I know what you mean by comparisons, I keep an open mind. Fumiya has been called "Japan's techno Mills" but he took a different trajectory altogether, though I could see the influence. It was The Face who called Ishii "the Derrick May of Japan" yet I think the promoter here put that quote in the press release as he imagines that Ken will appeal to the same intelligent fan-base, that's all. Musically they have have an affinity, that's clear.
>I saw Ken Ishii with Derrick May and Derrick Carter in Chicago a few years >back in a high school gym. Surreal setting... > >His set stradled the beginning of Derrick Carter's so I missed the end of >his set. His mixing was not spectacular, but I got the impression he had >trouble hearing (it was in a high school gym). His track selection was top >notch though. Derrick May had none of the same problems - his set was >awfully tight. I wouldn't compare their DJ styles - I think they're very >different. Derrick May is extremely creative and Ken Ishii was pretty >straightforward (not that that's necessarily a bad thing). I would >definitely go out of my way to see him again though. It's been almost three >years and I would like to see him in a proper setting.
