Jeff Mills DVD Don't want to sound like a broken record in light of what's happening next month, but has anyone got this yet? It let's you switch viewpoints as he's in the mix so you can see EXACTLY what he's doing and when. It's like a techno purist's wet dream! The feature in the Barcelona shop window is well mad too
I've got the CD. I know he hammers the records on but some of the mixing is terrible. Quite disappointing
he left the dodgy mixing in to refelect what happens on an actual dj set, rather than making every mix perfect for the purists, fair enough, but if ur a die hard mills fan i can imagine that would be annoying!
I think its the 6th of March, I'm not certain although it has been the first friday of the month both other times.
From the Slut: Mills emphasises his disregard for convention by leaving his mistakes intact. "It captures more of a DJ's personality if people view how the situation is repaired," he says. "I'm not worrying about errors, only creating something unique" the more I watch and listen to what he does the more I enjoy the fact that he makes these little mistakes. It gives his sets so much more energy, it lets you know its real. No digi DJ's, no pro-tools. Mistakes in sets make you aware of the 'performance' and stop people getting passive and apathetic. There's nothing I hate more than technically flawless DJ's. It makes music sound so clinical and fucking coffee table smooth. There's nothing good in being technically flawless all the time, all it does is breed that nasty habit of a bunch of switched off lads hogging the space around the decks, almost waiting for the DJ to make a mistake. The last time I saw Louie Vega play the guys watching him at the front were three deep, it just fucking killed the atmosphere and I just thought, what's the point? Isn't this supposed to be a party, not a critical appraisal? p.s. Mills is coming on Friday 5th
If Joe Bloggs from the Promise messageboard did the same mix with all the mistakes 'left intact', he would generally be considered a bit shit. Peoples remember mistakes in mixes more than anything else - it spoils the mix. Notice how the first reply to this post claimed that his mixing was poor. DJs will be remembered for their mistakes ie I reckon they do have to be technically flawless.
Joe Bloggs on the message board is not Jeff Mills, they don't have his history or his philosophy. It all depends on perspectives I suppose. I would argue that 'mistakes' are part of a complete DJ experience no matter how large or small. That's not giving DJ's an excuse it's just taking a forward thinking approach to how we percieve music and music making - the ugliness in things adds to their beauty. What is right and what is wrong? If music was pre-determined to be performed in a certain way it would become bound to strict rules and structures - destroying any chance of future innovation.
oh dear. please listen to all of Tiestos CDs. they are all amazing, and some of the mixing is pretty shocking. To be honest, if somebody does a bad mix in a set, i couldnt give a fuck.
He's definetly unique. 45 tracks in one compilation is some going. Looking forward to the live experience - I'm sure his style comes into its own then
