Thank you for clearing that, at least somone her knows the truth, and for
the non-believers here ya go...............straight from UR headquarters in
Detroit.
Attn: here is an answer to a question recently posed to us
the question was;
Were we are aware of the UR X101 rip-off done by Storm called "It's time
to Burn"??
Well here is the answer - so you guys know what's about to go down and
why!!
Yes we are aware of the x101 rip we will address that one after we finish
Jaguar which at this point we are happy whoever plays it as long as it is
our version! There are things going on which are unbelievable.
spread the word - peace The Mercenary/UR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Walley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <313@hyperreal.org>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [313] Re: OUTRAGE
> >From: Klaas-Jan Jongsma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [313] Re: OUTRAGE
> >
> >I heard the track a few times on dutch radio and all these guys did
> >is sampled one little stab from UR's 'Sonic Destroyer' and played a
> >completely different tune with it on top of a lame trance track.
> >Sounds like that come standard on every cheap dance gear and the
> >producers of this track did not try to cash in on the success of UR's
> >'Sonic Destroyer'.
>
> Reasons why this is different:
>
> * They didn't just sample 'one little stab', they sampled the whole loop
> (check the beginning of the track) - yes they then later on re-sequence it
> into a different tune. If they'd *only* sampled one sound and then
> re-sequenced it, no-one would probably be any wiser and we wouldn't be
> talking about this now. But they used the full loop.
>
> * They're not cashing in on the 'success' of _Sonic Destroyer_ because
most
> current dance-music fans wouldn't know about the original so its not like
> using the loop is referential in any way. What they are doing is cashing
in
> on the *power* of _Sonic Destroyer_. That original loop was the memorable
> part of the original, it was the loop that stuck in your head, it was
> recognisable. They're using the heart of _Sonic Destroyer_ and trying to
> reclaim it as their own.
>
> * They're quite welcome to sample and use things as long as they get
> clearance - they're a major label, they can afford to do it. Now obviously
> the problem here is that UR would never allow the sample to be used - so
> therefore they shouldn't have released the track. End of story.
>
> >Some of you guys really need a break, tracks get
> >sampled everyday.
>
> They do but thats different from artists getting ripped off everyday. The
> sad fact is that if you played _Sonic Destroyer_ to any non-UR fan now,
> they'd say "Someone ripped off the _Time to Burn_ track!". Thats wrong in
so
> many ways.
>
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