In July 2005 Jeff Mills performed a single live outdoor concert with the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra, at the foot of the Pont du Gard bridge in southern France, a World Heritage classified site.

Symphonic versions of Jeff Mills' greatest works were performed for the first time with the 80-piece, classical orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu. This also represented Mills' first live performance/collaboration since 1991. The film version of this event constitutes Tresor's first DVD release: "Blue Potential", a unique Tresor DVD edition that includes a "making of" documentary featuring Jeff Mills and the orchestra team, plus exclusive extras.

The final result was indeed a marvellous creation of something new, with Jeff Mills playing percussion and drum machine in order to recreate sounds not possible for an orchestra, and the orchestra adding an organic impact that is not usually found in electronic music. This blending of two worlds has been remarkably documented on this DVD, complete with a "making of" documentary as an extra. It is only fitting that Tresor would release its first DVD with this incredible Jeff Mills-tailored design, the artist who was the first to be represented on the Tresor label in 1991. Included in the concert are the full, melodic pieces "Imagine" and "The March"; the deep, classic techno piece "Gamma Player"; excerpts from Jeff Mills' film compositions "Entrance To Metropolis" and "Keaton's Theme"; the avant-garde and sublime 14-minute piece "Medium C"; and lastly the unforgettable dance floor masterpieces "The Bells" and "Sonic Destroyer".

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(source: Tresor)