i'm suprisingly ok with the whole DVD thing. Maybe the levels are at least ok on the DVD. =P
I was at the Sonar gig referred to in the TT interview. Obviously I couldn't tell if he was there or not (since after three distorted tracks i went to the back and started riding the bumper cars- which by the way is a really cool thing to do in the middle of a wild gigantic techno party, even if its Mills playing- but i digress...) Anyway- if I remember correctly, the video that came on in the opening- the one he's talking about here with the dancer, had some crap on it that said like 'New Years Eve- 2003- Tokyo', and I remember thinking how cheap it seemed that he was replaying something that was obviously designed for a diffrent gig. If genius is in the details than Jeff was slacking hard that night. On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Robert Taylor wrote: > That just looks like a load of gas to me. > I think he's being slightly disingenuous here - he wants to promote his DVD - > fine - but he's in danger of disappearing up his own arse > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Klaas-Jan Jongsma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:42 AM > To: Klaas-Jan Jongsma > Cc: Robert Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Brendan Nelson; Ken Odeluga; 313 > Subject: RE: (313) Mills > > > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2004, at 11:39AM, Klaas-Jan Jongsma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > >On Tuesday, March 02, 2004, at 11:17AM, Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > >>I can see the point of a commercially available DVD; I just didn't see the > >>point of him using the DVD in a club, unless he's getting RSI and needs the > >>odd break. Or is it blatant self-promotion? > > > >In an interview from 2002 John did with Mills for technotourst.org he said > >the following about why he uses images: > > whoops wrong quote, this is what i wanted to cut 'n paste here: > > "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? > > (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." > > http://technotourist.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=19 > > > ##################################################################################### > 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. > ##################################################################################### > >
