Holographs aside, I think this is an OK idea, a modern version of Kraftwerk's robots if you will - at least he's trying stuff...
26/8/03 4:59 PM Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sounds like a load of w4nk to me > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: John Osselaer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > |Sent: 26 August 2003 17:59 > |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Martin' > |Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > |Subject: RE: (313) jeff mills at lost yesterday + free mix > | > | > |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=Sectio > |ns&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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