I don't think it was suggested that he only has 30 records but that he only plays about 30 records - this is obviously untrue but I can see why Jim said it - he does have a repertoire of standards that are constantly in his box, more so than any other DJ. As I said yesterday, you are almost guaranteed to hear Step To Enchantment, The Bells, Strings Of Life, Alarms etc etc in every Mills set - the crux of this is whether you think this is a good thing or not. IMO they are all good records so fair play to him for playing them, though he has failed to inspire on occasion in previous years because it was getting a tad predictable - he has seemed to have redeemed himself recently by surprising us with snippets of disco, house and non-Detroit techno amongst his u sual fare. No-one ever criticised Frank Sinatra for singing the same old standards over and over again cos that's what people wanted to hear, and it is the same with Mills to a certain degree - people still whoop and cheer whenever The Bells is played, so why should he stop playing those old chestnuts?
-----Original Message----- From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:34 AM To: Robert Taylor; Jim Bishop; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Mills and hawtin at movement (private replies) That he's got 30 records. And the suggestion that he doesn't buy records. I could care less (or in the uk, I *couldn't* care less) abt how good or bad his set was (he's good when I've seen him, maybe u guy weren't so lucky) but at least let's talk sense! >-----Original Message----- >From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:31 AM >To: Odeluga, Ken; Jim Bishop; 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: RE: (313) Mills and hawtin at movement (private replies) > > >What is untrue? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 7:58 AM >To: Jim Bishop; 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: RE: (313) Mills and hawtin at movement (private replies) > > >This is pretty unjustified if not downright stupid by virtue of being >patently untrue. >k > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jim Bishop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 3:39 PM >>To: 313@hyperreal.org >>Subject: (313) Mills and hawtin at movement (private replies) >> >> >>I made a post about mills and hawtin letting us down. Since then I have >>gotten 14 "private" emails from people who totally agree. >> >>Don¹t worry people you can agree in public, Jeff Mills wont shoot you >>through your email. :0 >> >>On a side note, has anyone ever seen jeff mills at a record store, you see >>many other dj's going shopping in various cities but does mills. >>If not then >>he damn well should, we heard his same 30 tracks enough already. ;) >> >> >################################################################### >################## >Note: > >Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not >necessarily represent >those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically >stated. This email >and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for >the use of the >individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have >received this email in >error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Thank You. >################################################################### >################## > ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
