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whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:24 pm

Well, first you find your 'goat'. Of course, its not really a goat at all, that's just a convenient term. But hey, sometimes a wand and cup are a wand and cup and sometimes they're not.

You probably want to lay some sorta plastic sheeting down, cos this stuff can get messy. And really, you're best either living somewhere real remote, or playing something by vurt real loud to frighten people off..

And you really gotta make sure your blades are sharp. I mean sharp

So, start off by defining your Altar; I prefer a simple salt circle, its easiest.

Umm, what was the ritual for again?

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:25 pm

Coffee

Thought, switch on the keybord and just play until something catches my imagination, hit record, play. Stop

Coffee

The break up the played notes into a more serious sentence, get screwy with it, at beats to taste if needed – upload to the net for persecution.

Coffee

Wait for feedback,

Coffee

Continue with the piece, build it up add instruments, clean the render master add to collection.

Coffee

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:40 pm

mckenic wrote:Funny you should ask this...

...I was just thinking about how I always light a smelly candle and put on a baseball cap backwards before I sit down to do any music

Humm...

Anyone else - or am I just mental?

Dave

i occassionally don various hats i have purchased from toys r us,elc and the like.my favourite is my little red firmens helmet.

mckenic · Post by **mckenic** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:46 pm

vurt wrote:
i occassionally don various hats i have purchased from toys r us,elc and the like.my favourite is my little red firmens helmet.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:47 pm

Doesnt the little fireman object to that sorta thing?

SuitcaseOfLizards · Post by **SuitcaseOfLizards** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:48 pm

If morning, coffee.. sit in front of keyboard, noodle.. load drum loops, noodle more. Maybe save some of the results for later.

If afternoon, tea.. maybe write some lyrics, then try to find music for them. Maybe save some of the results for later. Sometimes something from the morning turns into a full song, save it to work on later.

Sit around, listen to other peoples music. Maybe work on mixing some of my older stuff again.

If evening, beer.. sit down and try to bring together any loose bits wanting to be songs. More beer. Maybe lyrics again. Fire up the oil warmer, put in pine, cedar, sandalwood, or lotus oil. Candles set up and lit, sometimes. More beer. Maybe track in some pads, or more lyrics. More beer. Fall over, go to bed.

Repeat.

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:50 pm

Music making is way to sporadical to have any rituals connected to it for me. I can just get a "tic" and make music for 10 minutes, or get an idea and sit down and make a whole song, from a blank arrangement to the final mixing, in one evening. No way I can predict or decide when to make music

Har · Post by **Har** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:58 pm

First, I usually tune up (the guitars and stuff, not the synths...oh, this modrin music technology magic!

).

Then down a can or two of Monster (hey, I like cold beverages for my caffeine...

) and get to work.

SecondSkin · Post by **SecondSkin** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:00 pm

Nothing gets my creativity flowing like a fight with my girlfriend.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:02 pm

I don't have any fixed rituals, but generally, my routine seems to involve knocking the guitars over therby spilling the ashtray, then swearing for 5 minutes as I curse the electric for playing up again, then realising I haven't urned the mixer on.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:05 pm

mckenic wrote:
vurt wrote:
i occassionally don various hats i have purchased from toys r us,elc and the like.my favourite is my little red firmens helmet.

the really sad part is its true

ew · Post by ew » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:06 pm

donkey tugger wrote:I don't have any fixed rituals, but generally, my routine seems to involve knocking the guitars over therby spilling the ashtray, then swearing for 5 minutes as I curse the electric for playing up again, then realising I haven't urned the mixer on.

Sounds just like mine,except that my coffee cup usually gets knocked over with the ashtray

ew

putte · Post by **putte** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:10 pm

when i start a new project or filmscore i tidy up my room, get the candles burning, have a bath, roll a tiptop joint, have some beers or wine .. and then i start. (with the spliff .. to then see what happens)

putte

putte · Post by **putte** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:13 pm

reminds me of the time when i started to really discover and explore music, which was the same time when i started smoking hash and grass. (12 years ago).

at that time i sometimes rolled some uberlarge joints, sat between the speakers and then pushed play on my stereo, to have CAN (the band) all over me ..

wow .. that was really kickasskicking ..

putte

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:15 pm

well, i just have to be in the mood ....

i can wake and sthraight turn on the computer and make music without even approaching the bathroom

or i can stay hours withouth the will of doing anything
well it's not exactly a ritual ... except a nice uplifting joint
so the answer is no

take care

Pre-music ritual?