I'm not going to comment on the rest of the EP, because I've barely ever played any of the tracks, but Step To Enchantment (Stringent) is my favourite techno track of all time. I own three copies of this EP just for that track alone, although one is barely playable now, I've played it so much! It's nothing fancy, just absolute raw techno power. The kick, the bassline, the hats, the break - everything sums up exactly what good quality techno music should be, hard and uncompromising but great for the dancefloor. The reaction I've had when playing this out has never altered - pandemonium, hands in the air, screaming!! Get two copies of it going doubled up with the beats going in and out of time and add a well placed scratch or two and watch what happens! This record is pure genius. If you are a lover of techno music and don't own this record you need to find a copy NOW!!!

Sorry to be shallow about this EP but "tune" on this EP is "Step To Enchantment (Stringent)", a blazin' slice of techno that tore up dancefloors all over and was always in my box whenevr I played out. Pretty much my top techno tune ever!

Jeff Mills is a master and it seems that everything he touches turns to gold, but this is something of a pinnacle for me, spanning the divide between some of his earlier, harder tunes (think X-103 and Waveforms Vol.1) and the housier stuff he did as Purposemaker, before pursuing and perfecting some of his more cerebral work. (The A side tracks on here sound a lot rougher than say those on "At First Sight") Although it's been caned by everyone on the techno scene, it still sounds fantastic at the right moment.

For the fourth release on his Axis label, Jeff Mills flavored his then-unique style of techno a bit with ideology. Etched into the inner groove of Mecca's A-side is the statement "Balance is the essential component," and a yin-yang symbol is etched into the B-side. Mills carries this rather simple ideology into his music, crafting a light and surreal A-side — featuring "Inner-self" and "Yantra" — with little to no pounding or banging bass lines. Then on the B-side, he lays down three tracks of rather hard-hitting aggressive techno with plenty of banging and pounding. "Step to Enchantment (Stringent)" especially stands as one of Mills' most DJ-friendly compositions, with its inescapable 909 drum kicks, rustling high-hat percussion, and the simple yet so catchy riff that has become a trademark similar to "The Bells." In terms of Mills' early Axis records, there are few that compare to Mecca in terms of both quality and utility; it has both atmospheric compositions and pumping dancefloor tracks, making it a useful record for any techno DJ creative enough to manipulate the juxtaposition.