Scotch Egg was a very interesting character with musical influences which really surprised me, especially since he is a breakcore producer. He mentioned various classical composers as heavy influences on the four albums he produced. Strauss, Bach, Moondog were three he mentioned. These influenced him as they produced there music in a very simple way. He could relate to this as he only uses 3 layers of sound while also limiting himself to sounds created using the Nintendo Gameboy sound library.
This concept of limitation is what interests him as it forces him to be more creative when producing. This for me was also very interesting especially in modern times where people have the tools to create with almost limitless possibilities. The result of which, in the majority, is overindulged work.
Limiting yourself is a concept which can encompass anything; it doesn’t just exist within the realm of music. For example, a painter may limit themselves to just one or two colours for a painting. Forcing themselves to intelligently develop there initial idea to work with this limitation.
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