Jeff Mills interview - I make mixing mistakes almost every n

[koma]

btw lots of older mixes on that link..i.e. Theo Parrish, F.Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Derrick May, even disco & house by DJ Rush and De La Soul etc etc..

[MARKEG]

i have the utmost respect for mills, not only because of his releases since the days of Underground Resistance, but also because he seems so focused on his mission and no afraid to speak his mind. I once interviewed him over a pizza in some posh London restaurant and when I started to ask questions that didn't mean anything to him, he flat out told me (although it took him about an hour to tell me hahaha). no seriously now, reading that interview makes me realise what i love about techno that i just dont explore deep enough. it makes me ask questions about techno, creativity and art. he is such a unique character and one that we should treasure. techno needs ppl like this, people who tell it like it is. i mean who seriously out there can tell me they have EVER done a flawless, perfect set in a club without something not being perfect. to me, that's why you keep doing what you do - the fact you're never 100% perfect.

jeffery mills, i salute you

[Stella Boy]

anyone got any links to or can sort me out with any of his old wizard sets, never heard one b4?

here you have one from 85/86 on page 1, check archives deeper for 2 more sets from 89 on WJLB Detroit.. ;)

http://www.deephousepage.com/mixes.php

thanx for the link koma, that's my night sorted

[koma]

i have the utmost respect for mills, not only because of his releases since the days of Underground Resistance, but also because he seems so focused on his mission and no afraid to speak his mind. I once interviewed him over a pizza in some posh London restaurant and when I started to ask questions that didn't mean anything to him, he flat out told me (although it took him about an hour to tell me hahaha). no seriously now, reading that interview makes me realise what i love about techno that i just dont explore deep enough. it makes me ask questions about techno, creativity and art. he is such a unique character and one that we should treasure. techno needs ppl like this, people who tell it like it is. i mean who seriously out there can tell me they have EVER done a flawless, perfect set in a club without something not being perfect. to me, that's why you keep doing what you do - the fact you're never 100% perfect.

word, Mark :clap:

this man is one of the true innovators and thinkers in techno. every his project has a story, whole concept worked out in details. I remember his manager giving me some Axis newsletter, I rarely see something like that by some other label.
you wont hear Jeff bragging "I'm doing this, I'm doing that", he simply does what he do with honest dedication. when I met him, he even looked a bit shy, thats why I believe him when he say he doesnt feel like superstar (and I sure dont like some techno djs acting like that). its a real pleasure to interview him or at least read his interviews, I believe he's a person from who I'll never stop learning.

[ds2]

weirdest thing is that the old wizard radio sets are flawless, I never heard a trainwreak, or anything. Admitted it was mainly just cup-and-paste mixing, but still.

weren't the wizard radio shows all pre recorded though?
i'm sure i read he spent days getting a 30 minute mix together which is probably why they sound flawless.

[koma]

weren't the wizard radio shows all pre recorded though?
i'm sure i read he spent days getting a 30 minute mix together which is probably why they sound flawless.

no, I believe he did them on spot. thats the time when he also started to use the third turntable, which wasnt in use on that station until that.

the point of his fast mixes were in fact that Detroit was full of radio stations and they were fightning for listeners, so they had to have interesting program to keep them entertained.

and he's always saying he wasnt the first dj to use 3 decks - promoters like to put that info on flyers for him or Carl Cox - because Larry Levine and bunch of other djs already used that technique a lot in 80tees..

[Zektor]

the point of his fast mixes were in fact that Detroit was full of radio stations and they were fightning for listeners, so they had to have interesting program to keep them entertained.

From what I've heard...his show only had 60 minutes. But Jeff Mills had loads and loads of good records he wanted to play to the listeners.

So the faster he would mix, obviously, the more he could play.

[Fordy]

i have the utmost respect for mills, not only because of his releases since the days of Underground Resistance, but also because he seems so focused on his mission and no afraid to speak his mind. I once interviewed him over a pizza in some posh London restaurant and when I started to ask questions that didn't mean anything to him, he flat out told me (although it took him about an hour to tell me hahaha). no seriously now, reading that interview makes me realise what i love about techno that i just dont explore deep enough. it makes me ask questions about techno, creativity and art. he is such a unique character and one that we should treasure. techno needs ppl like this, people who tell it like it is. i mean who seriously out there can tell me they have EVER done a flawless, perfect set in a club without something not being perfect. to me, that's why you keep doing what you do - the fact you're never 100% perfect.

jeffery mills, i salute you

Amen :clap:

[djshiva]

Jeff Mills - "I make mixing mistakes almost every night"

there's news to anyone who's ever heard him play :lol:

hmmm...

funny...that was SO not news to me. in fact, i think more appropriately worded it would have said: i make mixing mistakes almost every MIX.

every time i have heard mills it has been a mess of trainwrecks and chap mixes. sorry to the idol worshippers, but i think he's shit.

[lowtide]

yeah **** jeff mills its all about dj shiva

[oldbugger]

Jeff Mills - "I make mixing mistakes almost every night"

there's news to anyone who's ever heard him play :lol:

hmmm...

funny...that was SO not news to me. in fact, i think more appropriately worded it would have said: i make mixing mistakes almost every MIX.

every time i have heard mills it has been a mess of trainwrecks and chap mixes. sorry to the idol worshippers, but i think he's shit.

:dontevengothere:

he's not good no..

theres a bit more to mills than that though...some respect is needed IMO
i was going to say the same as you about it should read 'every mix' and its true..

BUT

hes a legend and very influential..done a lot for techno

show some respect

[MARKEG]

yeah for gods sake, millls is 40000000% more than any of us wil ever achieve. sometimes i cringe at his mixing, but mills is from another planet. listen to waveform vol 3 :)

that record alone make him ok to me no matter what anyone says hahahhahahaha

[killarava2day]

[quote="koma"]a bit later, he went down for a record while the mix of two records was still going on.. in the same second he heard the wreck, he just put up his arm without even watching on the tables and corrected it.. I never saw something like that before or after..quote]

No offence, but after all the years he's been djing, if he couldn't do what your described as being autonomous action...well then you'd have to be pretty slow at picking up the task eh?

Ben Simms in full flight is quite the handyman as well.

[romelpotter]

yeah for gods sake, millls is 40000000% more than any of us wil ever achieve. sometimes i cringe at his mixing, but mills is from another planet. listen to waveform vol 3 :)

that record alone make him ok to me no matter what anyone says hahahhahahaha

:clap: :clap: :lol:

[jon connor]

jeff mills is royalty sum respect for the older + wise jedi in this post it makes me uncomfortable to think there are people out there that disrespect such a man.

so he makes mistakes on the decks so wot hes jeff mills hes aloud to :lol:

[dirty_bass]

I`ve seen mills at his best.
Relentless and almost spotless, perfect choice of tunes, wave upon wave of ever rising beats and rushes. The best DJ I have ever seen. And I was straight.

I`ve seen mills at his worst. Boring tunes, crappy mixing, trainwrecks etc.

But that`s part of the beauty. He is always right on the edge, and doesn`t play safe, does his thing, and made people take notice of techno.

Nuff respec.

He`s achieved loads for the scene. And I`m glad there are people like him doing the do.

[schlongfingers]

[quote="killarava2day"]

a bit later, he went down for a record while the mix of two records was still going on.. in the same second he heard the wreck, he just put up his arm without even watching on the tables and corrected it.. I never saw something like that before or after..quote]

No offence, but after all the years he's been djing, if he couldn't do what your described as being autonomous action...well then you'd have to be pretty slow at picking up the task eh?

Ben Simms in full flight is quite the handyman as well.

Yeah totally, knowing which deck is going too fast and touching the platter without looking is not rocket science :D

[A.McHardy]

All my time spinning tunes ive never heard of trainwrecks!

wots this mean???

[romelpotter]

All my time spinning tunes ive never heard of trainwrecks!

wots this mean???

it means you must be doin something right ;) :lol: :lol:


..when you get 2 decks that go out when trying to beat match, it sounds bad but when you have 3 decks all out you get trainwrecks :lol:

[oldbugger]

All my time spinning tunes ive never heard of trainwrecks!

wots this mean???

dont worry mate, neither had i untill forums came along..

think clashing out of time beats ;)