If you’re Jeff Mills and you shoot a documentary about yourself, you’re going to have a banging soundtrack. Last year, Mills did make a documentary about himself; he also put together its soundtrack, which he released on vinyl in phases over the course of six months. Now the last of those curated cuts will soon be available in stores.
In September 2015, Detroit’s iconic techno pioneer released Exhibitionist 2, a documentary charting the ins-and-outs of Mills’ art. While Exhibitionist 2 was a follow-up to Exhibitionist, an earlier release with similar intentions—putting cameras in front of Mills’ equipment and keeping the viewers focus on Mills’s nimble knobbing—Exhibitionist 2 went a bit further. Over 120 minutes, Mills gives us an insider’s peek into just how he mixes and composes from scratch. Joining him for brief segments are drummer, Skeeto Valdez, and modern dancer, Pierre Locket.
As part of the promotional campaign for Exhibitionist 2, Mills announced the release of three 12″ recordscreated for the documentary. Exhibition 2: Part 1 was released in June; Part 2 in September. Now Axis Records, the label that put out the entire series, have announced the final part of the triptych.
Exhibitionist 2: Part 3 will be released on January 22 with Axis Records. Watch a trailer for the Exhibitionist 2 documentary below.
Dmytro Nikolaienko, founder of the Kiev based Muscut label, with a mix-tape of his influential records from his vinyl collection. This all vinyl mix include tracks from Pierre Schaeffer, Popol Vuh, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Harmonia 76, Cluster and more.
We’re at number… 7! Thanks to Mix Mag to include Ultramajic in their end of year list with the best record labels of 2015.
Jimmy Edgar has always been a purveyor of the weird and wonderful. His recent In Session mix showcased a mystical array of fierce house, techno and mutant club tracks and it comes as no surprise that the majority of tunes featured were from his Ultramajic label.
Despite only being active since 2013, the imprint has already established itself as one that only deals in the unique and diverse and the last 12 months has shown off an abundance of style and substance. Edgar and Machinedrum reunited for a new Jets EP, Danny Daze turned in some of his wildest tracks yet on the ‘Dual’ EP and Lando and Chambray built upon their reputation as two newcomers that need to be on your radar. L-Vis 1990 also re-adopted his Dance System moniker for one of our favourite EPs of the year but it’s not just all about the music.
Ultramajic’s artistic direction is a sight to behold and has presented some of the most striking visuals in all of clubland. Pilar Zeta has been brain-boggling artwork for the label since it began and the only way we can describe it is like a some sort of Lawnmower Man hybrid. The Ultramajic cauldron is bubbling and it’ll surely boil over in 2016.
More than a decade and a half later, Geist returned in 2015 with a project that feels much more like a natural successor to Metro Area than his Storm Queen. Joined by vocalist Jessy Lanza, The Galleria mines the same historic elements of NYC’s electronic history (Disco, Electro etc) as Metro Area, albeit with an extra dollop of Freestyle. Mezzanine is frankly addictive as any classic pop song. This is thanks to its playful keys, floating synths and Jessy’s dreamy vocals. The Galleria project has arrived long enough after the original Metro Area EPs to show us just how much their idiosyncratic brilliance has been missed.
