I think as has been mentioned, that the whole jeff mills debacle is a manifestation of UK frustration. I personally would go and see Mills anywhere and at this point fail to see how the techno nights that claim to support 'quality' music have done him or other US dj's such a great service. Sure, they still bring us Detroit djs, but at a price. As someone who has been going to Lost and other such nights, I am tired of the prescribed music that is as funkless as it gets. One has only to sit through 3hrs of Steve Bicknell playing the most mundane techno sets in the world to see how djs and clubbers could get fed up. Even guest dj's tend to skew their sets towards this, leaving most us sitting on the sidelines wondering why we bothered. i'm tired of feeling like a punter. i'm sure jeff mills is tired of playing in places where frankly the organisers are not as committed as they seem, using his name and others as a vehicle for their own (limited) success. As a result, the crowd becomes less open to innovation and techno is shot in the foot. i'm sure i will be rebuked for this. London techno nights have many followers. But if somebody doesn't make changes, techno in London will become like hard house, superficial and meaningless. let jeff mills play where he likes, as long as the music is good; and i'm pretty sure it will be. -----Original Message----- From: robin pinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313@hyperreal.org <313@hyperreal.org> Date: 28 January 2002 14:32 Subject: Re: [313] jeff mills stars again
>> In conclusion, I'll leave you with this thought. Wouldn't you rather have >> Jeff as the biggest DJ in the world as compared to Oakie, Jules, Sasha, >> Diggers, and the rest of them that seem to get ink every month in Mixmag, >> Ministry, and Muzik? > >unless he changes what he plays that just ain't gonna happen... > >his music is just too challenging for most people who go to the big >"house" clubs (in the UK at least). > >actually this whole discussion is UK centric is it not? > >can you see Mills replacing Tenaglia in any club in the US? > >in terms of club culture in the UK: i think big things are around the >corner and detroit will play a part in that (yes i am on topic for 313). >finally it appears people want funk in their techno (it attracts the >girls to clubs at least :) ) and tech-house, funky techno and all these >other lame genres are a symptom of this. techno is on the up, and it is >the varied detroit approach that is looking more favoured. IMO! > > >in terms of Mills tho: i agree with what kent has said. if Jeff isn't >feeling it in techno clubs it's up to him where he plays. if the knock on >effect is alienating his past fans (which is not that likely) that's more >or less a financial decision on his part and if he is in a position where >he can do that then cool. > > >robin... > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
