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I thought I'd send the following in (Fluid + teep you'll have this on vid)... Benny. Mike Paradinas answers some questions ------------------------------------- { April 2nd 1994... Ben talks to Mike... }

quoted 1 line How long have you been making techno music?

>> How long have you been making techno music?

I had a Bontempi organ and I got it when I was 10... or was it 11?.. you could turn the rhythms on or off... I have been making techno music since 1989. Before Bontempi I was in a band called Short Circuit... and we banged on upturned buckets. Hey... I was in a rock band at the age of... 9 actually.

quoted 1 line An independent rave magazine, Eternity, featured an article stating all

>> An independent rave magazine, Eternity, featured an article stating all

forms of techno emminate from house music. Do you agree with this? And if not, what other musical forms or experiments do you think have made an impact on techno music. Basically no - techno isn't from house at all, is it... Do you just call everything the same name to avoid seeing fragmenting... If so everything should still be called Jazz or Big Band if we kept doing that; or whatever it started out as... One thing Eternity does do is it highlights the positive aspect of hardcore and breakbeat - which I admire...

quoted 1 line What evidence of networking have you seen within the techno scene?

>> What evidence of networking have you seen within the techno scene?

Mixmaster Morris has got a Mac. That's all I have got to say about it.

quoted 1 line What labels / music makers in Britain do you think are of interest?

>> What labels / music makers in Britain do you think are of interest?

...Rephlex I think are rather good!.. er Evolution... oh what's his name... Kinnesthesia - he's alright. Aphex I reakon... You know the only good people are Reload and Aphex... and me (of course). Well there was Radioactive Lamb who used to be good a while ago - but they stopped using breakbeats... and er Omni Trio are good. Autechre sound quite good live, but there album was disappointing.

quoted 1 line What direction do you think the scene is taking?

>> What direction do you think the scene is taking?

North.

quoted 1 line Is it fragmenting into conflicting genres?

>> Is it fragmenting into conflicting genres?

Well obviously... music does that - it's a progression isn't it!

quoted 1 line How old are you?

>> How old are you?

I'm 22. -------------------------------------------------------------------------