I used 2 b a fundamentalist... No samples, bla bla bla... But in fact most of our synth are S+S based meaning they have samples on they're root!
That brings me 2 the conclusion that maybe it's not so bad if u sample beats & pieces!
Then U can also argue (had this discussion once with Cisco F.) that your work is also using someone's basic ideas and inproving on that... like certain way 2 place a clap or a kick... I mean rhytmically for instancewould b very dificult 2 create something absolutly new... so I guess the key operative word would b .. Re-Creation/ Re-invention. I tend 2 find that music moves in a sort of elipse movement, slightly coming back 2 the past for ideias but using them on different context or in a different way, thus re-creating somethin new.
Most of time something NEW is in fact a bit of something old aswell!!
BTW the name for Cisco's label Kombination Research comes from this viewpoint... it's the research for creating new combinations, ideias, formulas... finding new Combinations for elements (old or recent) hence (re) creating!!


My all ideia changed when I realised that my first synth was S+S (sample + Synthesis) but I was creating all my sounds... still I wasen't starting from a simple raw Waveform... but even then U r starting from something equal 2 all sounds!!!

I guess this is a bit of a headfu** subject!!

BUT when I saw a friend of mine (not Cisco) use a totally nicked loop, obvious as hell, and still get loads of thumbs p and airplay by loads of Big DJs .. That pissed me off.. here I was doing my head in creating new bleeps and This guy came along very new 2 the scene and got primetime with no sweat!!

I guess it's all in the way U use It and how u use... !!

Now I sample every1 and anything... I make sure I use it In a way that is unique!! (or at least try) 4 that I cut the loops, sounds, vocals!
I have shown tracks with samples 2 the originatours and they didn't even noticed.

I have feel hounoured and ripped of but people sampling me.. depends how it was donne and used!!


Sorry 4 the long post!

Z