Comments on: Kou Chou Ching – Black Heart (Soft Center Mix)

By: moshang

moshang — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:47:06 +0000

Oops - thanks for setting me straight, Mark! The Kou Chou Ching remix is coming along really nicely; though Kou hasn't heard it yet, they think it might be included on their first label release next year (they do have an independent CD for sale). Cool! Remember to check out Deep Forest - they trod a similar path to Enigma in the 90s, incorporating world music sounds. I listened to quite a bit of both these bands long before I was making music as MoShang. Though I don't usually site them as influences, they're definitely somewhere in the mix.

By: Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:48:38 +0000

Hi Jean,
FYI-Hakka is not an aboriginal language but a Chinese dialect.Hakka people were original from Henan central China. Good posting though and am very excited about hearing this mix.

It’s all good brother.

By: moshang

moshang — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:37:07 +0000

Hmmm, well yeah – it does make me think twice about what I use and how I use it. There’s that gray area where nobody is sure what is allowed and what is infringing on another artists rights.

As far as I know, though, Enigma grabbed that vocal off a recording. Taking someone’s recorded performance and basically making an arrangement of it is just begging for trouble. Especially in the rare event that your track sells millions of copies and gets the amount of attention “Return to Innocence” did…

In fact, I’ve been thinking about this a fair bit and would love to come up with a hard and fast rule for myself that feels morally right. If anyone knows one – do let me know. Isn’t it the same deal with with artists using found objects in their art? Did Andy Warhol ever get sued for using the Campbell’s soup can design in his famous reproductions? (Somebody asked the same question in an unrelated blog comment here – apparently Warhol was not sued). Wait we’re talking about found sounds here, not sampling…

By: anji bee

anji bee — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:18:53 +0000

pretty interesting story. does it make you nervous at all using found sounds in your work?

i find it sort of ironic that a song about innocence induced a lawsuit. didn’t it even occur to enigma that they should seek permission from the singer??? i mean, if the guy was on tour at the time they made the recording, he’s obviously a professional…

i’m still imagining how it must have felt to be watching tv and going, “wait a minute — that’s me!”