hmmm funny : He's still the man where if you want to pass him you'll have to go through the guy
I doubt the locked groove stigma or maybe he was the first to do it on purpose but even that I doubt but jeff being inspiring that's for sure But If I maybe so free ! how bout dreams ? mr oldham have you got your house at the beach ? or did you you move the beach to your house :) Still love the artwork ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [313] JEFF MILLS-MARCH 1 > > In a message dated 2/2/01 9:57:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > Re: the ongoing debate about Jeff's mixing skills, he is one of the most > > innovative electronic music talents of the 20th Century. Until you all > invent > > an entire sub-genre of techno music (lock-grooved, loop techno) and a host > of > > imitators, you need to keep your criticisms to yourselves. > > err, no i don't. > > That's your right. God Bless America ! > > see, that's the whole thing about opinions. each person's is as valid as > the next, be they innovator, inventor, or first-time listener. > > Ever been to a movie you didn't like? Better yet, ever seen a movie > billed as "innovative" or "a classic" that you didn't like? > > "Blair Witch" filled that bill. > > I highly doubt you've directed a feature-length motion picutre which has > recieved > national distribution. Yet I bet you'd feel free (as a bird) to voice your > opinion if you thought a movie was crap. > > Well, the thing is, not only did I major in Radio-TV-Film at Wayne State, a > classmate of mine from those days is now a film professor at USC (and had a > co-writing credit on the film "The Wood" as well as a cameo) and my best > friend in LA is a screenwriter and former assistant to John Singleton ("Boyz > N The Hood"). That same friend has been telling me for years I should come > out to LA and storyboard (because *snicker* I can draw too). Plus, I'm a > published writer (Mixer, Psycomic.com). Not film criticism, granted, but I > could probably do that too if given the chance. Plus I used to know Elvis > Mitchell (New York Times or The Voice film critic, can't remember which) when > he lived in Detroit ! We got our comics from the same place. Great analogy ! > Next. > > The whole idea of having to pay some sort of unattainable dues before > you're entitled to voice any sort of criticism is ridiculous. You may be > ALAN OLDHAM, > > You're damn right I am. HA ! > > but your position as a figure of some importance in the > detroit scene > > Hmmm, the jury's still out, there ! I think Sean Deason is more important > than I am. He played DEMF =) > > doesn't place your opinion above any of ours. if you'd like > to start a dialogue where we discuss Jeff Mills's current performances in > relation to his past works, I'll be more than glad to participate. But > hovering in the background and coming out to tell us all to shut up just > doesn't work. > > Sure it does. Are you out here doing better mixes than Jeff ? Making better > records ? The whole idea of this thing is DIY. Anyway, if folks can get on > here and criticize, then I can critique the critics. A vicious cycle, but > then, this is a free country. Supposedly. > > Aside: I have been working my a** off in the studio and DJing, and my GF has > been fwd'ing me posts from 313 and it's been so interesting I decided to > resub for awhile. Aren't you glad ? Blame her ! > > AND to the person who asked what lock-groove, loop (aka "bangin") techno is, > the first record ever with lock grooves was Jeff Mills "Cycle 30" on Axis. > This release and others from Mills ("Live at the Liquid Room", "Waveform > Transmissions") single-handedly inspired the entire early sound of British > and Swedish Techno (Surgeon, Regis, Oliver Ho, James Ruskin, Marco Carola, > Adam Beyer, etc.) > > AND, Misstress Barbara banged the living s*** out of Motor tonight. > > AND, I got to hang out briefly with my hero, the genius of modern music, > Stacey Pullen (who was also off tonight). > > a. > > ================================================================= > DJ T-1000 "The Last DJ On Earth" Mix CD March 2001. "Hyper-Stylized Life" > vinyl EP May 2001 from Pure Sonik. Alan D. Oldham "The Sexy Adventures of > Orietta St. Cloud" full-color comic and soundtrack CD from Tresor Berlin > (release TBA). This is Pure Sonik Records. www.puresonikrecords.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com