God Damn All These Pseudonyms!!

v404 · Post by **v404** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:09 pm

Don't get me wrong, I understand that you're going to run into the occassional legal technicality or style conflict but generally speaking I wish artists would stick to one or a few (read 2-3) names.. Its hard enough to keep up w/ all this sh!t seeing as how it comes from every corner of world. Labels, Artists, & whatnot.. I guess this is really just a silly rant but it would help out tremendously if people didn't change names for nearly every release..

Alright I'm done..

pheek · Post by **pheek** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:32 pm

I think aliases are a way to stay anonymous, which was one techno's motto at it's beginning.

daedum · Post by **daedum** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:23 pm

pheek wrote:I think aliases are a way to stay anonymous, which was one techno's motto at it's beginning.

i totally agree. In some sense it sets up the whole genre for commerical failure. Which is good isn't?

isa · Post by **isa** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:21 am

daedum wrote:i totally agree. In some sense it sets up the whole genre for commerical failure. Which is good isn't?

me too! i think aliases rock so much. and i know for sure some people do it because they never find a proper alias they really love for a long time. for fans is a pain in the ass i know, i suffer from that also

daedum · Post by **daedum** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:35 am

Wolfgang Voigt from discogs:

Wolfgang Voigt / artists (W)
Real Name: Wolfgang Voigt

Aliases: All, Auftrieb, Brom, Centrifugal Force, Crocker, Dextro NRG, Dieter Gorny, Digital (2), Dom (2), Doppel, Filter, Freiland, Fuchsbau, Gas, Grungerman, Love Inc., M:I:5, Mike Ink, Mike Ink & The Chain of Brotherhood, Mint, Popacid, Riss, RX7, Split Inc., Strass, Studio 1, Tal (2), Vinyl Countdown, Wassermann

In Groups: Atlantic Trance, Best Boy, Biosphere #1, Burger / Ink, Destination Moon, Dog Star Man, Electrochic, Formicula 4, Golden Age Of Adventure, The, House Of Detroit, House To House (2), Lovecore, M*A*S*S*H, M.F.A., Music For Assholes, Pacific 231, Planet Love Ink, Planet Lovecore, Science Wonder, SeventySeventySeven, Stardate 1973, Stardiver, Structure, Third Electric, Thranx!, Voigt & Voigt

thomasjaldemark · Post by **thomasjaldemark** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:55 am

Cari Lekebusch:

Aliases: Agent Orange, Braincell, Cerebus, Crushed Insect, Fred, Fred To The Midwest, Kari Pekka, Magenta, Mr. Barth, Mr. James Barth, Mystic Letter K, Phunkey Rhythm Doctor, Rotortype, Rubberneck, Shape Changer, Sir Jeremy Augustus Hutley Of Granith Hall, Szerementa Programs, Vector, Yakari
In Groups: Audio Mekcanicks, Cari Lekebusch & Thomas Krome Mot Den Osynliga Handen, Cre8ors, Kozmic Gurt Brodhas, Lotus Eye, Parallax (3), Puente Latino, Pump Panel, Steady Motion, Strong Accents, Two Basement Boys

spalalaps · Post by **spalalaps** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:30 am

I think using too many monikers most of the times creates the adverse effect: rather than being a way of keeping you anonymous, it brings you to the centre of everyone's attention.

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:34 am

It doesn't seem to me like the pseudonyms really provide any sort of anonymity. Most of the time, you don't even need to spend the 2 seconds it takes to look someone up on discogs, because their real identity and other aliases are usually listed in the release notes anyway.