having been disappointed (borderline embarrased) the last 3 times I've seen mills- i don't think you could pay me to leave the house and go see him.
maybe if i was already there... or if everyoen i know was going, making it more of a social thing. On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >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 > > > > "/0" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "atomly" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > mi.net> cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: (313) axis > 01/14/04 05:20 PM > > > > > > > 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 :) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "atomly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: (313) axis > > > > > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > atomly > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: > [email protected] > > m> cc: > > Subject: Re: (313) axis > > 01/14/04 04:18 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 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. > > > > -- > > :: atomly :: > > > > [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] : www.atomly.com ... > > [ atomiq records : po box 805319 chicago il 60680 : 312.804.5389 ... > > [ e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for atomly info and updates ... > > > > > > > > > > >
