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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Tell me how I can become more creative at making basic electronic music
 
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Crazy Achmed
Mar 13, 2001

BoneMonkey posted:

Like man I like drum and bass and I like Mongolian throat singing, I wonder if I could make both together work?
Well, it's not exactly drum & bass but these guys are a blast to see live. On that note: go out and see live music. Weird experimental small-time local bands at dive bars. If a track comes over the background music that interests you, ask what it is and go check the artist out after you get home. Or if you can't go out to these sorts of places, have a look around to see if there are any unusual radio stations in your area; if there's a university-run one then chances are good it'll play a wide variety of stuff that you might not hear on more commercially-minded stations.
There's a whole wealth of inspiration out there that never gets enough publicity to come to you; you generally have to go to it.

If you're feeling especially adventurous, try collaborating with other people. You mileage may vary in trying to come up with stuff absolutely from scratch, but having somebody (or several somebodies) to bounce ideas off and build on them together can be incredibly productive and also fun :)

sebmojo posted:

I dunno - i think the only way to do it is to do it. Your creativity works for you, not the other way round. Just make music even though it's dumb and bad. Waiting for the perfect moment is a bad strategy.
Also this. Smash some random keys together on your keyboard and sooner or later you will find an unusual but cool-sounding chord/progression. Forget about theory (for now), work with what sounds good to your ears. Hell, punk was built around people not knowing how to play their instruments or sing.

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