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Ed Rush & Optical have sampled Herbie Hancock in multiple songs throughout their discography. As well as it is clear that their style as been influenced through Herbie's abstract structure. Ed Rush & Optical threw away the known structure for drum and bass and through that, created a new abstract structure and sound for drum and bass.

"Thanks to a combination of technology and innovative performance techniques, the groove no longer has to be tied to the melodic structure of a song." (Herbie Hancock: Funk in the Abstract, 1984)

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Koji Kondo drew inspiration from Tatsuro Yamashita's fusion of musical genres, his ability to craft memorable melodies, and the emotional depth in his compositions. These influences played a pivotal role in shaping Kondo's own innovative and enduring contributions to the world of video game music. (rawmeatcowboy, 2019)

Yamashita was known for infusing Western pop and rock elements with traditional Japanese melodies and instruments, resulting in a unique and captivating sound (Sora Satoh, 2022). Similarly, Kondo demonstrated a knack for melding classical, jazz, and folk influences into his video game compositions.

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Koji stated in an interview, that you could probably hear the direct influence of the band T-Square in his music (rawmeatcowboy, 2019). While listening to T-square, it is obvious that his compositions were a result of his influences. "T-Square are renowned for their pristine production, tight synth grooves, and dreamy, jazz-infused pop sound" (Kelly, 2022), which is also heard all through out Kondo's discography and some of the band members are even used in Mario Kart for the sound track (Ladd, 2023).

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You can hear the similarities between Deep Purples - April and Koji Kondo’s Legend of Zelda - Title theme and Dungeon Theme

Koji's exposure to diverse musical genres, including rock and its iconic bands like Deep Purple, have contributed to Kondo's overall musical catalogue and library to draw inspiration from. Kondo's eclectic musical influences likely played a role in shaping his unique approach to video game music. (rawmeatcowboy, 2019)

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Maksim Dark, said in an interview that when he first heard Dubfire's music it inspired him to create minimal techno, as he had heard nothing like it, (Gaboury-Potvin, 2021). Dubfire’s use of delay in his 2007 release - ‘Ribcage’ is something I hear in quite a few of Maksim Dark’s songs. The use of percussion to create rich, intricate rhythms is heard in many of Dubfire’s songs. As well as evolving soundscapes to
create tension.

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Oliver Huntemann is the founder and owner of Senso Sounds Records. This label has become of one of Maksim's main labels to release music on due to how their style matches perfectly with the style of the label. Maksim Dark was clearly influenced by Oliver's clear style of Dark minimal Techno from the early 2010's. Maksim also stated in an interview that Oliver was one of his main influences to start writing techno as he had heard 'Nothing else like it" (Gaboury-Potvin, 2021).

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Coined with creating his own subgenre of techno, known as High Tech Minimal (Brejcha, 2013)

While listening to Boris’ music from 2010, I noticed quite a few distinct sounds that I hear from Maksim. Pitched Down vocals and dark atmospheres. Maksim Dark has stated in interviews that Boris Brejcha is one of the artist’s that inspired his own sound and it is quite clear from the first listen

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Ed Rush & Optical have said in an interview that The Prodigy was a huge inspiration for their music. (PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions, 2023).
In this case, The Prodigy redefined break beat music as people knew it, which evolved into Jungle and Drum and Bass. "The Prodigy forged ahead out of the tail end of the rave scene pre-cursing jungle, big beat and whatever came next by years and somehow being a pop band at the same time."
(johnrobb, 2014).

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Ed Rush & Optical have said in an interview that Bomb the Bass was a huge inspiration for their music.  (PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions, 2023). The use of sampling in Ed Rush & Optical's music could be linked to Bomb the Bass his use of "over 50 samples, kicking open the door for a whole new wave of sample-heavy dance 12”s." (Furst, 2012).

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Maksim dark is the reason I write Techno. The moody soundscapes consisting of dark, eerie sci fi sounds, the pitched vocals and aggressive leads are a core foundation of my love for minimal techno. The slightly out of time synthesized leads and drum grooves are integral to how I think about music when I am writing.

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The music of Nintendo has been a major influence on my interests in music.

Soundscapes that inflict emotions and feelings such as danger or serenity are heard throughout the discography of Koji Kondo. In my music I attempt to elicit feelings of fear or bliss. The composition from games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time are recognised as the first time I realised that the music played a large role in making my heart race or slow.

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The pioneers of neurofunk. The direct correlation between the 'Wormhole EP' and where drum and bass has since come to, is well documented through this sub-cultures history. Their use of samples is something that has inspired me to be more creative with how I can use a piece of audio and transform it into my own sound.