Miami HorrorThe discussion as to whether triple j have too much of an influence on local artists and their songwriting won't seem to go away, with indie electro outfit Miami Horror admitting they believe a “triple j” sound does exist.
Speaking with The Music's Benny Doyle recently, band member Benjamin Plant explained how Miami Horror's move to Los Angeles gave them more freedom when compared to working on music in their native Australia.
“This big thing about 'triple j' sound – to be honest that does exist, and I know a lot of bands that do wonder if they need to fit in,” the producer admitted.
“A lot of us guys who try and do our own thing could just go and make what we know would suit, but the whole idea is to not fall in that trap. That's another good thing about being in LA, you disassociate with that and you end up discovering what you really want to make.”
The youth broadcaster rebuffed claims from a Fairfax article recently that claimed the station's influence was forcing local artists to cater their songwriting and music creation to what they thought would get them triple j airplay.
While the artists quoted in the Fairfax article remained anonymous, several musicians have come out firing against triple j in the aftermath of the piece.
End Of Fashion's Justin Burford claimed the station “ended the career path” of his band and “dropped” them “like a sack of hot potatoes” after their second album was released. Singer-songwriter Whitley also hit out at triple j's “excrutiatingly narrow-minded” playlist.
But it hasn't all been hate thrown the way of the youth broadcaster – Newcastle's Gooch Palms leapt to the defense of the station, saying: “If your band can't survive without high rotation from Triple J then you clearly suck at music or suck at playing live or just suck in general.”
