i read a VERY interesting brief interview with Jeff Mills in an obscure magazine (i forgot the name). In the interview he states that his reasons behind why "From the 21st" is a Japan-only release are intentional. Jeff explains that he thinks different cultures and nations need a chance to grow and develop a place in the global market of music development. by making the album Japan-only, it forces all eyes to turn to Japan. He talks about how all people are similar underneath, regardless of nationality, and that this promotional move thrusts a kind of global unity into the music. He discusses how the track "(Violet) 21 counts," an almost silent track on the album, has a purpose of causing a physical reaction from the listener (by turning it up). He further explores ideas of causing feelings/concepts to arise in the listener's perspective from the music, as well as music serving as a symbolic language. The short track on Tomorrow 1 with the brief chords and tones has a cycle, where by repeating itself after a certain number of tones, a message can be interpreted from it. It serves as a language. He is also embarking on some mega-"future" tour all over Japan.
nice, nice. --> mumtaz e-legal underground, chicago http://www2.uic.edu/~zlubin1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
