This is actually a deleted scene from the Matrix, when right after Morpheus showed Neo the hellscape the real world has become in the white room, he squats in front of a TR-909 and tells Neo that he doesn't only know kung fu
@@dunno9 it was originally designed to simulate a bass guitar wasn't it? Pretty sure there's whole documentaries about roland attempting to recall the units when they discovered it was being used to make acid house
my buddy had a 909 years ago. got it from some dude he knew that ripped it off from a hardfloor show. he ended up pawning it for like $200…i was pissed. i would’ve gave him more than he got for it 😑
@@theoracle7463 Practically nothing works seamlessly with a daw. The best experience I’ve had were with Bitwig and Korg’s midi implementation (Monologue). With that I could literally make it change patch for each note without a hiccup. I haven’t done research but have you looked into a separate midi clock / din sync converter? Oh come to find out that Roland used 24 pulse per quarter note and Korg used 48 I wonder if Korg still has higher clock resolution… Elektron does it’s own thing and while I got it to work and the Digitakt is my favorite device of all time, it wasn’t in the way I thought it should be, and I spent liters of blood piss and tears f$cking around with that when I just wanted to make music when I turn my machines on. So now I’m basically dateless with the Daw being a glorified multi track recorder 😬
truly! I kind of think we age a bit by choice and being bored. If you play joyfully as an adult and are not too self-focused for sure you definitely stop aging. So many elder artists who are youthful!
Honestly this sounds like a complete track and it’s just drums. Shows the true power of a drum machine when you apply a bit of creativity and performance.
Seen him years ago on the Thekla in Bristol a small club on a boat, 3 decks a 909 and a mixer, hes fast got alien like long fingers, definitely from another planet, hes a Pioneer a god of Techno..
It don’t need a baseline. It don’t need vocals and it don’t need a lead either. Jesus Christ Jeff mills can make an entire song or even album on just a 909 with stock sounds. No tables. No chairs
So sick because it is so true. This guy is en fuego burnin' people up with this set. If he a'int showing off I would hate to see what happens when he does!
Holy shit, this is incredible. I knew that a really skilled artist could use a drum machine as an instrument for live performance (obviously), but I didn't realize that just a 909 by itself could do this live and on the fly. Jeff Mills is talented as fuck (and not just as a DJ or a producer). He's playing a 909 like a classical pianist performing on a Bosendorfer concert grand.
@@justsomelid4402 im listening in my car right now while fuckin speeding and typing this you fuckin bozo the cops are chasing me and dancing along to this track
Proper DETROIT Techno . I do miss those nights of non-stop dancing at the underground clubs. This beat just brings back waves of memories. Jeff Mills is one of the originators of this style of Dance Music which all started in Detroit. Used to listen to this on late night radio until I was old enough to sneak in, if they weren't patting you down for guns or large knives, and they would let you in if you looked 18 . The places were PACKED ! And warm from everyones body heat cuz outside it was snow and ice plus - 10° below zero. . .Glad I don't live out there anymore. Too cold. ⛅🔥🎹🐒💡
How does he keep getting even better as time goes on? An absolute master. Praise be. If you want to perform electronic music, this is the standard you should aspire to
That's the beauty of music to an extent. You just keep gaining, and gaining experience and knowledge whereas in something like sports the same happens but your body begins to let you down
2:00 simply Jeff Mills. The unbeliable skills of a man who was born on Mars. Or an Alien who came in the 80s and discovered our music machinery. Who knows?
Yep Jeff Mills has magical powers he makes everything beautiful and delightful no artist of edm history are on Jeff Mills level when it comes to pure DJ skills alone.
i remember when i make a live in 1998(in a north of france ,where i come from ) and i play all the traks n don't know what to play 4 the last 20 minutes ..and i play 20 minutes of 909 ...a see 1000 dancers catch by the rhythm of a box rhythm was incredible!!!!! and this remind me 1990, when i buy my first box rhythm i was 15 years old and make tape of tr 909 4 all my freinds
Unfortunately, Roland focused more on the acoustic genres and produced too many pianos and keyboards and amplifiers for Rock, Pop, Soul, Jazz etc. Pioneer focused on electronic music and Djing, and now it has become the symbol of Guetta and all the other clowns producing and playing Big Room...
"Jeff! Jeff!! Come to dinner! JEFF!!! What are you doing up there? Come down immediately!!! Okay I will come upstairs now. I hope you got a good excuse" *opens door* "What the hell are you doing there? Where are all your furniture?"
Jeff Mills has amazing feel of the rhythm! Unbelievable. He stopped and catch the rhythm again without any other instrument in background - only "hearing" the silence.
loved your concert in Brussels with Tony. May his soul rest in peace. You are the godfather of techno, ever innovative and unseen- till today! Keep up the good work, LOVE from Belgium
Great genius I enjoyed. The wizard as people name Jeff to show the respect for the technique and the intensity of his art in constant evolution. The only one able to do this improvisation.Thanks 🤩for bringing your music and talent (techno) from Detroit to Berlin 1989.. Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Blake. (Detroit wasn’t ready)Tresor was the first discotheque in Berlin. People haven’t any idea who was mixing at the time… Jeff Mills still playing with Mulero and Ben Sims his friends… often in Belgium ( Gent) the Fuse , (Brussels) and Spain La Fabrika.. Frabrik in UK too I think. Aquasella in Asturias and various other beaches party in Asturias…This one is great sound with a ( simple) Roland 909
unbelievable ! the dexterity and speed of his hands! wow .... at the same time it's Jeff Mills! the guy is as old and legendary as the machine! too deadly !!!!
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This is actually a deleted scene from the Matrix, when right after Morpheus showed Neo the hellscape the real world has become in the white room, he squats in front of a TR-909 and tells Neo that he doesn't only know kung fu
“We’re going to need hats. Lots of hats.”
Drum Fu
best comment ever oh my god
😂What a comment
The film definitely took an unexpected positive turn after that
This is literally the last thing that Roland imagined when they created this machine.
ikea is also rethinking the table
@@estebanfandila lmao
@@sheateeley1 what was the intended purpose of the 303?
@@dunno9 it was originally designed to simulate a bass guitar wasn't it? Pretty sure there's whole documentaries about roland attempting to recall the units when they discovered it was being used to make acid house
@@TheBestZestInTheWest not just that but meant to be the accompaniment to a real guitar lol
possibly the greatest product demo of all time
That's how my room looks after I sold all I got, just to purchase an original 909
my buddy had a 909 years ago. got it from some dude he knew that ripped it off from a hardfloor show. he ended up pawning it for like $200…i was pissed. i would’ve gave him more than he got for it 😑
@@theoracle7463 🔥🔥🔥
@@theoracle7463 how is it??
@@djhaloeight he ripped it off from a what?
@@theoracle7463 Practically nothing works seamlessly with a daw. The best experience I’ve had were with Bitwig and Korg’s midi implementation (Monologue). With that I could literally make it change patch for each note without a hiccup. I haven’t done research but have you looked into a separate midi clock / din sync converter?
Oh come to find out that Roland used 24 pulse per quarter note and Korg used 48 I wonder if Korg still has higher clock resolution…
Elektron does it’s own thing and while I got it to work and the Digitakt is my favorite device of all time, it wasn’t in the way I thought it should be, and I spent liters of blood piss and tears f$cking around with that when I just wanted to make music when I turn my machines on. So now I’m basically dateless with the Daw being a glorified multi track recorder 😬
Jeff Mills compression setting =
Hard knee. Slow release.
Also his body setting in this video :P
@@scoobylol1987 Yayyy you get the joke ( :
Under appreciated comment.
@@madtho ❤️
Still underappreciated 5 yrs later
I get the feeling that Jeff's played a 909 before.
He's starting to get the hang of it.
ah, beginner's luck! /s
Once or twice
He dabbles.
He should try DJing sometime!
Jeff Mills stopped aging when he started making techno.
I swear....🎩💎💯🌊🚀👑
Indeed
Techno is the fountain of youth.
lol wut
truly! I kind of think we age a bit by choice and being bored. If you play joyfully as an adult and are not too self-focused for sure you definitely stop aging. So many elder artists who are youthful!
Honestly this sounds like a complete track and it’s just drums. Shows the true power of a drum machine when you apply a bit of creativity and performance.
the true art of techno is almost all but forgotten... thank-you Jeff for showing us a glimpse
It sounds like a really really good drum solo
Spastik by Plastikman is also a great drum-only track
@@t.kahraba763 is that allowed to be called a song?!...awww yes it is! breakin' the rules eh---- wookie wookie--minimal sound
@@xyz39808 awww yee
Crouching Techno hidden drummer
Hahaa true dat
Legend
noided
Ok these comments are getting out of hand now
Jon Wild that’s too funny
I’m more impressed with his clear resistance to crippling pins and needles.
Lol
My boughs exactly.
Especially with those shoes.
Underground Resistance
found the 30+ year old
Seen him years ago on the Thekla in Bristol a small club on a boat, 3 decks a 909 and a mixer, hes fast got alien like long fingers, definitely from another planet, hes a Pioneer a god of Techno..
It don’t need a baseline. It don’t need vocals and it don’t need a lead either. Jesus Christ Jeff mills can make an entire song or even album on just a 909 with stock sounds. No tables. No chairs
yooooo this comment is fire!!!
So sick because it is so true. This guy is en fuego burnin' people up with this set. If he a'int showing off I would hate to see what happens when he does!
Techno is a groove more so
Indeed he is that legendary
Dont talk about songs, he just makes music
Do we even realize that he is 56 years old and still tearing roofs down every weekend on 4 decks?
So far only 3 people realise this?!
56 is young
Nikko Jones you don’t get it, he is one of the oldest of the heavy weights in the Techno scene that performs on a regular/weekly basis.
Parece que tiene treinta !
@@manuelsouza2992 porque no se droga Jajajajajaja
Holy shit, this is incredible. I knew that a really skilled artist could use a drum machine as an instrument for live performance (obviously), but I didn't realize that just a 909 by itself could do this live and on the fly. Jeff Mills is talented as fuck (and not just as a DJ or a producer). He's playing a 909 like a classical pianist performing on a Bosendorfer concert grand.
Holy Kick Drum
You have a very sad perception of what a musician is.
Pretty awful. This is just the emperors clothes. Could you listen to this in your car? Nope. It’s shite
@@justsomelid4402 im listening in my car right now while fuckin speeding and typing this you fuckin bozo the cops are chasing me and dancing along to this track
@@jfjfjf I like mill but this is just fanboi shit
`Occasionally I watch this and think "is he just frantically trying to find the OFF button" :-)
Lol ... Really like that
lmfao! :D
dead
So funny haha
*giggle*
Jeff Mills sitting like that is amazing in itself
man and machine speaking the words of techno.
the amount of skill and taste on display here is just absurd
Ikr Jeff Mills is the GOAT period imo no other dj in history is better than Jeff Mills
The man with the golden knees
Proper DETROIT Techno . I do miss those nights of non-stop dancing at the underground clubs. This beat just brings back waves of memories. Jeff Mills is one of the originators of this style of Dance Music which all started in Detroit. Used to listen to this on late night radio until I was old enough to sneak in, if they weren't patting you down for guns or large knives, and they would let you in if you looked 18 . The places were PACKED ! And warm from everyones body heat cuz outside it was snow and ice plus - 10° below zero. . .Glad I don't live out there anymore. Too cold. ⛅🔥🎹🐒💡
you'll be back....
Actually Techno DOES have synth and baselines
It needs bass. Try DJ Rush
My dad just seen me watching this and said,"He's gonna break that machine if he's not careful,using it like that". 😂
Haha your dad is the best👌👌👌👌
lmao
Hahahahahah
I'm "Air TR-909'ing" to this in the coffee shop
How does he keep getting even better as time goes on? An absolute master. Praise be. If you want to perform electronic music, this is the standard you should aspire to
Exactly the wizard
That's the beauty of music to an extent. You just keep gaining, and gaining experience and knowledge whereas in something like sports the same happens but your body begins to let you down
2:00 simply Jeff Mills. The unbeliable skills of a man who was born on Mars. Or an Alien who came in the 80s and discovered our music machinery. Who knows?
Yep Jeff Mills has magical powers he makes everything beautiful and delightful no artist of edm history are on Jeff Mills level when it comes to pure DJ skills alone.
Knee Compression at it's finest.
thanks :D
ohh..i am not alone :) very clever
Anyone know what knee brace hes using and whether or not it has midi?
*its
My brain at 3am when I'm trying to sleep sounds like this
Mine sounds like a Bally Midway video game arcade..
@@Dj.Jovino definitely
Jeff is just kneeling. Crazy
The true art of knowing your gear inside out.
The drum machine equivalent of a massive rock guitar shred. A true master at work.
True
Nah
id say a pinch more than that, close...Equivalent is a slash GNR solo- but slash also does the drums, lol
Vastly outpaces the majority of rock music in finesse and sensitivity.
@@blacknwhitesalright most definitely
i remember when i make a live in 1998(in a north of france ,where i come from ) and i play all the traks n don't know what to play 4 the last 20 minutes ..and i play 20 minutes of 909 ...a see 1000 dancers catch by the rhythm of a box rhythm was incredible!!!!! and this remind me 1990, when i buy my first box rhythm i was 15 years old and make tape of tr 909 4 all my freinds
did you play house or techno
where can we find it?
Salut t’es encore actif sur la scène ? Ça peut être intéressant de voir ça aujourd’hui :)
@@robincousin1898 slt, de temps en temps je rallume tout mais pas professionnellement ...en fait c dur d’arrêter la 909 :) !!!!
If this was a TR909 commercial. TR 909 would sell more then the Pioneer controllers lol.
Dominicanbulk
Supply and demand my friend.
Unfortunately, Roland focused more on the acoustic genres and produced too many pianos and keyboards and amplifiers for Rock, Pop, Soul, Jazz etc. Pioneer focused on electronic music and Djing, and now it has become the symbol of Guetta and all the other clowns producing and playing Big Room...
TR-909 isn't actually selling a unit..
@@mrsmith8224 you aren't too bright are you, the only similarity is Sean and Jeff are both from Detroit and both have 909 in them
@@mrsmith8224 wow, they both used 909s so of course Jeff Mils copied. lol. you weirdo.
Incredible timing of the machine, just what it is famous for, brought to life by this master.
Techno is an universal language for all
*music
Most Definitely
I like to imagine that if you put a 808 in front of him he hits the cowbell a couple of times and then shrugs.
lol
😂
Have you heard his Spiral Deluxe project? Him and 3 jazz musicians, he’s freestyling on the 808 for that. 🤯
Lmfao
i mean staying in that position for 10 minutes is pretty impressive as well as those 909 skills
THIS!
On god, I thought this footage was sped up. The man is a demon.
The cables on the 909 are orange and grey.
They took care of the details, now i can concentrate on the music.
Probably his original model
"Jeff! Jeff!! Come to dinner! JEFF!!! What are you doing up there? Come down immediately!!! Okay I will come upstairs now. I hope you got a good excuse" *opens door* "What the hell are you doing there? Where are all your furniture?"
supahtyp lol, this with your picture 👌
Fuck the furniture where are the walls?
i sold everything to get a 909
@@carloalexanderschramm3902 excellent quote, lmao
I’m dead 💀
Jeff Mills has amazing feel of the rhythm! Unbelievable. He stopped and catch the rhythm again without any other instrument in background - only "hearing" the silence.
That's what real drummers do
@@technober Not really. Drummers (me included) can keep the precise tempo in mind even for long pauses before to reprise
@@Don-h4d How you do it? Counting while the pause?
@@Ratselmeister Can't he see the lights tracking the sequence step?
@@bmbiz I ment how the real drummers do it :D
This is driven by pure spirit
Most Definitely
If you don't remember him when he was "The Wizard" on WJLB in Detroit, you don't know Jeff Mills, the record thrower!
This instruments has only a capacity of 6 bits but look at how rich this sound is!
All I need is pills and Mills
Mills, first
Mills lasts longer.
I never knew a mixer could be as powerful a computer but I guess it takes a lot of musical genius to program then execute
Jeff Mills. The only person that can make ADHD sound awesome.
Him and Aphex Twin
Zenon Records label can offer that too
I know a bunch more...
one of a great many in fact.,.,
Not the only ADHD making it awesome!
The Mozart of techno.
No mark spoon is mozart of techno :)
😹😹😹 Well Said 👍 👍 👍
Kick Drum Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
That would make Mozart the Jeff Mills of classic, which is a bit over the top right? Mozart ain’t that good.
I like the cables, they match the colorway
Very few in this world will ever achieve such a mastery over a tool. We are all privileged to be able to view this beauty.
Correct
Is there a retail outlet where I can get a boutique version of Jeff Mills for my setup?
After the filming stopped someone came in and rolled him onto a trolley and took him to the next show
:D
this structure good 😋
That's what true creativity is...making a lot out of very little.
Can we just appreciate the reach of this guy?
この絶妙なズレが超気持ち良い
ヤバい
Real legend ✨✨
One of the few bits of the second exhibitionist dvd worth watching. Lovely
the king of the TECHNO
The fact that he can do a short set with nothing but a TR-909 is amazing.
Mills does everything with dramatic effect. Dope dj & producer.
Some people can press buttons... and some people, like Jeff, know what buttons to press and when to press them. Techno Virtuoso.
This is hard
Legend J.M is a Monster on tr909 men...good old nights dancing to this 🥲
How can ANYONE dislike this? This is just breathtaking.
Unreal crazy Detroit, how I like it, I would listen and listen......
I keep hearing New Order's "Fine Time" coasting on this. This man's truly talented.
NASA should hire Jeff, to control the tech side of things.
Ool
I was skeptical at first, but that was fantastic
loved your concert in Brussels with Tony. May his soul rest in peace. You are the godfather of techno, ever innovative and unseen- till today! Keep up the good work, LOVE from Belgium
I bet that drum machine was his very first baby's toy, TR-909 definitely was designed for Jeff Mills and he knows it!
My favorite drum machine
"I don't always show off my TR-909... but when I do;
I wear my coolest gear, while crouching like some kind of Rave creature about to pounce".
The best drum machine in the world. And a 909.
even the creation of the universe started off with a four to the floor beat.
Watched Jeff many times in London especially at the end club and lost, style and rhythm consistent flippin' amazing
He´s from another planet.. uff!
Yes. Planet UR.
Legend
Master clock inside his head.
KKKK TRUE
His sense of timing is unreal.
Great genius I enjoyed. The wizard as people name Jeff to show the respect for the technique and the intensity of his art in constant evolution. The only one able to do this improvisation.Thanks 🤩for bringing your music and talent (techno) from Detroit to Berlin 1989.. Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Blake. (Detroit wasn’t ready)Tresor was the first discotheque in Berlin. People haven’t any idea who was mixing at the time… Jeff Mills still playing with Mulero and Ben Sims his friends… often in Belgium ( Gent) the Fuse , (Brussels) and Spain La Fabrika.. Frabrik in UK too I think. Aquasella in Asturias and various other beaches party in Asturias…This one is great sound with a ( simple) Roland 909
the man, the myth, the legend.
These machines are just truly awesome inspiring.
The gadget ain’t bad either is it.
2:08 that hi hat sound it's perfect 🔊
Marius3 Minimal 909 hats are my favorite!
Simply the Best............Artist at Work here.
me: I think I'm doing alright at programming techno rhythm tracks
Jeff Mills: *does above*
me: *throws Roland TR-8S out of the window*
That’s the thing mate, he’s not programming. He’s playing it.
me:
me:
me:
He is possessed! Not Human! Jeff is an Alien! A genius alien!
The "Wizard" and his magic!
unbelievable !
the dexterity and speed of his hands! wow ....
at the same time it's Jeff Mills!
the guy is as old and legendary as the machine! too deadly !!!!
909 grand master
ジェフミルズはめちゃめちゃ器用
One Word: Epic!
the key to the Techno subgenre, is to rely almost entirely on a drum machine (unlike other electronic subgenres)
Gus fring on the 909
Alien beauty rocks the music machine. Thank you Mr. Mills.
Hopefully with the sales from the DVD Jeff was able to get enough money together to finally buy some furniture. 😢
Jeff mills Definitely An innovator 🚨🚨🚨🚨👏👏👏
Yeah, so... I'll will never get sick of that 909 sound. Ever..
This guy is a beast. Making a track in 20-25 mins.
That bassline so powerful
Funny stuff
Incredible
Can see why he’s so skinny, his sets must be an absolute workout
I'm so fortunate to have witnessed this virtuosity live back in the day Down Under when there were raves on the docks. Sigh.
Imagine if you was selling a TR-909 and Jeff Mills turned up to buy it and done this.
You would just throw him out and keep the funking thing.