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Jeff Mills

Jeff Mills is a Detroit-based techno artist and DJ known for his work in raw, hypnotic techno. He has been a prolific figure in the genre, releasing music across multiple labels and performing internationally.

28 tracksTechno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)· 1992–1999
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Jeff Mills is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production artist.

This artistTypical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Signature sound

Higher warmth but lower energy than typical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic).

↑warmth↓energy
How this compares to Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Across 28 analysed tracks, Jeff Mills averages 38% energy — gentler than 96% of individual Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks.

Measured against 10,772 Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 83–138 BPM with a median of 132 · predominantly minor keys (64% minor) · most common key: 11A (F♯ Minor) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
80–84
1
100–104
2
120–124
3
125–129
5
130–134
11
135–139
6
Key distribution
1A31B2A32B43A23B14A4B15A15B6A6B27A7B8A28B19A9B10A110B11A411B12A212B1

Sound profile evolution

How Jeff Mills’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1992–1996·11 tracks
1997–1999·6 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
What changed

Across Jeff Mills's catalog, warmth has lifted.

Release volume by decade

17
1990s

Tracks in catalog

28 total · sortable
The Bells album art
The Bells
Jeff Mills
138 BPM · 8A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 54% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
138
8A · A min
54%Sustainer
1996
Aquarius album art
Aquarius
Jeff Mills
121 BPM · 2B · Electronica · 76% Peak time
Electronica
121
2B · F♯ maj
76%Peak time
—
Blow It Off (What Tongue Do You Speak?) album art
Blow It Off (What Tongue Do You Speak?)
Jeff Mills
120 BPM · 12A · Electronica · 68% Builder
Electronica
120
12A · C♯ min
68%Builder
—
Terraform album art
Terraform
Jeff Mills
101 BPM · 8B · Ambient / Experimental · 31% Warm-up
Ambient / Experimental
101
8B · C maj
31%Warm-up
—
Gamma Player album art
Gamma Player
Jeff Mills
127 BPM · 12B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 41% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
127
12B · E maj
41%Sustainer
—
Fly Guy album art
Fly Guy
Jeff Mills
132 BPM · 2A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 32% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
132
2A · E♭ min
32%Warm-up
1996
Perfecture album art
Perfecture
Jeff Mills
129 BPM · 3A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 68% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
129
3A · B♭ min
68%Builder
—
The Dancer album art
The Dancer
Jeff Mills
131 BPM · 12A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 26% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
131
12A · C♯ min
26%Warm-up
1996
Where's My Rabbit (Unreleased) album art
Where's My Rabbit (Unreleased)
Jeff Mills
132 BPM · 11A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 40% Sustainer
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
132
11A · F♯ min
40%Sustainer
1998
Cubango album art
Cubango
Jeff Mills
83 BPM · 4B · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 25% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
83
4B · A♭ maj
25%Warm-up
1996
Casa album art
Casa
Jeff Mills
135 BPM · 6B · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 34% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
135
6B · B♭ maj
34%Warm-up
1995
GATA album art
GATA
Jeff Mills
131 BPM · 5A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 33% Warm-up
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
131
5A · C min
33%Warm-up
—
Black Is The Number album art
Black Is The Number
Jeff Mills
134 BPM · 2B · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 32% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
134
2B · F♯ maj
32%Warm-up
1995
Captivater album art
Captivater
Jeff Mills
137 BPM · 10A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 29% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
137
10A · B min
29%Warm-up
1997
Alarms album art
Alarms
Jeff Mills
135 BPM · 1A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 25% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
135
1A · A♭ min
25%Warm-up
1996
The Witch Doctor (Unreleased) album art
The Witch Doctor (Unreleased)
Jeff Mills
137 BPM · 1A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 33% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
137
1A · A♭ min
33%Warm-up
—
The Hand Is Faster Than The Eye (Unreleased) album art
The Hand Is Faster Than The Eye (Unreleased)
Jeff Mills
128 BPM · 3B · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 44% Sustainer
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
128
3B · D♭ maj
44%Sustainer
—
Reverting album art
Reverting
Jeff Mills
100 BPM · 11A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 28% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
100
11A · F♯ min
28%Warm-up
1995
Tango album art
Tango
Jeff Mills
137 BPM · 2A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 32% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
137
2A · E♭ min
32%Warm-up
1996
Sugar Is Sweeter album art
Sugar Is Sweeter
Jeff Mills
132 BPM · 2B · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 30% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
132
2B · F♯ maj
30%Warm-up
1997
Condor To Mallorca album art
Condor To Mallorca
Jeff Mills
133 BPM · 2B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 46% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
133
2B · F♯ maj
46%Sustainer
—
Calypso High album art
Calypso High
Jeff Mills
129 BPM · 1A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 25% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
129
1A · A♭ min
25%Warm-up
1997
Kat At Your Own Risk album art
Kat At Your Own Risk
Jeff Mills
126 BPM · 2A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 35% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
126
2A · E♭ min
35%Warm-up
1992
Java album art
Java
Jeff Mills
132 BPM · 11A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 26% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
132
11A · F♯ min
26%Warm-up
1996
Give The Drummer Some (Unreleased) album art
Give The Drummer Some (Unreleased)
Jeff Mills
124 BPM · 11A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 30% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
124
11A · F♯ min
30%Warm-up
1999
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Artists that mix with Jeff Mills

We scored every transition between Jeff Mills’s 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 201 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Damon Wild

41 of the 672 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 18 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Java → Opaque - Surgeon Remix · 11A → 10A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Eduardo De La Calle

35 of the 952 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 17 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Sugar Is Sweeter → Torre Eger · 2B → 2B · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Heiko Laux

28 of the 868 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 15 different Jeff Mills tracks.

The Bells → We Are Fucking This Up, People · 8A → 7A · −2 BPM · 86 chemistry

Jeroen Search

42 of the 812 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.7. They come from 14 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Tango → Nightshade · 2A → 3A · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Kevin Saunderson

28 of the 1,120 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.4. They come from 11 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Condor To Mallorca → Grab The Beat · 2B → 3A · −2 BPM · 89 chemistry

Michael Klein

32 of the 1,064 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.1. They come from 13 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Real Life → Broken Keys · 8A → 8A · −4 BPM · 88 chemistry

Peter Van Hoesen

27 of the 924 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 13 different Jeff Mills tracks.

The Hand Is Faster Than The Eye (Unreleased) → Breach · 3B → 2B · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Robert Armani

26 of the 728 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.2. They come from 14 different Jeff Mills tracks.

Tango → Fire Alarm · 2A → 2A · −5 BPM · 86 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Jeff Mills by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Jeff Mills, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Millsart
100%
Not in our catalog yet
Joey Beltram
78%
14 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Circuit Breaker
74%
Not in our catalog yet
Robert Hood
69%
73 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Richie Hawtin
67%
13 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Surgeon
63%
27 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Claude Young
56%
4 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Richard Harvey
56%
Not in our catalog yet
Underground Resistance
45%
7 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Rhythim Is Rhythim
43%
1 track in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · no artist page yet
The Advent
40%
54 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
X102
39%
Not in our catalog yet
Ben Sims
38%
19 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Model 500
38%
5 tracks in catalog · Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
James Ruskin
34%
13 tracks in catalog · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Jeff Mills play at?+

Jeff Mills's tracks in our catalog range from 83 to 138 BPM, with a median of 132 BPM. Across 28 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.

What key are Jeff Mills's tracks in?+

Jeff Mills's tracks are mostly in minor keys (64% minor across 28 tracks). The most common single key is 11A (F♯ Minor) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with Jeff Mills?+

We scored every transition between Jeff Mills's 28 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 201 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Damon Wild, Eduardo De La Calle, Heiko Laux are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Java into Opaque - Surgeon Remix, 11A to 10A, 90 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Jeff Mills?+

Jeff Mills sits closest to Millsart, Joey Beltram, Circuit Breaker in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Jeff Mills most active?+

Our catalog has Jeff Mills releases spanning 1992 to 1999, with the most tracks from the 1990s.