I don't know what the hell I should do with music

Bump. some very good advice in this topic.

Hi,
Since this is my first post, I'll be throwing in some text, just to get started.

I'm in a kind of same situation as you are, so I don't know if this helps you very much..

Fist of all, try to figure out if you want a one-man band, or start\join a group.

Main advantages for one man band are

1. You can do all your thinking by yourself

Main disadvantages:

1. You have to do all your thinking by yourself.

If you really like to start a gross-gender type band, then, first of all, try to listen to some bands who have done that already. I personally find Krautrock to be the first pick, not necessarily Can and Amon Duul, but Cluster, Kraftwerk and more of that type. Second of all, and more important by far, is to get involved with compatible people. By this I'm not saying that they have to listen to the same music as you do, but learn\share and progress in the same time, until you reach an optimum musical compatibility. In fewer words, to know what to expect from them, and viceversa. You can easily start a post-rock type band, and from there you can get all sorts of influences, ranging from Eno to Add (N) to X. And keep in mind that experimenting does not equal easy-to-do. I personally gig with another guy, a sort of post-rock-ish stoner atmospheric stuff, but I would prefer a more electronic approach. Since we're only two in the band, we don't have the possibility of creating more than 2-3 sounds (it's basically guitar and drums, and occasionally some loop on a multi-effect), but it's quite nice.

Don't know if this helps, but anyway, thank you for reading.
Btw, If you're into acid and stuff, if the music doesn't breach the boundaries of your head :),  don't sing while on drugs. :)))


Edited by voceadincapultau - July 02 2010 at 07:18

One intersting place to start with is the sound and timber of your instrument (or one of them). Just experiment with it until you go: "Ah... this sounds interesting and new!".
Or, without any actual instrument, start imagining/improvising melodies or ambiances in your head (your head has everything you need in terms of sounds and technical abilites, so... no limitations!) and then try to reproduce as you can that idea with what you have.

Just dropping a few tips I use myself, these might not work for everyone.

Epignosis wrote: Conor Fynes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Conor Fynes wrote: Im having a similiar problem.. Im trying to make music but dont know where to start.. Just after the clefs.  Hahahaha   Epignosis, I'd actually be interested in your serious opinion though... Seeing as you released something which from what I've heard (samples & no shadow of turning) is pretty awesome.   My only album is 'Recordungs' Well thank you.  I appreciate that. Most of my favorite things I've done just came from placing my fingers in random places on the guitar and seeing what it sounded like.  If I liked it, I'd find something to go before or after it, and work that way until I had something fairly interesting and had never heard before.

Have you tried stomping on it until it works?  That's my stock answer to anything and I plan to use it until I have to put on the floor and stomp on it until it works. 
"Everything looks better with a dent in it." Keith Moon (I think)


Edited by Slartibartfast - June 14 2010 at 18:53

Conor Fynes wrote: Im having a similiar problem.. Im trying to make music but dont know where to start..

Conor Fynes wrote: Im having a similiar problem.. Im trying to make music but dont know where to start..

Just after the clefs. 

Music is a lifelong journey, don't be in a rush to learn it in 5 minutes - relax, take your time and enjoy it

I see. I'm going to work on getting back into lessons, but by no means am I learning by that damn Alfred's Basic Piano Course book again.. I bought the books myself and had my piano teacher help me go through it. I got bored.

Alfred's sucks, don't use it. Just have the piano teacher use their method of instruction.

Chicapah wrote: My advice is to absorb every kind of music that makes you feel something and never limit yourself by what others might think of what you listen to.  Your creative brain will eventually process it all and a brand of music that is all your own will eventually emerge when you are ready to play it.  Be patient.

That is very good advice.  I think some of the best new artists these days have put a lot of stuff in their mental Cuisinarts through listening and are making rather interesting creations.