On Fri, 3 Feb 1995, Jola Shepherd wrote:
quoted 28 lines So many genres, so little time to form affiliations. You folks>
>
> So many genres, so little time to form affiliations. You folks
> just don't realize that techno and industrial really have nothing, and
> yet everything to do with each other.
>
> Point is, maybe one artist was influenced by another. Every
> artist is different, with different ideas, and different plans. Music
> happens when it happens. If I release a groundbreaking new track, there
> is always going to be somebody saying I was influenced by (or even
> ripping off) so-and-so. Regardless of the fact that I may not have even
> heard of the artist I'm supposedly ripping off!
>
> Reminds me of when I was a drummer...A certain detractor of mine
> claimed I was rehashing riffs from Billy Cobham...I had to go and buy
> Cobham albums to see what they were talking about...
>
> Influence is a funny thing...I have this weird feeling that it
> happens in this field of music much less than expected. God bonk me on
> the head if I ever say... "I make music influenced by [current hype]",
> because [current hype] rolls by fast...
>
>
> Meester Cameron
>
>
> On now Electric Eye "Closed Circuit"
> having my cake and eating it too....
yeah i totally agree with you there mate.......it does get a bit tiring
having to read all the genre wars on here....we're all in this together ppl,
we're all on the same side-im not really THAT bothered about who
influenced a track/album, as long as i like it-i'll buy it!
airfix twerp