techno

[DannyBlack]

No shit. When Timbaland did that one track for Justin Timberlake Bring Sexy Back, I thought "Jesus, this is minimal!." I'm still not sure if that is good or bad. For a mass produced pop song, it was pretty damned good, but seeing a song marketed to 10-11 year old girls that is basically a minimal track was disturbing to me.

Timbalands production is spot on. everytime. love or hate pop, sexy back was bloody fantastic.

[TechMouse]

Timbalands production is spot on. everytime. love or hate pop, sexy back was bloody fantastic.

The guy is also a complete fraud.

There was that notable example of him completely ripping an old modscene tune for a track on the Nelly Furtado album (search youtube, there's much evidence about) and that's just one he's been picked up on.

I don't doubt overall his production standards are slick, but give anyone a team of proficient engineers and the best quality studio gear money can buy and they'll probably manage to put out something equally slick.

[The_Laughing_Man]

The guy is also a complete fraud.

There was that notable example of him completely ripping an old modscene tune for a track on the Nelly Furtado album (search youtube, there's much evidence about) and that's just one he's been picked up on.

I don't doubt overall his production standards are slick, but give anyone a team of proficient engineers and the best quality studio gear money can buy and they'll probably manage to put out something equally slick.

Hip hop has always ripped.
Doesnt take away the cleverness in the production even on his latest album.
Read lots of interviews with him and various members of his team, there was a good article in sound on sound not too long ago.
Very interesting.

[tekara]

The guy is also a complete fraud.

There was that notable example of him completely ripping an old modscene tune for a track on the Nelly Furtado album (search youtube, there's much evidence about) and that's just one he's been picked up on.

I don't doubt overall his production standards are slick, but give anyone a team of proficient engineers and the best quality studio gear money can buy and they'll probably manage to put out something equally slick.

He is a good producer overall, but I would agree that I have come across some other producers who have claimed he has ripped many different tunes and recreated tracks and presented itself as his own work.

I guess this is the whole "when is it sampling, and when is it stealing" argument....

If anyone should know, its Devante from Jodeci that taught Timbaland how to produce. He would probably have a good idea