One last time: 33:35 moment. Too much Lavazza... On 7/1/06 10:34 AM, "Wes Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
