'My inspiration comes mainly from other realms...' Influences by Rrose

The enigmatic techno extraordinaire Rrose shares her musical influences with MOTZ coming up to her show this Saturday in Fuse, Belgium alongside Lucy and Kangding Ray.

A surprising lack of techno artists feature as Rrose explains "my inspiration comes mainly from other realms, even if techno forms a massive part of my history and coming-of-age as a musician.'

Not a fan of of 'Top 10 Lists', we look at the producers and artists who in her own words, Rrose considers important and inspiring in no particular order...

Eliane Radigue Her music is timeless, full of subtlety but bristling with new details to discover on every listen.

Maryanne Amacher I’ll never forget hearing her perform her “third ear” music in San Francisco. Under the right conditions, it feels as if the music is emanating from the inside of your ear with no sense of external direction.

Pauline Oliveros I owe a great debt to Pauline Oliveros for expanding my notion of what it means to listen.

Wendy Carlos From her virtuosic synthesizer interpretations of Bach to her sublime score for 'A Clockwork Orange' as well as her experiments with tuning, Wendy Carlos has inspired me for decades.

Ana-Maria Avram A vastly under-valued composer of “spectral, acousmatic, heterophonic and transformational” music from Romania.

Cosey Fanni Tutti Starting in the ’70s with performance art group Coum Transmissions and later with Throbbing Gristle, right up to her recent work with Carter Tutti Void, Cosey continues to live a truly inspiring life.

Alice Coltrane Simply cosmic.

Sarah Davachi I only discovered her music last year, and since then I have probably listened to it more than anyone else’s. Pristine, meditative drones that could go on forever. Too hard to pick a favourite.

Paula Temple Her energy as a producer, DJ and activist is unmatched - powerful, visceral and outspoken.

Suzy Poling / Pod Blotz

A brilliant artist in whatever media she takes on whether it be photography, video, light, music or a combination of all. Her work opens little windows leading beyond our three-dimensional reality.