This is an old argument brought up again. I spoke my mind about the tribal thing a while back and someone from Ingoma got back to me but never really said that much. It's easy to criticise when you aren't actually producing (like myself) but I did put forward my reasons for criticising the label.

1: The tracks are all too similar sounding . The answer I got for that was that it was because it was a "tribal label" , which isn't really an explanation , just cause it's tribal doesn't mean it has to sound exactly the same.

2: The tracks are released far too often. It's only my opinion but I don't think good techno can be churned out at a rate of two or three releases a month and still keep the sound fresh or maintain a high quality.

3: I have to pay for my records , so if I am paying between 5 and 8 quid for a record , I expect it to be different from the previous release enough for me to justify the money I pay for it . I don't think you can say that about the Ingoma label.

I am not direspecting Ben Sims or any of the other producer/remixers on this label as a lot of them I would list as my favourite producers. I just feel that the label is relying on a tried and tested sound and is not going anywhere new. It's very much in danger of going the "Samuel L Sessions" way.