THE COMPLEX SIMPLICITY OF ENO'S 'THURSDAY AFTERNOON'

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B0C - 004 GENERATIVE MUSIC AFTER BRIAN ENO
In this episode we study the simple rules that yielded Brian Eno's generative ambient masterpiece 'Thursday Afternoon' and utilize them to create one of our own.
The Bureau of Curiosity is a laboratory for the unbounded exploration of the creative process. Join award winning polymath, Christopher Libertino, as he explores techniques that will push the envelope of your artistic process to its upper limits and outer reaches.
Link to Full 5 minute piece that was created in this tutorial: https://youtu.be/urqDu6UzJE0
Link to article by Dan Carr about creation of 'Thursday Afternoon': https://reverbmachine.com/blog/deconstructing-brian-eno-thursday-afternoon/

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction
2:20 Misunderstanding right at the top
3:23 Eno's method vs. Libertino's method
5:09 The palette and the process
6:45 Playing in the notes
7:55 Changes made on the fly
8:42 Making the guitar drones
11:40 MIDI and drones done and first listen
15:06 Evaluating the experiment
17:18 Mining for melodies
18:00 Conclusions

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