i read through enough of this thread to be cringing.
Music, and bands, are artists. Artists must constantly change the way they work. They experiment with different tools, tecniques and styles. They take influence from different places. If an artist doesnt change and develop and grow over time when theyre working, they become stale, repetitive and stuck in a rut. They took elements they liked from DXM obviously and tried a few different things in Redeemer. They softened the SID and changed the sound a bit. This is part of their learning and growing process. Go back and listen to some of the band members' earlier stuff if you want proof of how theyve grown. GoC, Flak, Masugn.
Machinae Supremacy's music is the creation of 5 different people who are learning, changing, adapting and implementing new ideas and sounds to try and find the ultimate music. You, as the listener, have the right to comment if you wish, but the music is still theirs, and if they like it then you have no real right to comment. Their music is an extension of their soul, like my paintings are an extension of mine. Theyll continue to learn and grow and ultimately become a better band than they are now.
To the OP, you say youre on par with MaSu, but do you have as many fans, a record deal, and as much success as they do? If you dont, you probably arent really on par with them at all. If youre doing what youre suggesting they do, keep playing the same music over and over, then youre doomed to failure.
I should post a disclaimer saying Im not a muso, but I am a fine artist. Am -exhibiting- fine artist, so I know what Im talking about, and how it can be applied to music.
Machinae Supremacy is not here to please you as individuals. Its there to reach out to people who -do- like their music and appreciate it in its shifting, changing form. If you dont like their music and you think that its a 'pity' theyre changing like any good artist should be, then please the door is that way if its that much of a pity to you.
