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Arrows of Attention: 10 Music-Making Heuristics
Get to know a few instruments well so you don’t have to think about how they work when you’re recording. Choose minimalism over maximalism because you can make a piece with a single sound. Stuck? Do one thing. Listen for the drama! Dissonance, surprise, rhythmic friction, and negative space—therein lies music’s energy. Work patiently until… Continue reading
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Database: Clark on Zero Expectations and the Actual Idea
“Often it’s the ideas when I only have 10 minutes, I’m very relaxed, absorbed in a particular color, I write some chords with zero expectations and it will turn out to be the first track on an album. In a way, initially at least I’m distrustful about all the narratives I’m spinning about what I… Continue reading
