{"title":"Axis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican techno label Axis, founded by Jeff Mills in New York in 1992, has been a driving force in the electronic music scene for decades. With an unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new sonic territories, Axis has become synonymous with innovation and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the visionary leadership of Jeff Mills, *Axis* has consistently delivered groundbreaking releases that have shaped the course of techno music. Known for its distinctive blend of raw energy and futuristic soundscapes, the label's catalog is a testament to its uncompromising artistic vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, *Axis* has nurtured and showcased some of the most influential artists in electronic music. From established pioneers to emerging talents, each artist on the roster brings their unique perspective and creative prowess to the table. The label's dedication to fostering talent ensures a constant stream of fresh and exciting music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"evolution-10","title":"Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eTomorrow Comes The Harvest is the cumulative efforts of talented musicians\nand their visions about what makes the art form of music so special.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA theory initiated and put into action by late Afrobeat creator and Nigerian\nDrummer Tony Allen and Detroit Techno's Jeff Mills. Each belonging to a long\ntradition of using music to reach higher levels of consciousness, along with\nveteran keyboardist Jean-Phi Dary, the three toured internationally until the\nuntimely death of Tony Allen in 2020. However, the foundation of the concept\nwas cemented and ready for continuation.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMills reconfigures the concept to function as trio once again and invites Tabla\nvirtuoso Prabhu Edouard to join the concept.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomorrow Comes The Harvest is about exploring the unknown, transcending\nby the way of intersecting sounds and rhythm through an array of\nimprovisational movements.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50404050993483,"sku":"2048699","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50404052435275,"sku":"2048700","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AXCD059__7623ae56_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726566092"},{"product_id":"x-ray-zulu","title":"X-Ray Zulu","description":"\u003cp\u003e X-Ray Zulu refers to all the things that could be defined as correct, as right and as perfect in an imperfect World and context. It serves as a barometric meter of all harmonious things. And with this balance, there is a certain amount of clarity and certainty about what is connected to this subject. A strong mind or opinion, passion, dedication and devotion. Essentially, this release is about undeniably and incontestable truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50418953683275,"sku":"2170656","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS987244-01A-BIG_705406c4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726744668"},{"product_id":"the-trip-enter-the-black-hole","title":"The Trip - Enter the Black Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeff Mills Presents his new album \u003ci\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/i\u003e, The World's First Cosmic Opera. What happens on the cosmic journey toward the black hole? What is on the other side of the black hole?Jeff Mills is set to explore these questions through a performance and an album release that appeals to the auditory and visual senses. An art performance focusing on being lost In space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/i\u003e began about leaving Planet Earth and searching the cosmos for new locations to live. Now, 23 years later, we are entering a new chapter of the project where we encounter The Black Hole \"Black Hole\". A black hole is a celestial object whose gravity is so strong that no information leaks out, so it was impossible to observe it, and it was only a theoretical existence, but its location was identified for the first time in 2011. The latest research shows that it rotates on its own axis. Black holes are physically contradictory entities that are difficult to imagine, but what Jeff Mills is trying to deal with in \u003ci\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/i\u003e also overlaps with singularity, which is the beginning or possible end of time and space. Displayed in 5 theoretical scenarios of what could happen after entering through the Black Hole and exiting on the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50425201623371,"sku":"2195326","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50425202868555,"sku":"2199014","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX119_aec9f4ce_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726787929"},{"product_id":"ambrosia","title":"Ambrosia","description":"\u003cp\u003eByron The Aquarius is no stranger to true music fans. In January this year he gathered his friend musicians in Atlanta for a few day session at Patchwerk Studios under Jeff Mills’ supervision. The result is a fantastic mix between Soulful House and Jazz Music with a touch of Blues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50436406509899,"sku":"1102219","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ce0a09dc-f5ef-4604-8fea-d663932535be_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726916915"},{"product_id":"planets","title":"Planets","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been 100 years since the British composer \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Holst\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced his most famous score \u003cem\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/em\u003e. An elegant musical tour to each one of our planets in the Solar System, Holst brought forth imaginary visions of space that would survive many generations and decades after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an important piece to the classical universe, \"\u003cem\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/em\u003e\" is regularly played throughout the world every year as it had been the most vivid translation of our cosmic neighborhood until now. \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e pays tribute to this century of incredible musical production. He embarks to compose a sonic journey to re-discover our neighboring planets in an 18 piece suite that explores the nine planets, including the portions of space in between the planets, the nine regions Mills calls Loop Transits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply inhabited by science-fiction, Jeff Mills adopts its ideas, concepts, stories, and aesthetics from the outset. For him, space is an obsession and his music almost becomes a musical science-fiction. Conquering space, his music embodies the future while both respecting the past and remaining well into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMills takes the rotating principle of the solar system as aesthetics, concept, and model for creativity. From the beginning, his first releases explore futuristic and science fiction topics and continue to do so to this day. For Jeff Mills, the future is a powerful creative drive which explains the artist’s ceaseless activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince its creation and like the intention of Holst, each track is musically imagined to invoke the psychological affect, emotions, and ideas of each planet. But unlike in the year 1918, when the score was first publicly heard on the last week of World War I, 100 years later, we now have a more accurate knowledge about what each planet is made of and what they look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the French composer \u003cstrong\u003eSylvain Griotto\u003c\/strong\u003e, the arranger of \u003cem\u003eThe Planets\u003c\/em\u003e and Mills’ previous work on the album and classical score about the NASA astronaut and doctor Mamoru Morhi’s space journey in 1992 and 2000 from the album \"\u003cem\u003eWhere Light Ends\u003c\/em\u003e\", Mills has created an electronic music album that has been translated for symphonic and philharmonic orchestras and will accompany them in their live debut and all performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarting to conceptualize and produce music for it dating back to 2005, Mills constantly worked on the project over the years to bring it to fruition. In July 2016 Jeff Mills has completed the last production stages of the \u003cem\u003ePlanets\u003c\/em\u003e album at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded and will be released in 5.1 surround on the Blue Ray digital format, the soundtrack needed a particular high level of expertise that could only be attended to at hands of the renowned senior studio engineer Jonathan Allen. The expertise and quality associated with the legendary Abbey Road Studios is recognized globally and undeniably the most famous studio in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is with acclaim from the Beatles, Pink Floyd, or more recently Radiohead before him, that Jeff Mills will bring \u003cem\u003ePlanets\u003c\/em\u003e at this legendary music institution. The mastering sessions occurred in August 2016 with the acclaimed Mastering engineer Darcy Proper in Holland. 2CD - Double CD and 32 Page Booklet. 2CD+ - CD and Blu-ray and poster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2.","offer_id":50436565434699,"sku":"1010016","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50436563730763,"sku":"1010015","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8d5869ed-5760-4ef0-813e-49c14f0c009e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726918953"},{"product_id":"think-again","title":"Think Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThink Again\u003c\/i\u003e is about reviewing the plan. It's about taking inventory, reorganizing, restocking, doing away with and adding what's needed. It's a project about transition - in body and soul\" – Millsart\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50436608164171,"sku":"1116812","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9a4f64a8-bd57-4645-90bd-b319c05878ba_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726919474"},{"product_id":"powerland","title":"Powerland","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 6th chapter in Axis Expressionist Series, A collection of vinyl and limited digital releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50436827054411,"sku":"2223567","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX120_f6d233d8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726922207"},{"product_id":"dont-ask-me-why","title":"Don’t Ask Me Why","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second EP of the Axis Expressionist series includes two new tracks: ‘The Wise One’ and \"Don't Ask Me Why\". \"Wind Walkers\" original version was released in digital as \"Every Dog Has Its Day vol.12\" (2020). Here in 2023er mix. All tracks are available on vinyl for the first time and on vinyl only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAxis Expressionist Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of vinyl and limited digital releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works. Vernacular creations that fall off from the \"other side\" of the Electronic Music tree, this project is designed for the experienced Techno music listener, and its goal is to reflect upon the pure artistry of the craft of storytelling. A realization between music and life. Whereas \"dancing\" is the goal of Dance Music, the goal of this music is about \"reflecting on the complexity and simplification of life\". Soundtracks for people in their evolutionary process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Don't Ask Me Why\" by Millsart is conceived, composed and produced by Jeff Mills for Axis Records \/ Frontcover artwork: Andromède debout et Persée by Félix¦Vallotton (1907).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50441641656651,"sku":"2028866","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS951909-01A-BIG_f13314bf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726984119"},{"product_id":"the-eyewitness","title":"The Eyewitness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyewitness\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest album of Jeff Mills and it is composed from the perspective of an unknowingly complicit bystander and it is at the very least, psychologically pathological in nature. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50441741467979,"sku":"2201953","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1021466-01A-BIG_e1d585a2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726986097"},{"product_id":"neo-tantric-parts","title":"Neo Tantric Parts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe next chapter in Axis Expressionist Series, A collection of vinyl and limited digital releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50447048671563,"sku":"2182451","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1002199-01A-BIG_eacf6e4d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727069630"},{"product_id":"counter-active","title":"Counter Active","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a spark ignites between two musicians, the state of flow can be achieved. Usually, a fleeting sensation, but when captured, it is an unstoppable force.\u003cbr\u003eThe coming together of Jeff Mills and Jean-Phi Dary came from a collaborative project with the late great Tony Allen and created chemistry instantly. Recorded in real-time; these compositions reflect captured spontaneous actions which concede honesty and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50455173923147,"sku":"1109470","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/61c83a0d-c5d5-4290-ac76-57357faf6dcc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727188903"},{"product_id":"extension-2","title":"Extension","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn attempt to bring forth the notion that the Future could provide more than what we are doing now. A series from \"Growth\" (AX010, 1994) and \"Expanded\" (AX039, 2004) under the same concept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50466112766283,"sku":"2001387","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX109_6eda3f34_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727305083"},{"product_id":"the-crystal-city-is-alive","title":"The Crystal City is Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, the idea was introduced by Jeff Mills to address the lack of artistic collaborations within and from the city of Detroit \/ USA. The city had always been an engine of new innovative ideas related to music, art, dance, poetry and all other arts. It was thought of as a way to demonstrate the commonality people possess from various art forms and that by mixing ideas visions and perspectives together are might produce unexpected and often provocative results. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project started when Mills reached out to one of Detroit Techno's founder and legendary DJ\/Producer Eddie Fowlkes. Though the two are known and connected to Detroit Techno and knew each other for decades, they never worked together so the first few meetings and conversations were marked with finding all the common links that have built both of their careers. During this time, Mills wanted to find a third person for the project, one that was from Detroit, but not a musician. His idea and theory was that by engaging two other creative thinkers would most likely produce something unique as emotions would become linked together to find that common, but higher level. While browsing the web, Mills discovered a post that featured the Detroit-born poet Jessica Care Moore. Struck by her words and the energy she mastered to say them, Mills knew immediately that she would be the perfect artist to approach for this creative venture. As with most artists that grew up in Detroit, they immediately opened up the links in their past, present and future outlook. He presented the case and explained to her how he thought it might work. She liked the idea and agree to join.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crystal City is Alive (A phrase extracted from Moore's words), puts the Detroit, America and the World on notice. The alarm has sounded and it is now time to mobilize all creative units to the frontline. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50472946598219,"sku":"1094402","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50472944206155,"sku":"1094401","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cf4c23af-3c6f-4e0b-bec0-a507747a9201_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727425090"},{"product_id":"nuovo-futuro","title":"Nuovo Futuro","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic is an innate sense that taps into our very core. It exists on a prism, and the range is infinite, for anyone to think they've heard everything would be imprudent. Inspiration strikes in a myriad of waves, acting as a cascading waterfall in which each idea is a droplet converging into one stream. Music doesn't know the rigid constraints of exclusivity. Preferences and ideologies can mould an individual; circumstance and fleeting moments require different melodies throughout the part being played by each being in the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs each moment calls for an explicit sound, so too does Axis with it's latest release from the heterogeneous Raffaele Attanasio. The multifaceted Italian has delivered an eclectic sound over the years, from devious techno to melodious rhythmic beats. Attanasio delivers a jazz-tinged, angular, progressive and championing album by coalescing influential factors: a musician father, a multifarious palate in music, and prowess as a multi-instrumentalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNuovo Futuro is creating a new future by travelling to the past. Digging into the Zeitgeist of Naples post- second world war, Attanasio extrapolates the sound to present day, combining modern flair with an enriched sound. The influence of American blues and jazz is felt in his hometown, celebrating the lore of Neapolitan musicians through the track 'Parlesia'. The history comes to life through these compositions, influenced by 70s spaghetti films and rich Italian exuberance. Ardour, lust and avidity ensnare the listener in 'Indagini Sospette'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis album is a journey through the streets where he grew up, but also, encapsulates a wandering mind, meandering into the harmonious Mediterranean under the watchful eye of Mount Vesuvius. 'Equilibrio Dinamico' is a snapshot of the working mind of Attanasio, balancing the impromptu of jazz with a gentle caress of his honed craft. Melodies are soft, smooth, progressive and fulminating the constraints of contemporary music. It emanates a renaissance for a sound that Axis is espousing in their releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50475021402443,"sku":"1118476","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/596f3017-e78d-4f93-9c1d-b9621c3f4244_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727441397"},{"product_id":"bella-pacifica","title":"Bella Pacifica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBella Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e is Axis Of's third album and an album of recovery and hope. Axis Of is Niall Lawlor (guitar, vocals), Ewen Friers (bass, vocals) and Ethan Harman (drums); friends raised on Ireland's north coast, between the tourist towns of Portstewart, Portrush and Portballintrae. They grew up with the Atlantic Ocean in front of them, a remarkable coastline with all its beauty and power a constant. Scenes which influence their music still. But it was travel and exploration that informed this album most. The references to Scottish islands and Irish seas which often formed the back-bone of the band's first two albums have not been replaced, but have been joined by Australian plains and Canadian skies. \u003ci\u003eBella Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e is an album that looks outward, a celebration of existence. It is personal, the songs are about \"us\" says Niall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the band's second album they took time away from their primary musical project, but an innocuous fall while in Canada led to a lengthy period of serious ill-health for Niall. A reliance on medication - to counter symptoms which hadn't yet been fully explained or understood - forced Niall to withdraw further from work, friends, music and life. Niall describes how that time in his life often \"felt endless\", but slowly - with better diagnosis and help from family and friends - things improved. Ewen states how \"Music can be helpful and healing. I remember going to see Niall and his illness was finally plateauing. At some stage I remember thinking 'he's getting a bit better'\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore his return to Ireland, Niall had sent Ewen some demos recorded in a snow-covered cabin in Canada. These would be the foundation from which \u003ci\u003eBella Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e grew. Eventually Niall and Ewen found themselves in studio on a remote Scottish island tracking a record for which the writing process spanned many of the most exciting and joyful times, through to some of the bleakest and most hopeless. It is a journey reflected in the triumphant music and often heartbreakingly personal lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Dancing","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50476036358475,"sku":"1151380","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/46d2f56c-afbf-4913-8e3d-5e771f04d042_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727453619"},{"product_id":"live-at-montreux-jazz-festival","title":"Live at Montreux Jazz Festival","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the release of \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival,\u003c\/i\u003e techno legend Jeff Mills and keyboard wizard Jean-Phi Dary embark on an exciting, ground-breaking musical trip that takes Techno and electronic dance music to a new level. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paradox’s direction of travel into unexplored musical territory should come as no surprise since the Original Techno Wizard has never stopped pioneering new ideas. After all, when he originally burst on the scene in Detroit in the 1980s he was ahead of the game — mixing on three turntables, introducing a Roland TR 909 drum machine in his sets, and co-founding Underground Resistance in 1989. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50485149172043,"sku":"1156401","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8acae26e-1e14-4fc4-84ab-46286eae8cd8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727596066"},{"product_id":"the-other-maria","title":"The Other Maria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Other Maria represents the character trait each of us has inside within ourselves. The silent part of us that we try to regulate, keep restrained from others and managed just beyond reach from the rest of the World. It represents the compartmentalized potential to do, say and respond with great chaotic harm, despite all unfortunate consequences. It is a full release feeling that we sometimes quietly envy as we witness with disgust and disapproval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely considered a character flaw to many, yet, some would relish in the opportunity that could summon such an unpredictable internal animal. Every life has two parallel parts. The one for \"them\", the version of yourself that abides by all the acceptable and expected rules of engagement - often a side that is given credit on face value. The side that achieves progress through peaceful and less confrontational means. The one you use to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the other side, the one for you. An uncompromising, unthinkably ruthless version that knows no limit. That knows no fear. The side of yourself that tells you yes, when you know that \"no\" is the better answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Other Maria isn't about comfort. It is about hard truth, but also recognizing raw emotions that stem from feeling undeniably free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what could one do with such a dark, yet wonderworking ability - when the absence of fear and consequence presides over the judicious process leading to an enviable fate - convinced that all actions are pure, justified, direct, but conniving. The feeling of relieved of all guilt and accountability?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as diabolical as it can be and appear. Along with the negative static, there can be progress. As true imposes are exposed, so does the transparency of reality. A precious truth that's needed to fully understand the severity of the situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd with this, comes a valuable knowledge from a low level in which one once descended. Dreadfulness is softened to predictability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50513320477003,"sku":"2025417","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS945371-01A-BIG_a65b23fe_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727926282"},{"product_id":"sight-sound-and-space","title":"Sight, Sound and Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight, Sound, and Space\u003c\/i\u003e are deeply rooted in the work of Jeff Mills. But what do these three quintessential elements mean? Is it possible to describe to someone what it is like to see for the first time, or to listen to music in a new way, or to travel throughout the galaxy without having to break through the earth's atmosphere? The man from the moon has deep-seated thoughts about these concepts and explains them through this massive compilation, \u003ci\u003eSight, Sound and Space\u003c\/i\u003e. The project has Mills diving into his extensive catalog and selecting tracks which epitomize his feelings on each. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSight\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful faculty bestowed upon the human race. Mills wants his music to draw the correlation between sight and sound. In this opening part, we see him select tracks which often soundtrack classical sci- fi films, in which what we experience is the embodiment of all three: sight, sound, and space. As in with opening track \u003ci\u003ePerfecture,\u003c\/i\u003e composed for Fritz Langs’ Metropolis, where the track is to accentuate the perfection of the futuristic buildings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Coltrane used to deconstruct music when he listened to it, listening to each aspect individually to absorb and appreciate it completely. Repetition, or the lack of it, is often at the heart of listening to music: it helps us understand its structure. An understanding of sound aids us in reaching into the realm of music which encapsulates things or experiences, and electronic music is the perfect tool for exploring these possibilities. Tracks like \u003ci\u003eMicrobe\u003c\/i\u003e exude this point, with layered beats each with their own meaning and direction which make a tantalizing cut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the pinnacles of Mills’ interests. The similarities between it and techno are remarkable, the more we find out about each, the more possibilities they reveal. \u003ci\u003eOne Man Spaceship\u003c\/i\u003e was constructed to give the listener the experience of navigating through the cosmos. A track that showcases the width and breadth of electronic music, that it is not just for dancing, but which can be immersive and imagination inducing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerpetuated here is electronic music as a guide. \u003ci\u003eSpace\u003c\/i\u003e may frighten us as this gigantic continuum that is detached from us, but we must remember we are part of it. Being a miracle of life within this vast valley of infinite proportions, it is important to embrace what we have, to listen like Coltrane or to see with music. In broadening our horizons, we can truly see and hear what lay in front and beyond us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother installment in his The Director’s Cut series. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50526733140299,"sku":"1072033","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0b86630d-27cb-4455-be4d-b2bd53290585_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728047545"},{"product_id":"metropolis-metropolis","title":"Metropolis Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetropolis Metropolis \u003c\/i\u003eis an abbreviated version of the most recent electronic music soundtrack for Fritz\nLang’s Metropolis (1927) by Jeff Mills.\nUnlike his first soundtrack where tracks addressed specific segments of the film in a track listing form, which\nwas created and released in 2001, this version is more a symbiotic mix of compositions that proposes a\nnuanced representation of the plot and storyline.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an electronic symphonic music creation, Mills proposes a few interesting points in the schematics of this\nalbum. 1- the positioning and role of the listener as the soundtrack is based on the environment of the\nscenes, rather than pure transcription, 2 – as a storyline that takes place in the year 2000, the choice of  sound elements refer to some future commonality and foresight between the genres of Classical and\nElectronic music – between man and machine. And 3, in many parts of the soundtrack where sounds are\nplayed in unison. This is symbolic of the hopefulness the storyline works towards.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx3","offer_id":50527998411083,"sku":"2007159","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CDx2","offer_id":50527997821259,"sku":"2007158","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AXCD058_ae17d69e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728059623"},{"product_id":"morning-glory","title":"Morning Glory","description":"\u003cp\u003e Every twenty four hours is a chance to begin again and it is a renewed commitment to be involved in the cycle of nature - to play by rules set forth by something greater than ourselves that constantly resonates in the ears of those who are at peace. At the edge of each one of these beginnings, there is a brief moment that belongs to only \"it\". A special portion of time that directly connects to the circular motion of Space and Time. It is truth before reality. Realness before rationality. Self before consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can feel it when we first see light and then recognize an indication that the new day has begun. It is honoring what makes all this possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAxis Expressionist Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of vinyl and limited digital releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVernacular creations that fall off from the \"other side\" of the Electronic Music tree, this project is designed for the experienced Techno music listener, and its goal is to reflect upon the pure artistry of the craft of storytelling. A realization between music and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas \"dancing\" is the goal of Dance Music, the goal of this music is about \"reflecting on the complexity and simplification of life\". Soundtracks for people in their evolutionary process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50529367490891,"sku":"2056627","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS966425-01A-BIG_66ee0505_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728064917"},{"product_id":"wonderland-gabriel-ferrandini-5-jeff-mills-and-the-zanza-22","title":"Wonderland - Gabriel Ferrandini : 5 Jeff Mills and the Zanza 22","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eWonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, it is not hard to hear how Mills displays more of his relationships with Jazz, Italo Disco, Samba, and his long, but discreet history with composing more structured works like classical arrangements and film soundtracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut at a closer distance, we hear the path that lend to projects like early Underground Resistance w\/ Mike Banks (Nation2Nation and World to World Eps), The Beneficiaries w\/ renowned Poet Jessica Care Moore and Detroit Techno elder Eddie Fowlkes, Tomorrow Comes The Harvest w\/ Afro Beat creator Tony Allen and the many other collaborations throughout his career. Here, we not only hear his handy work on percussion, but also the keys (piano, organ and synth solos shed light on just how deep his diversity runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zanza Project celebrates the spirit of life. It’s an accumulation of feelings translated down into melodies and harmonies that reflect a particular view about the World and Space we music lovers occupy. The masterplan of it was and still remains to create a band, a collective mixture of Jazz, Latin Jazz and Electronic Music musicians under the moniker of Zanza. Which in Islam means “most beautiful”. The numeric reference: “22” refers to the year in which this new music is created and presented. Live performances are a large part of the way compositions were created so that the players could learn, rehearse and translate the compositions in live presentations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530407448907,"sku":"1149921","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/148d556e-14e5-466f-b182-4be21660cacc_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1728078493"},{"product_id":"star-child-3","title":"Star Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillsart is an alias of Jeff Mills which the Detroit tech pioneer and cosmic ambient maestro uses to explore some of his most melodic sounds. 'Theme From Star Child' is a lush soundscape with rich piano chords and glowing synths all over a mid-tempo beat that is perfectly inviting. 'Satori' is more percussive with loopy drums and scintillating hi-hats dancing over the beats. 'Love Warrior' is a broken beat trip with orchestral melodies and sustained chords that all glow like distant stars. Last but not least is the jazz-dancer 'Starlight Trance Dancer' with its rippling keys bringing future soul to the supple rhythms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50910891835723,"sku":"2234736","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1058829-01A-BIG_cfaee786_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732927019"},{"product_id":"the-love-pretender","title":"The Love Pretender","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeff Mills' Spiral Deluxe collective unveil their second album. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by the free expression and creativity of improvised performance, Spiral Deluxe is an electronic jazz fusion project comprised Jeff, along with legendary keyboardist Gerald Mitchell (Underground Resistance), Japanese rocker Yumiko Ohno (Buffalo Daughter\/Cornelius) on Moog synthesizer and the Japanese bassist, adopted New Yorker, Kenji \"Jino\" Hino - son of Terumasa Hino, the world famous jazz trumpeter. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":51188502659403,"sku":"2242633","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX122_d65ae24b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1738361108"},{"product_id":"space-outside-space","title":"Space Outside Space","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe next chapter in the Axis Expressionist Series, a collection of limited vinyl releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The meaning of this concept (Space Outside :Space) lies within your answers to these questions. Providing the questions are considered with honesty, the true meaning of what \"Space\" refers to becomes revealed.There are no right or wrong answers, just reactions based on your view and angles on the mechanisms of life.\" - Millsart aka Jeff Mills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":51760457646411,"sku":"R7931-0817","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1087800-01A-BIG.jpg?v=1746268190"},{"product_id":"the-happening","title":"The Happening","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe concept of The Happening is about the beginning and the end of Time and Space; the initial point of when reality starts and its conclusional apex. In the beginning, there is a great light. And from this light, comes life. Life is lived until it isn't.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is what The Happening implies. It speaks about a 9-minute frame in reality, used to emphasize something that happened a very long time ago, something that happened in its creation and what will eventually happen far in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Happening was of an accidental birth. The love child of three musicians (Jeff Mills, Prabhu Edouard and Jean-Phillippe Dary) who was just asked to play \"something\" so that the camera crew could have extra b-roll for all the previous footages of the band while they were working in the recording studio in the North of Paris for their album Forbidden Planet. There was no discussion of what they'll do, no plan, no direction other than to use music to reach a level of consciousness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomehow within these transformative 9 minutes, something was felt by each of them, explored to its furthest point, which lead to this extraordinary creation. The Happening refers to the life and death of everything living thing. Infinity.\" – JEFF MILLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":53530174062923,"sku":"R9562-6919","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX126.jpg?v=1759564599"},{"product_id":"live-at-liquid-room","title":"Live at Liquid Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis year marks a major milestone in the history of electronic music: the 30th anniversary of Jeff Mills' legendary \u003cem\u003eLive at Liquid Room\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded in 1995 in Tokyo and widely regarded as one of the greatest DJ mixes of all time. A true techno anthology, this set made history with its boldness and intensity, inspiring generations of DJs and producers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53680805413195,"sku":"R8144-3485","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AXCD060.jpg?v=1760959028"},{"product_id":"whatever-the-chase","title":"Whatever the Chase","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of vinyl, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works. Vernacular creations that fall off from the \"other side\" of the Electronic Music tree, this project is designed for the experienced Techno music listeners, and its goal is to reflect upon the pure artistry of the craft of storytelling. A realization between music and life. Whereas \"dancing\" is the goal of Dance Music, the goal of this music is about \"reflecting on the complexity and simplification of life\". Soundtracks for people in their evolutionary process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":56897910276427,"sku":"R9570-1914","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX128.jpg?v=1774637051"},{"product_id":"the-trip-to-vega","title":"The Trip to Vega","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trip To Vega\u003c\/em\u003e is about a deep outer space odyssey that occurs in the process of traveling from Earth through the Cosmos to another \"favourable\" star system 25.3 light-years away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe time is year 2097, Sept 23rd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axis","offers":[{"title":"3LP - Black","offer_id":57157032640843,"sku":"R5935-4251","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AX129.jpg?v=1777477921"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_328cf2f9_thumbnail_4096_e444c420-7740-4db7-9528-67cedbd10613.jpg?v=1726566058","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/axis-1.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}