That called hedonism.
> > Definitely, it SHOULD be about art. I respect Jeff > Mills' ideas and his tunes, yeah, part of his vision. > Possibly not part of mine, I buy all off his stuff but > I never put it in the mix (maybe I'm just stupid:). > > He's always been a bit of a maverick though. Ever > since he was with UR. Personally, I dont feel the same > way about your definition of art. I think art, in > essence, is about the enjotment value. People go to > art galleries to enjoy themselves and people buy CD's > for the enjoyment value. People don't buy art for > art's sake. It's like minimal art, some ppl appreciate > a blank white wall as artistic and clever. Give me De > Vinci any day... > > Dj Pacific:) > > --- Joseph Ross Lynn IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > This is about art. Not stardom. > > Jeff Mills is an artist. > > his vision is his vision, and the reason he is so > > well known and respected is > > because his vision resonates so strongly with so > > many of us. I think he is > > trying to be true to himself, not get his face on > > MTV. > > Art is about a new perspective. Art that serves its > > function shows us a way of > > looking at things that we hadn't known before, or > > sometimes it defines what > > could previously only be hinted at. > > It is still his vision, but maybe it jusn't mesh as > > well with yours. Or maybe > > (gasp!) you might have to put a little effort and > > attention into his art in > > order to try to understand. > > > > J. > > > > > > > > > > > > I wasn't having a go at Mills. His skill and > > ingenuity > > > has had a huge influence on techno and dance music > > as > > > a whole. What I'm saying is, plenty of ppl have > > access > > > to production equipment these days and the > > dj/producer > > > is becoming more and more common. Anyone, can be > > > innovative, but the truely innovative producers > > today > > > aren't the ppl that are getting the respect. Mills > > has > > > been a lot better in the past. > > > > > > Concerning pushing the boundaries forward, I > > s'pose > > > music is about the feel, not necessarily technical > > > skill. It's more about the ingenuity of it's > > creator. > > > A lot of reviewers give tunes respect e.g. because > > > they've used a full orchestra instead of sampled > > > strings and stuff... which is good, but it doesn't > > > always work. I think a lot of this experimental > > stuff > > > is a load of parp. Few 'experimental' tunes > > actually > > > push the boundaries forward. However, a lot of big > > > names are getting respect for stuff that I could > > throw > > > together... (I'm not so good by the way...:). How > > do > > > they get away with that? Does that mean that once > > > you're famous you don't have to try anymore? > > > > > > Dj Pacific:) > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > Knecht > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > -- Knecht
