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Jeff Mills' CD/Vinyl Crossbreed Blends the Old and Only Slightly Old

by Matthew Zuras on June 20, 2010 at 09:00 AM

hybrid cd and lp by jeff mills
Has the digital zeitgeist blown the CD out of irrelevance and into the realm of retro art curio? We wrote just earlier this week about Tristan Perich's limited-edition chiptune array built into a CD jewel case, and now we've just stumbled upon this hybrid audio object by electronic musician Jeff Mills.

Mills' new project 'The Occurrence' blends the truly antiquated with the relatively old-school in the form of a standard CD and five-inch vinyl amalgam on either side of the same circle. This limited release reminds us, of course, of the failed Blu-Ray/DVD crossbreeds that never seemed to take off during the start of the digital disc standards war; but Mills' work will invite comparison between the sound quality and listening experience of the same tracks on either side, creating a more dynamic musical experience. The album is available (with a somewhat droning sample of the included audio) over at Axis Records. [From: PSFK and MAKE]

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