What inspires you ?

[miasma man]

Just wondering, what inspires other people out there to create techno (of all types), electro - in fact just good music, all styles are good.

I guess maybe to be able to go out regularly to techno, electro nights and experience the music, people, atmosphere etc. Also getting fresh records, hangin out with like minded people, getting constructive criticism (note constructive not destructive!), getting time to reflect on things, seeing how other people work, techniques etc.

What's more important?

What happens if you're DJing regularly and you don't really get a chance to choose where you DJing cos you're playing out to earn a living. Is it still an inspiring experience? Would it be more inspiring if you could be more selective about where you play?

Any thoughts?

[eyes without a face]

my inspirations are :

my friends
selected techno from the past
selected techno from the present
selected techno from the future ;)

[miss bass]

Well, i havnt actually seen that many techno djs, therefore, i guess i have been influenced but just the music / production( from shops and net) into the scene.

Which is cool as I am making my own style and not many djs are influencing that.

But making techno, it has to be the producers you admire i guess and are in ore of?

[Stella Boy]

Getting a good reaction from the crowd when playing out. Dropping that one tune that you love so much and knowing that the people in front of you feel exactly the same way.
I've been lucky in that I've only had a couple of gigs where I haven't enjoyed myself and that was down to illness and not being up for it as much.

[dan the acid man]

sorry to be so vague, but anything and everything inspires me, i could'nt list everything, i would be here all night

[fatcollective]

what inspires me...DAVE the Drummer!

[waldhaus]

certain events or moments inspire me. for example, conversations, or when i am sitting in school in a boring lesson, or when i am driving
of course, records and music in general inspires me, too!
and new production tools can also be inspiring!

[dan the acid man]

what inspires me...DAVE the Drummer!

h'e up the top of my list aswell

[Alan Oldham]

Film inspires me a lot. I find myself getting into making lowtempo, film-type music more than 4/4 these days. I would make a whole album of lowtempo music if I figured somebody would actually put it out.

Also, when you play out and somebody's record gets a good reaction, you want to go home and make a track that's similar (even though it always ends up sounding like me in the end).

[eyes without a face]

Also, when you play out and somebody's record gets a good reaction, you want to go home and make a track that's similar (even though it always ends up sounding like me in the end)

WORD

[dirty_bass]

Well, to be really pretenciouse, the things that inspire me the most, in this order are.

Literature (I read a lot, and certain authors can put you in a certian mindset)

Non dance music. I tend to listen to anything but techno when I am not producing. My current listening includes Arvo Part, Brian Eno, Ennio Morricone, Toshinoro Kondo, and Der Eisenrost.

Film

and art (abstract expressionist painting more often than not. Both to go see at a gallery or to paint myself to relax and explor).

[Rog]

good dialouge - and moments that can be described - almost unique personel touches of that just give you a natural glow.

playing what you want is surley better than cattering for an audiance who expect - your you - and thats what they'll get

[The Overfiend]

What inspires me,

God
Love
My friends & The end result.

[mek]

Nature and parties out in nature

Tribal Techno

Hearing innovative techno (julian liberator, patrik skoog, hydraulix, maximum minimum have been big inspirations)

[Patrick DSP]

radio drama's from the 1940's and 50's

Dragnet
Harry Lime
johnny dollar
the great gildersleave

all those great classic shows.

[Patrick DSP]

oh, and the beatles for audio production and clarity of sound and warmth.

and my good friends in the hard techno circle. pauze, summer of sam, dirty bass, fern, johnny funk, mr gorman, and cunty eg.

[miasma man]

What inspires me,

God
Love
My friends & The end result.

Woah, that's a bit profound! I'm surprised that anyone put that down. I'm not dissing you it's just that nowadays I get the impression that a lot of people really don't want to acknowledge or believe in God. I believe in a God, master designer and creater, cool, I'm not alone.

Respect...

[Martin Dust]

That sweet spot when one track slides into another to make a third. The smiles on peoples faces. The nod of a DJ. The sounds from another Planet. Anthony Shakir and the famous five from Detroit. DJ Bone. Jeff Mills - just watching his hands make me smile. People who love the scene, from Tipoe going on about banging it out :) to Tony moaning ;) Waking up on a Sunday, hitting the decks and forgetting to DJ - just playing the tunes I love. Bringing people Together. Trust, honesty and integrity. Doing something that isn't expected. Helping others. Not running with the pack. Keep cool when your back is against the wall. Promoters who give it their all. Chris from Hog. The steely look on Surgeons face as he hammers one track into another. The chaos of Regis. Johnny Cash. Kraftwerk. Driving home in complete silence, know that you did your best. The love and understand of my family and friends. Claude Young. Chris McCormack's remix of AK-47. Warp. Black Dog. John Cage. TG. Whitehouse. The Dead Kenndy's. John Lydon. The KLF. Claude Young again. Choose life, choice techno.

[Miromiric]

my old grandma inspires me with her stories about the second world war. and i feel so secure when i am near her, it has always been like that, since i was a little boy.

[zaalmoetlos]

the urge to make people go crazy, imagination, filmscores, science fiction, darkness, memory of good nights, memory of great venues, the need to be creative, the need to blow of steam, anger, happiness, nature, water, the smell of autum, industrialisation, ltj bukem, photek, source direct, peshay, pfm, planetary assault system, steve stoll, laurent garnier, richie hawtin, dj slip, surgeon, roots manuva, timberland

anything that makes me tick