Ok, it's shameless self-promo, but it might help clearing things up a bit. Here's an extract from an interview I did with Jeff last year around this time.
TT: "You just mentioned disappearing and reappearing. At Sonar I saw you disappear at some point, but the music kept playing and there were images of you playing records. I was pretty confused by that. Was that done on purpose or did you just need to go to the loo?" Jeff: "(laughs) No, that was on purpose. It was designed so that at one point the film would take over. At a certain point there was no need for me to be on the stage. Once the film took over I left and stood on the side and watched for my cue to come back up and take over from the film. That was like a test as well, to see if the people would be able to continue on with the party if say something was simulated. That was an experiment. I don't think it worked out so well because the venue was so large that the people in the middle or the back couldn't see anyway. We tried it once before in Tokyo and it was the same thing. At first the people were confused, they didn't understand where I had gone, but the music was still playing and there was still this image of me playing on the screen. What I had hoped to get from that was the indication that the people wouldn't mind dancing to an image and that would lead us into this holograph thing where at a certain point they would actually be dancing to a simulation of myself or multiple DJs." The full interview can be found here: http://www.technotourist.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=i ndex&req=viewarticle&artid=19 Yes, some shameless site-promo, I know! :) John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 26 augustus 2003 15:10 To: Martin Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix For the record I thought Mills was brilliant (as usual) !! It doesn't really matter where he went, the main thing is that he came back! Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 26/08/2003 14:12:24 To: Quest Pond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "m a t t [d]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <313@hyperreal.org> cc: Subject: Re: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix Poor old Jeff, he just can't win can he! [Jeff Mills] Here's a million pounds [Punter] What!, this is all in pound coins md 26/8/03 11:26 AM Quest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 10 mins at a time hey?-well i didn't time it but i remember it being longer > then that. > > Are you sure he was djing or just switching the video display off? How do you > know? There was no camera on the decks and you couldn't see the desks way back > and up on the stage. > > Quest > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 26 August 2003 1:08 PM >> To: Quest Pond; m a t t [d]; 313@hyperreal.org >> Subject: RE: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix >> >> >> I don't understand why you felt cheated. >> They only showed the DVD twice for about 10 minutes at a time >> - Mills mixed into and out of the DVD segments live. The >> publicity claimed that Mills would be previewing his DVD and >> that's exactly what he what he was doing - he wasn't >> cheating. Only the DVD segments were pre-recorded - the rest >> was Mills mixing live, though it wasn't the most inspiring of sets >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Quest Pond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:02 AM >> To: m a t t [d]; 313@hyperreal.org >> Subject: RE: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix >> >> >> Lost was pretty cool night no doubt, great atmosphere, better >> venue then heaven, except for one thing. I was dancing >> around then i saw Jeff on the screen, went closer to the >> front and noticed he was actually wearing a different shirt >> to the video. The music was in time with the video and fader >> movements, so wtf was happening at the decks? Where they even >> on? Was that even Jeff there? At that point i and others felt >> cheated and just left. >> >> Now i knew nothing about this DVD thing, but as far as im >> concerned its just cheating and being *^*&^* lazy. Why didn't >> they just put up a cardboard cut-out and play a DAT tape? >> >> Sorry but pre-recorded just doesn't cut it. >> >> Quest >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: m a t t [d] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 25 August 2003 7:01 PM >>> To: 313@hyperreal.org >>> Subject: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix >>> >>> >>> last night's Lost was fantastic as ever... john kennedy >>> played one of the >>> best sets I[ve heard him do, including attend 2 :) just wish >>> he'd played #1 >>> I would have exploded. plaid did a nice set of messed up >>> electronica, but >>> it didn't really move the crowd apart from some amazing >>> techno oriented >>> electronic power funk - if anyone knows what those crazy >> tunes he was >>> playing are please let me know! :) steve bicknell played a >>> good set, but >>> mills was the star of the night - another amazing set, >>> including playing >>> exerts from his new dvd showing him mixing, and jeff was >>> mixing live into it >>> and back out again so for a while we were watching the >>> projection of mills >>> mixing up close :) the crowd were fantatic - really up for >>> it - lots of >>> great dancing at the front. >>> >>> we took some pix, check >>> >>> http://hoc.finevinyl.co.uk/lost >>> >>> some happy faces in there + a couple of jeff mixing. >>> >>> when we got back we didn't sleep but carried on partying - I >>> played some >>> techno and the mix has come out really well, so please have a >>> listen and >>> give me some feedback - it features some classics and some >>> new stuff, can do >>> a tracklist if anyone wants it. >>> >>> the mix is at >>> >>> http://hoc.finevinyl.co.uk/mix-2003-08-26-post_lost_techno_mix.mp3 >>> >>> about 109 meg in size. the box its hosted on is only 4 mbit, so my >>> appologies if it's a tad slow. >>> >>> matt :) >>> >>> . >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> >> ############################################################## >> ####################### >> 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. 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