marcb0t wrote:Well he responded. Seems like a nice guy and appreciated the tracks I sent him.
Perhaps he simply did not know that there was already a scene out there, or there is a misunderstanding. Maybe if we all respond to him with kindness, he will have more understanding of our work.
I don't know, I'm more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt and to build bridges rather than toss stones. Maybe something good can come of that.
He came back with "yes I know there is chiptune house music but i don't like any of it! just accept that and leave me alone!". .
yup, he ended up admitting that he previously searched through chiptune dance music tracks and just didn't personally like what he heard - this completely contrasts his published statements that he's the first one to even attempt it
now this could be a combination of shitty statements and lazy fact checking, but when called out on it he got unnecessarily rude and defensive to the point of still claiming that those other other releases didn't exist just because "they sucked" - so that's pretty much what made the angry mob form i think
honestly i wish this could all come out positively though, i think this could be a great opportunity for a new publication to make a new article clearing the air and still including sonikku in it as a new artist