+1000 to radi!!!!!
music is an expression. whether you follow some widespread formulas, in a track must be added the producer's own touch. and this touch has to do with what the producer is feeling, with his tamperament, with his interpretation of the mental musical landscape. and all of the above, definitely are connected with the culture, the environment, the education, the flowing mentality.
this link can't be measured, can't be strictly defined, but certainly exists!!!
it is clear in the extremes: listen to battle of future buddha, it is raw, twisted, quite dark. listen to jaia or bpc, it is more smiley, sunny and beachy