Sorry, that should have been the 34:50 mark, not 39:50! My excitement got the better of me...
On 7/1/06 10:26 AM, "Wes Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/1/06 12:36 AM, "Wildtek Concept / DJ Dimitri Pike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> At end, if they really understand the music and the philosophy behind artists >> like Jeff Mills or others, they will finally find their own way to produce >> and >> play, if not, they would be quickly forgotten by all. >> >> The discussion can be long... But where is the limit between copy and >> influence? > > It's never initially clear, as you say -- only time tells. I remember back > in the mid-90s a lot of people came hard downwards on Surgeon for (badger) > biting Mills and his style -- some of the more outraged even printed up "I > Hate Surgeon" tees to advertise their dismay at his growing popularity. > > But look where Surgeon is now...steadily innovating in many directions, > pushing the boundaries a little further outwards...still pi**ing off the > naysayers. Yet he'll drop some UR into a set -- a pointer of respect to his > forefathers, a point of departure into some twisted new sonic constellation. > (Check the current mix on his site for proof). > > Surgeon's integrity was always there; most doubts about that have been laid > to rest -- he just had to "find [his] own way" ultimately, as you put it. It > was this underlying & extremely high level of integrity (where he mirrors > Mills), rather than its lack, that seems to have really intimidated and > frustrated his critics. In a slightly different context, you could make the > same argument re. Hawtin. > > Mills exemplifies that total dedication & lack of compromise -- it's in the > music & all around it like an inspirational aura as well. > > It's still a relatively rare thing in techno, though (& becoming rarer): > that original artistic spirits can evolve from 'copying' & influence to be > innovators in their own right, or even at least a little creatively > independent in style. > > Not sure if this mix has been posted here before. There's a sublime moment > when Maestro Mills brings in a certain spoken-word track intro over the > orchestral strings round the 39:50 mark. True shivers-down-the-spine stuff > for me, anyway: > > http://ia300228.us.archive.org/0/items/nicotitinehjeffmillsbluepotentialprom > oSkyrave28052006/jeff_mills_blue_potential_promo__Skyrave_28052006_nicotitin > eh.mp3 > > Cheers from the Antipodes, > > Wes > > > > > > > > > >
