“I thought electronic music was the next logical step. A synth was no longer an elitist instrument, and that was an important point. You didn’t have to be a musician; if you had good ideas, you could make music out of electronics.”
– Daniel Miller in Listening To The Music The Machines Make
“I want my music to sound like machines talking to each other. I don’t want it to sound like a ‘real’ band. I want it to sound like a technician made it. That’s what I am: a technician with human feelings.”
– Derrick May in Listening To The Music The Machines Make
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“The discipline that the machine operates by allows other emotions to come through on the overdubs. It can allow for other flavors to flourish.”
– Daniel Lanois in Dancing To The Drum Machine
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