>I guess its his choice
exactly.
>I still would pay 15 bux to go see him
as would I
I think too many people expect too much from him or come to his shows with
expectations of what a Jeff Mills show is and then when he doesn't deliver
their preconceived notion they get in his face. I know it's happened
because he's mentioned it on his discussion board.
I don't think Detroit is "under" him - possibly he thinks it's behind him,
as in his past. Maybe there's bad memories - who the f*ck but Jeff Mills
and those whom he's told really know so people should just let the man be
and go see him where he *does* play.
and the high price on the limited 3x12" - well maybe he figures he has to
make his money NOW because maybe he figures who ever is going to buy it
will upload it to soulseek or what ever file share they are using and then
everyone will have it for free.
MEK
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its his loss at this point. maybe he's afraid he cant compete with the new
talents coming out of detroit now. maybe detroits under him. I guess its
his choice, theres more gig opportunity than there is mills to go around
even tho he still plays the same records as 3 years ago, I still would pay
15 bux to go see him if he could stomach a night in detroit :)
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Subject: Re: (313) axis
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> >Well isn't that a pompous response?
>
> No - it wasn't pompous, it was sarcastic. Crack a dictionary.
>
> Do you know when the last time Jeff Mills was hired to play in Chicago?
Or
> the last time he was offered to play there?
> Just because he's from Detroit or lives in Chicago doesn't obligate him
to
> play there - I could imagine that there *could* exist for him many
personal
> issues with people in Detroit (or Chicago) that would cause him to say to
> himself - "you know, self, I'd only go back to Detroit if I was given a
> million dollars"
>
> >I think artists/musicians/whatever have a responsibility to their
> >community beyond just releasing records--
>
> As several people have stated - Jeff does give back to his community - he
> just doesn't do it in the public eye for loads of attention or to get the
> "ok" from people like yourself. It's called being humble.
>
> >but instead is essentially plundering and pilfering
> >whatever he can from the apparently willing fans.
>
> I'd still like to know what you think you are personally being robbed of.
> You've seen him at a bar - are you pissed because he's relaxing instead
of
> DJing?
>
> I've known many DJs and artists who live in Minneapolis but don't play
> here. They prefer to play in Europe or other cities because they get a
> better response and they like to keep the city they live in as a sort of
> quiet retreat from where they perform.
>
> makes sense to me
> MEK
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> atomly
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> > I agree - all those Jeff Mills records I and thousands of other people
> > own and enjoy in our living rooms - not to mention all of us who use
> > his records to make other people dance, plus the fantastic DJ sets
> > we've experienced, and his and Robert Hoods practical invention of the
> > minimal techno style don't amount to much. We've been duped.
> >
> > I think Jeff Mills owes us all a personal apology for robbing us all
> > these years of "a lot" - whatever that "a lot" may be.
>
> Well isn't that a pompous response?
>
> Jeff Mills hasn't played in Chicago since 1993? despite living here for
> years. You may remember that he reluctantly agreed to play a show in
> Detroit in 2000 after not performing there for years, even though he's
> from there, and then cancelled it because it didn't sell enough tickets.
> The event finally happened years later, but not until after he had acted
> like a total prima donna.
>
> I think artists/musicians/whatever have a responsibility to their
> community beyond just releasing records-- art is not created inside some
> sort of a vacuum. You may disagree with me, and that's fine, but that's
> how I feel and that influences how and where I spend my money.
>
> I think that Jeff Mills has a certain responsibility to help foster the
> American electronic music scene being that he is an electronic musician
> from the United States. It's like he took what he needed from
> Detroit/Chicago and then just turned his back on them. It's not like he
> invented techno, despite what some of you may think, but rather was
> introduced to a fertile art scene and is not acting to maintain that
> scene at all but instead is essentially plundering and pilfering
> whatever he can from the apparently willing fans.
>
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