jeff mills purpose maker video

[Jay Pace]

I was there for that. It was awesome.
Really liked the weird dancing girl video he was beat juggling with.

I've heard Mills be sloppy and dull, and I've heard him being electricfying.

Also worth bearing in mind that outside of the "dj community" suprisingly few people care about slightly sloppy mixing. Its something you develop an ear for, used to find it really weird how it didn't bug other people when it happened. To me it was the sound of things going terribly wrong, but then there's a bit in my brain trained to avoid that sound like the plague.

He's not as famous as he is on the strength of his records. He fills clubs full of punters who have never bought his tunes or could even name you them. The reason he headlines festivals with 20k crowds is because he has something in his style that is unique.

[drift9]

I've heard Mills be sloppy and dull, and I've heard him being electricfying.

Also worth bearing in mind that outside of the "dj community" suprisingly few people care about slightly sloppy mixing.

He's not as famous as he is on the strength of his records. He fills clubs full of punters who have never bought his tunes or could even name you them. The reason he headlines festivals with 20k crowds is because he has something in his style that is unique.

Bingo. Right on the money. I can't count the number of times i've seen this guy. I've seen him be both horribly disapointing as well as jaw dropping. And you're right, the energy he brings when he is on is second to none. Plus, as you mention, when he is completely blowing a mix (which, i confess, he does more than i would like) 90% of people on the floor don't even realize it. Just a few people "in the know" grimace.

And, during a time when techno isn't exactly filling up the clubs, when this guy is on the bill the house is always packed and he's turning people on to techno. For that, he'll always have my respect and i'll allow him the suspect mixes here and there.