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Joel Mull - 18-Dec-06 05:22 AM
Joel Mull has staying power: throughout the years, since his first releases, hes produced consistently high-quality music. Mull also has the capability of balancing new, almost weird sounds, with heavy-duty rhythms, chords, and tones--and hes not afraid of melody in the same way that many producers are today. In many ways, Mull was exploring certain musical and rhythmic ideas that others are just now starting to try out. Its also fortunate that Joel Mulls music has never been "trendy": the fickle tastes of electronic music fans have chewed up and spit out trend after trend, and Mull has almost always been above that. Given his progression to date, I still look forward to new work coming from this guy.

Jeff Mills - Exhibitionist - 14-May-06 11:59 PM
Its easy to be wowed when a DJ/producer of Mills caliber puts forth a DVD showcasing his aggressive, raw, 3-deck mixing style. A project like this also places itself under even heavier scrutiny, having claimed that it can serve as an educational tool. Comments about loose technique aside, there is little doubt that Mills efforts are impressive, if ambitious. However, the DVD mixes largely fall short on two fronts. The first is that if this is indeed to be an educational tool of sorts, the technique encompasses only a very small range of what DJing could be. If one actually sits through the entire sets, one would find out that much of Mills work with the mixer consists of florid, superfluous hand movements. Sure, the mixing is fast, but almost at the expense of the music. Live at the Liquid Rooms is probably a better example of Mills prowess at piecing together heavy-duty techno on the fly. Here, its a bit premeditated, and the excessive DJ-like movements have to fill in the gaps. The second (and more important) shortcoming is the heavy emphasis on rather uniform, Latinesque tribal techno. Yes, this is Mills signature style, but Mills own work on Axis--the more adventurous and even eerie efforts--is infinitely more intriguing than the tracks featured in the Exhibitionist portion and even the Purposemaker portion of the DVD. in the end, this DVD is probably essential for fans of Mills only. Its good, but not stunning.

Selffish - Blue Planet Chill - 14-May-06 09:36 PM
This is a collection of Selffishs earlier work, now almost exclusively available from the artist himself. While much of the work is relatively unpolished--skirting various iterations of IDM, ambient, and house--it suggests a strong effort that eventually would manifest itself in the alternately simple and complex melancholy of more recent work (releases on the netlabel Thinner, for example). Ultimately, the collection offers an enjoyable insight into Selffishs musical world. It includes the occasionally overly sublime chord swells, as well as a hesitant direction with vocals (a wisely abandoned move). But the real treasure lies with the subtler pieces such as the title track, which features a slowly evolving set of themes throughout, shifts from minor to major chords, as well as "Memo," "Hypnotic Audio," and "They Respond," a track that lies somewhere between introspective, loungey downtempo and instrumental hip-hop.

Forcept 1 - FR:01 (Akufen's Concept 1 Reinterpretations Volume 1) - 14-May-06 09:29 PM
Richie Hawtins Concept 1 was treated to reinterpretation in 1998 by Thomas Brinkmann, setting an impressive pace with big-name conceptual techno talents. One might imagine that Akufen has big shoes to fill, especially given the very distinctive sound of the Concept 1 project, but he does so with a couple of complex, sprawling, mind-bending compositions. Both sides feature lots of space around the darkly familar Concept 1 sounds, but Akufen destabilizes the structures of the tracks in such a way that changes loops and sounds at each pass. In fact, the idea of the "loop" is whittled down to the basic notion of repetition--everything else keeps the listener guessing. The resulting ever-evolving, ever-shifting soundscape is a fresh take on an already timeless project. While this Forcept 1 project was rumored to comprise three releases, only this record has been released so far.

Mike Y Juanself - Chimichurri - 16-Apr-05 09:17 AM
While this records artists are relatively unknown (or could be the alias of an artist?), the release contains four beautiful pieces of music. The level of detail in arrangement and production are surprising, but beyond that: its the "melody" that leaves its mark long after the record has stopped playing. This strain of minimal house is lush, calm, and takes its time. Excellent.

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