I find that if I've been listening to a lot of one artist, when I sit down to make my own music I inadvertently start sounding like that artist. It's not intentional or anything, it just happens that way.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 11:27 AM Steven Robertson <stev...@k-os.net> wrote: > On Facebook > > https://www.facebook.com/DarkScienceElectro/photos/a.1890014504355836/2102999539723997/ > > Must admit that I'm guilty of doing something the same, though my track > titled Deep Sea Dweller shared with this list around 5 years (or more) ago > was perhaps ahead of the current wave of copy-cats. I wasn't copying > directly. I'm not that good at sound engineering. I do try to make my own > music anyway, and take inspiration from many sources, primarily my own > experiences. I'd really like to make electro music inspired by the > Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, but again, the idea of some-one else. My > thoughts were more to try make electro that doesn't take itself too > seriously. > > Boards of Canada have an album titled Music Has The Right To Children. I > do see that this is potentially controversial on this list, but art will > always have its imitators and people who are participants. Many people who > like a kind of music will wish to take part, and so it goes. > > I'm fascinated by Detroit techno & electro, though I do think that while > Drexciya is an incredible source of inspiration that it's sad the way that > they are being recycled so desperately. I have recently done a mix for > Tec-Troit that doesn't feature a single Drexciya track, yet it still > strongly features the sound in the music of others. I have also included a > lot of what I find inspiring, and a thread of music over 37 years that > included Kraftwerk, Cybotron, Dynamix II, Aux 88 and more. No music exists > in a vacuum. Aux 88 are back in the studio, and I keenly await new work, > from which I will surely feel inspired too. > > Taking inspiration from such a wholesome source, I don't feel guilty > about, but I do worry more now I don't have a good grasp of the cultural > differences. I think some of us fans can be misunderstood. Still, I don't > think that should kill our interest in the music and participating, but I > do wonder what approach - or none at all, is appropriate. After all, > spinning tunes or making tracks, we're all participants. We're not trying > to steal culture, but some music is just better than others. It's a matter > of taste. >
