but on a less trolly note i get esc's point. i seem to hear fewer artists trying to carve there own musical identities or whatever these days but im just old and shit and if people are enjoying themselves then it doesnt really matter and i still find lots of good things to listen to and go to some nice gigs sometimes.
There are periods of consistency, and novelty. The late 90s were a paradigm shift, now things are settled down. Technology has driven all of these phases of chipmusic, if you think about it.
Not that it bothers me. There's a handful of innovative chipsters, and other than that, I get inspiration elsewhere. If you want to carve or your own musical identity, you shouldn't be listening to chip music anyway, you know? Like what Photek said about Jungle.
