Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo
Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | June 20, 1996 | |||
Recorded | October 28, 1995 | |||
Venue | Liquidroom | |||
Genre | Detroit Techno | |||
Length | 67:04 | |||
Label | React Music Limited, Sony Music Japan | |||
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Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo is the first live DJ Mix album by American electronic music producer Jeff Mills. It was released on May 20, 1996 by React Music Limited & Sony Music Japan.
Recording
The album was recorded live October 28th 1995 at the Liquidroom venue in Tokyo, Japan. Mills used two turntables and two reel-to-reel tape machines to create the mix, which includes his work interwoven with other songs, such as Strings of Life. [1]
Critical Reception
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 10/10 [1] |
Allmusic |
Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo has been met with widespread critical acclaim. In a 10/10 review for Pitchfork, Gabriel Szatan wrote "Liquid Room was a mix of such molten intensity that it warped the idea of what DJing could be. The received wisdom of how to construct a club set—one song after another; build-up, breakdown—was obliterated by this lean, striking man mixing like a Spirograph, executing a blur of hip-hop battle techniques over waves of crushing pressure." [1]
In a 5 star review for AllMusic, Jason Birchmeier wrote "Ostensibly a DJ mix but also a showcase for Mills' production work, the album provides ample evidence of his brilliance over the course of three distinct segments, each comprised of numerous tracks, roughly half of which are Mills' own productions." [2]
References
- ^ a b c Szatan, Gabriel. "Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo Review by Jason Birchmeier". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 8 February 2024.