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VREEEEVROOOOOW wrote:
/me puts on this instead:
Dapper Bandit wrote:Raw does not necessarily mean bad! I daresay the userbase here will skew towards more niche musics but aside from that there are many "raw" recordings outside of the noize boi / shoegaze / whatever that sound excellent.
Shellac for example. Not polished to within and inch of it's life but they still sound (dude) incredible! The punky / fun Darkthrone records sounded good too.
Maybe rather than worry about how amazing your production could be or how intricate your song writing could be, take some time out to think about which artists thrill you. Ignore respect and listen to that music-obsessive kid inside you that thinks that [insert band] just fucking rips. Then take a look at what they sound like. Do they have tons of fancy chord progressions and lush production? If it's good enough for them, right?
If you want to sound like a cross between, I don't know, OM and NIN then fucking go for it, your passion for your art is part of the art.
mr. sound boy king wrote:Organic apples are not normal, they are special, like analog, whereas normal apples, like digital, taste sterile and lack warmth.
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Ghost Hip wrote:Biggest challenge for me is knowing when to stop. Sometimes I have something really good going and then I try to push it further and lose the magic.
Never wrote:I'm a huge believer in improvisation, because without it, I would never get anything done.
Easier to do when you're into more out-there / avant musics ofc, but not exclusive -- even lyrics can be improvised with practice -- no one could ever write like Malkmus or Cedric from ATDI without embracing spontaneity.
It helps me to offload decision-making to the machines, too -- I bought the Model:Samples recently because of its randomness features. Feedback loops are great (or I imagine, complex modular setups), since you have to give up the idea you could ever control or repeat any sound, and instead you have to look at the machines as a collaborative partner
What works best for me is to have something half-prepared, like a few drum loops or chord progressions or samples, then play and record through f-loops, effects, etc
Also, improvising puts you in a different headspace! You have to be in the moment / submerged in the sound, and you gain distance from your most conscious self
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Dapper Bandit wrote:Maybe rather than worry about how amazing your production could be or how intricate your song writing could be, take some time out to think about which artists thrill you. Ignore respect and listen to that music-obsessive kid inside you that thinks that [insert band] just fucking rips. Then take a look at what they sound like. Do they have tons of fancy chord progressions and lush production? If it's good enough for them, right?
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