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so when you're itching to make a track, but you keep drawin' blanks, and anything you DO manage to turn into something just ends up finely stewed shit, what do you do to loosen up the 'ol...uhm...brain stuff? |
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i SET FIRE TO OLD FOLKS HOMES |
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I listen to good music. Like qrter's. (how predictable) |
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stop trying. leave the music. watch a film, read a book, go out, whatever. do anything except making music. |
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well, yeah, they deserve it anyways. |
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I STAND BEHIND HIM AND JERK OFF |
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WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK SO GOOD |
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But listening to music really helps, in my case... |
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...veedeo gamez! |
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I actually sit on soulseek chatting to paul. |
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paul daniels? |
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and thats MAGIC!! |
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look! his white rabbit is still smoking!! |
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ah, that savage bloke. everyone knows i hate him but that is only because i am the anti-marlowe, and nothing personal. |
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smoke crack |
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Try changing the source matreial or technique, it's working for me at the mo. |
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AHA!! found your weak point, eh? I propose Paul Daniels as a new mod for xltronic! all in favour say aye. |
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I am now blind. |
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i can't stop laughing!!! |
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just make some music that doesn't require any thought, like a cover or something. |
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read nonfiction books and learn stuff. You can even interpret random reading out of context as if it were talking about music to get "random ideas". |
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I ALWAYS just make breaks if I can't write anything... Just cut up drum loops, add stupid noises, process them funny, get the tracker software fired up, resequence them, render, etc... It's a really good habit to get into - Means you have hundreds of starting points for tracks in the future - Or sometimes when you're just looking for the right drums/loop. Making breaks is easy to - Don't need to be in any particular frame of mind. |
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ambsace.... i meditate. not meditate like sit with my legs crossed and chant, but i take my portable cd player, and take a walk. i don't know about you, but i'm a kinetic thinker and i need some sort of movement to get my brain working. I just grab a cd - more than often something i haven't heard in a while - and listen for something. something. also, observe your surroundings. look for images that are pleasing to your eye. you might find them inspirational. a lot of my best music has also come out of emotion. a lot of times, though, the best music comes naturally. i can't recall how many times i've TRIED to write a track, and it'll come out shit. But more than often, I'll be fucking around and of course the track comes out good. Let it come naturally. Don't try so hard. You have to wait for it to come at the right time. |
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make the tiniest little change to the track, and then give up again.. do hundreds of these at different states of mind..at different times, then realize how crappy it is in the long-run.. |
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well yes get off your ass and play in a real band if you've got energy you can just jam until yer tired... unless you don't know how to play an instrument... but if you can fake some noise then yer not trying- yer not a real musician buckaroo |
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well. if there were a piano in this house, i may still feel inclined to practice. i haven't been able to since moving away from utah about 10 months ago. =[ |
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the thing is to never try making music |
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Listen to really, really crappy music. Then your shit won't seem so bad :) I don't know, if I'm stuck I'll just leave it and come back another day. But good music is good for inspiration... Maybe go outside, listen for some noise and then try to recreate that noise. Your bound to come up with something during the process... |
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To get inspiration I just sit and keep looping parts of the track that I have. I loop it for hours literally. Then I pick up a guitar or plug in my keyboard and keep bashing away at notes. Once I get a basic riff I then keep playing it till I get good at it. Then I record it at once so I don`t lose the riff. I have been using the guitar a lot lately. I think it is good to change approaches and instruments. Keeps things fresh. And i never compare myself to other artists, nor do I try to sound like them. I just use what skills I've got and get inspired by myself, if that doesn't sound too pretentious... |
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I find doing some cleaning helps clear the mind and gets the creative juices flowing..... It does wonders for your dishes as well. |
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dump your girlfriend especially if you like her alot and then write songs about how you are lonely |
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I dont know who said this, but once, somebody asked some genious artist what he thought about inspiration, what did he think inspiration was, and the artist answered: inspiration? I dont know what it is, but I hope it comes to me while I am working |
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If you dont know how to play an instrument play bass. No HEARS/KNOWS/CARES about the bassist : ) |
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i walk my dogs in the woods just down from my house or take ketamine |
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