wells writes:
quoted 4 lines with all this talk of trent reznor & nothing, i'll give my two cents. i> with all this talk of trent reznor & nothing, i'll give my two cents. i
> only have a problem with him releasing people like plug & mbm because i've
> read countless interviews with him saying that the techno/rave scene is
> stupid, a "genre built around one song."
but techno in general *is* hugely derivative. in fact i blame DJ
culture for the whole mess. truth is, DJs like records that all sound
the same. makes it easier to mix. so if you're going to clubs and
you're hearing these DJs, and then you get inspired to do your own
record, of course you're going to make it sound mostly like all the
other ones.
quoted 6 lines i don't think that someone who says has the right to turn> i don't think that someone who says has the right to turn
> around and A) borrow the style (perfect drug), B) have really good artists
> of said genre do remixing (orb, spacetime contiuum, plug, mbm), and C)
> release really good records from said genres built around the same song.
> it's really hypocritical, and should be offensive to anyone who really
> takes idm to heart.
there is a ton of boring, unoriginal music coming out in the techno
arena. however, i think we can all agree that meat beat and plug
stand head and shoulders above the rest. i have no problem with
dissing techno (in general) but still liking the one or two particular
things that are obviously inspired.
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