Uninteresting Things

I think this is the first time i've ever chronicled the ridiculous things I do when surfing the net. With all my spare time I've got now, this is what I have been "investigating." Following from unhealthy fascination with the 80s, I'm an avid collector of chip tunes, most notably those using the Commodore 64 SID chip. So, when I found out about the Timbaland "Acid Jazzed Evening" controversy, I was instantly intrigued. Timbaland is the name of a music producer who has a string of hits to his name. However, it seems Mr. Land has ripped off a SIDtune and claimed it as his own work.

When you play the offending track and GRG's .sid cover (a chiptune maker and demoscener) you will quickly realize the melodies are virtually identical. Unfortunately, might is right in the dog-eat-dog music industry. With Tempest being an outsider having no credentials might as well shout from the top of his YouTube comment box that he was the original artist and bask in electronic kudos while Timbaland shrugs off the misspelt scorn.

I sincerely hope Roadrunner Records don't dog me so I can land the biggest interview of my short (yet surprising) music journalism career. You'll just have to guess who it might be!