The_Paradox_(Jeff_Mills_and_Jean_Phi_Dary)-Sequences_Electronic_Live_Sessions-DVBS-2021-JUST

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2022-06-25

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Artist.......: The Paradox (Jeff Mills & Jean Phi Dary)
Album........: Sequences Electronic Live Sessions
Label........: Trax Magazine
Genre........: Electronic
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS (France4 2022-06-24)
Rip.date.....: 2022-06-25
Str.date.....: 2021-00-00
Quality......: 252kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.facebook.com/JeffMills

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Jeff Mills is not letting the dust settle and just two weeks after releasing the
album æThink AgainÆ, unleashes the LP æCounter ActiveÆ. This album comes to you
via Axis Records and is the debut work of The Paradox, the project Jeff Mills
created with Jean-Phi Dary. This collaboration comes to bring jazz-influenced
electronic sounds, mixing musical creativity, talent and experience. But if itÆs
still hard to imagine the co-founder of Underground Resistance behind a jazz
work, letÆs go back in time and explain everything. Two years ago, Mills met up
with Afrobeat wonder Tony Allen in Paris to record æTomorrow Comes The HarvestÆ,
a jazz seasoned techno album. In this context, Jeff Mills heard Tony AllenÆs
keyboardist Jean-Phi Dary jamming on a Fender Rhodes and the rest was pure
chemistry. This is the genesis of The Paradox, as Mills explains:

æThe idea to create this collection of tracks and album is an extension of the
collaboration I had with Tony Allen and Tomorrow Comes The Harvest.  Jean-Phi
Dary was the keyboardist in that project. At the sound and line checks before
performances, the best way for Jean-Phi and I to check to make sure all
equipment is working correctly and that we become mentally in-sync was to have
small jam sessions after everything was set-up. During this period, we would
just create music and improvise to point of finding a groove that we both felt
was special. Then, weÆd enhance, modify and situated it to be the first track we
played when the show began with the inclusion of Tony Allen. Literally, these
tracks would be made in a matter of minutes. We noticed how easy it was that we
could create together so freely. This lead to having conversations about going
into a studio to record some of these ideas for an album and project. Over the
course of about one year, in various recording sessions in and around Paris, we
recorded a large amount of music. ôCounter Activeö album is the first part of
two parts.Æ

Jeff Mills has always shown his strong character and purist philosophy when it
comes to his musical production. This impetus to respect music and the process
of creation is also evident in this debut album of the project. Without
rehearsals, without distractions and artifice, these two titans have created a
6-track album full of magic. In record time and against the adversities of the
pandemic, æCounter ActiveÆ contains a very interesting concept, as Jeff Mills
tells us:

æWe recorded the music spontaneously and without preparation. Even in some
cases, the drums were laid down first so that I could be as unrestricted as
possible. No MIDI connection or computers were used in the production. A concept
and direction would be imagined and we would both address as best we could with
what we had at our disposal. Because of the COVID 19 Pandemic, mixing down the
tracks was an obstacle, but we manage to complete the tracks from a long-distant
process between the cities we and the studio engineer lives. Over the course of
a few weeks, we were able to complete all the mixes to our satisfaction (à)
Counter Active is designed to show an example of two minds joining together
without compromise or without any creative conditions. There were no barriers
when recording. The music represents who we are and exactly what we want to say.
The title ôCounter Activeö represents the task of having an initiative. A plan
and blueprint. The front cover design was actually made before the music was
final. In fact, it was this image that we used to remind ourselves of the
boundless freedom weÆre dealing with.Æ

This album employs a calm and organic sound, perfectly married to exquisite
electronic sounds. It is an alternating journey between the past and the future,
a real paradox. In times of such anxiety, these six tracks bring elegance and
calmness capable of soothing the soul of the listeners. æCounter ActiveÆ is now
available digitally and will be out on vinyl on February 2. Watch the trailer
for the project below:

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