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Okay, he's my take on the subject, and I'll largely echo what some others have already mentioned.
If Deadmau5 receives more flack than Radio Slave for doing essentially the same thing (no pun intended), I would gather it is due to him simply being an easier target than RS.
Deadmau5's repetitious techniques (especially his earlier work) is blatantly transparent, with that signature 1/8th plucking generating more "not this again" forehead smacks than RS's minimalistic looping probably creates.
Not to mention that he attained a rather rapid ascent to fame, and if you resented him in the first place for his production approach, you're probably going to resent him even more when it earns him headliner status across the globe. Although he has a pretty broad range of genre appeal, I would imagine that Deadmau5's tracks make their way into far more popular mix compilations/radio shows/live sets than do the tracks under RS's belt. His relatively mainstream presence simply makes him a more conspicuous target than some other, lesser known producer who, according to Deadmau5's critics, re-create the same track on multiple occasions.
Ultimately, I think it largely rests upon popularity, both insofar as degree and means are concerned. Who knows how many bedroom producers are re-using the same blueprint day in and day out. No one's going to be creating multiple threads concerning their overuse of the same techniques.
So if he's receiving more critical attention than RS, it isn't terribly surprising considering the circumstances, and I feel this reply responds to comparisons between Deadmau5 any other artist who is the focus of similar criticisms (albeit to a lesser degree).
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