At Sonar 2002, Mills had some sort of video going during the beginning of his set. The funny thing was- it said something like 'New Years Eve- Tokyo' or something equally unrelated to Sonar. Thought that was a bit weird. I didn't hang around to see if he pulled a disappearing act since he was overdriving the system and i wanted to ride the go-carts.
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > That explains it then, thanks for that John. > > I was there when he did it at Sonar too. Personally I think although it's > good that he's experimenting, it's still better to have the DJ there in > front of you - the closer to the crowd the better. One of the good things > about the previous Lost (@ The Chainstore) was seeing how much Jeff was > into it & enjoying himself - obviously you don't get that same interaction > with just the screen. The way they do it at Sonar is good though, with the > DJs being filmed & shown live on all the big screens in the main room (the > overhead view of Mills was particularly good : ) > > I'll look forwrd to watching the DVD anyway :o) > > > > > "John Osselaer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 26/08/2003 17:58:51 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Martin'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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=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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