10 iconic Jeff Mills moments

A distorting kick drum that repeatedly punches you in the gut, combined with a 909 driven to its limits and finally a spiraling riff that every techno producer since has tried to emulate and failed. ‘The Bells’ is Jeff Mills’ eureka moment. Released in 1997 on the 'Kat Moda' EP, it paved the way for him to spread his musical touch, caning it on dancefloors and giving techno a wider audience. Because of its popularity, some sections of the techno community have shunned it as mainstream. We’re firmly in the opposite camp and think most people are when they hear it on a night out. I mean, just watch a crowd of shirtless Italians losing their shit to it in the video above and tell me you don’t get shivers down the spine.