kingjdub1978 wrote: GYS wrote: skab wrote: Who was it that came up with the genre card thing? Just write a load of random genres on some word cards and then pull a few out at random. And then make a track or loop in that genre. Who knows, maybe bluegrass-ambient-step could be the next big thing
Brian Eno helped develop the "Oblique Strategies" cards. They are supposed to help to overcome creative obstacles.
I created my own sets of cards that gently prod along the creative production process. I can draw from several different categories - Genre, tempo, scales/key signatures, which instrument to start a track with, also a deck of random words to spark a certain mood or suggest content for lyrics, etc. fun stuff!