Luke's got a better sense of humour. ;) Seriously I haven't followed Surgeon for a while, I think there's more interesting music out there. He's good at what he does, I just wouldn't call him an innovator. There's no right or wrong about it, it's a subjective thing.
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "313 Detroit" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:25 AM > Subject: Re: (313) Interview/Surgeon > > >> Well he's not as overt as some others but the whole conceptual thing and > so >> is pure Mills, and more respectable folks than I have said so. 'Nuff said. >> ;) > > I don't think an appeal to authority on this matter is very instructive. If > it was true once, it certainly isn't now. They've gone in totally different > directions - as DJs and producers. > > When I felt this way it was before I had really given him a chance. To each > their own perhaps, but I think it at least requires an acquaintance with the > breadth of what he does. In terms of production, Force and Form provided the > clear break for me, and then when I started to listen to his earlier stuff > with a bit more of an open mind, I thought the comparison was not very > accurate. As a DJ, I don't think that the comparison ever held much water. > Surgeon is... medically precise, whereas Mills gets a bit lose (not to > reignite that debate). Their styles are quite distinct. I love them both, > and there's no doubt that Mills influenced all of harder techno quite > decisively, but I don't think you can write off Surgeon as a clone any more > than you could Luke Slater. > > Tristan > ======= > http://www.phonopsia.co.uk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
