the rushing 'The Time Is Tight', organ and piano-heavy gospel house.