As far as I could see, there were no laptops involved in the
performance. Jeff was on 4 cdjs, a couple of mixing consoles and what
looked like a small silver 909 styled box. Mike was on a newish Korg,
some other keyboard, and was using a Tenori-on for sequencing on some
tracks.
They didnt start until around 3:15 and I guess about 10 minutes into
the set they had to stop and draw the curtains back due to technical
difficulties. I got there right when they started again and yes, it
was pure sonic warfare :) Sure, there were alot of slips and off beat
moments throughout like any improv style jam. But when it came
together the thickness and texture of the sound was fantastic.
The venue is a gigantic warehouse with multi-point sound, massive
laser and light rigs and three giant screens so I think the majority
of the crowd couldnt even see the stage or any potential hands in the
air theatrics :) . That is probably why they don't focus much on the
stage presence. The atmosphere is more of what I have seen at raves
than at clubs, with a focus on anonymous performance, except of course
for the big blowup shots of mike and jeff looking earnestly at the
machines in their button down shirts.
Here are a few more clips from the performance. You can see Jeff and
Mike working the machines from the video screens on some of these.
Also, I uploaded snippets of an interview done with Jeff earlier on
Saturday at Sonar by Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdY2aiKEzcE
x-102 at Sonar 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRmh61xAFcY
x-102 at Sonar 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8m9Y_JDEI
x-102 at Sonar 5
Jeff Mills Interview Snippets
jeff mills on street music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TB_VDYPtjM
jeff mills on track ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEIA36Y0pzk
jeff mills on his production style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9A8TZhw3o
jeff mills on musical inspiration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDqcyJ8s3NQ
jeff mills on Underground Resistance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APREuxv_0yw
jeff mills on moving to production from djing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAQ-OuWliZ4
Jeff Mills on electronic music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiNVxeasatk
jeff mills on production standards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBcK37VJEMQ
Enjoy!!!!
