Quote Originally Posted by tocsin
Dude, people distorted drums long before "gabber" existed. Either way, the biggest problem I have with giving people credit with that is because it's a mix of technology, not a signature innovation gained through practice. Someone takes a TR-909 by Roland and hooks it up to a guitar distortion pedal made by another company. It's not a truly personal touch/innovation at that point. Hell, before I was even into techno, I was running a drum machine through distortion for metal stuff I was doing with a roommate. It's not like we credit the first guy to hook up an equalizer on a 4 track when making music. ;) Due to the technology, it's just something that's bound to happen. If anything, the creator of the technology should be getting the credit. Whether Paul was the first to do it in techno, I don't know.
i can only think of one solution to the argument between tocsin and ritzi...

...dance off!