Shigeru AKA DJ Scotch Egg is Wrong Musics gameboy gabba producer. The immediate idea that springs to mind is that of sentimentality. The familiar childhood sounds of Tetris and Super Mario obviously evoke feelings of nostalgia in the listener but Shigeru was vague and aloof when questioned on his reasons for choosing the first generation gameboy to be the catalyst of his music. He is not an academic and doesnt feel the need to justify his choice, and nor do the hoards of imitators that have jumped onto the Nerdcore band-wagon.
This abusive, ear-bleeding music has roots in Classical concerto's and Free Jazz. Shigeru referred to Bach for the use of single notes as opposed to chords, as Scotch Egg does with his single game boy sounds. Now the similarities between the two genres of music may be hard to find initially but become apparent after closer inspection. The Baroque style induces faces full of fear and confusion and provokes a dark, macabre atmosphere. Shigeru also finds inspiration in Free Jazz for the unpredictable narratives and natural instantaneousness of the music, how the performers vibe off each other and produce this organic and random arrangement of music that isnt based so much on beats to the bar but how sound progresses through the musicians.
Shigeru also finds influence from the minimalist sounds of John Cage and the delayed repetitious audio of Steve Reich for his continuous echo of one note, which in addition he related to the current Dub Step trend, and this fashion of long deep basslines can be traced back to Stoner Rock.
There were also elements of John Carpenter soundtracks from The Shining, Halloween and A Clockwork Orange, some very fundamental film scores.
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