Album
The Purpose Maker
1995 · Electronic
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Purpose Maker is an Electronic album by Jeff Mills, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
About
The Purpose Maker is a 1995 EP by Jeff Mills, released on his Axis Records imprint. The record represents a turning point in Mills’ solo work, moving away from the militant urgency of early Underground Resistance releases toward a more minimal, hypnotic and concept-driven form of Detroit techno. The EP focuses on reduction, repetition and precision, emphasizing groove, space and long-form DJ functionality. The Purpose Maker became a foundational release for the emerging minimal techno aesthetic of the mid-1990s and helped define the philosophical and sonic direction of Axis Records.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Casa4:56
- A2In The Bush5:00
Side B
- B1Reverting4:43
- B2Black Is The Number5:17
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Techno
- synthetic
- driving
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Printed on b-side label: Only the consciousness of a purpose that is greater than any man can seed and fortify the souls of men.
Durations are not listed on the release.
First pressing with a large center ring on label.
Produced for Axis Records, America
Pub: Millsart/BMG-Ariola 1995
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Jeff MillsCOMPOSED BY, MIXED BY, PRODUCER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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