Ambient Pioneer What is Brian Eno's creation strategy "Oblique Strategies"?

ByCory Doctorow

Known as a pioneer of ambient musicBrian EnoHowever, it is silent music "4m33sComposerJohn CageCreative strategy card created inspired by the creative "Oblique StrategiesHow was he born?

Oblique Strategies: Brian Eno's Prompts for Overcoming Creative Block, Inspired by John Cage | Brain Pickings
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/22/brian-eno-visual-music-oblique-strategies/

Creating ambient music,Windows 95 startup soundBrian Eno continues to work since the 1970's and also produces and plays performances on albums such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, U 2 and so on. In addition to being active in the field of visual art, in 2014underworldWe release the album under co-ownership title and demonstrate that talent in various fields.


An interesting project among such Brian Eno's works was "Oblique Strategies" which collaborated with composer Peter Shumiku in the mid-1970s. A sentence or phrase is written in each 115 white cards, and when you hit the wall during creative activities, you draw one from a bunch of well-cut cards, so that ideas and ideas far from old thinking Can be obtained.


Brian Eno said in his diary "Oblique Strategies"4m33s"I was influenced by John Cage of composer John Cage". Eno himself was an album by David Bowie in 1977HeroesIncluded in "Suspicion (Sense of Doubt)In addition to using this card when composing, Eno produced "Beautiful lifeIt is known that Coldplay used it for composing.

An example of a sentence written in Oblique Strategies is as follows. "TAPE YOUR MOUTH" (A tape on the mouth) "ARE THERE SECTIONS? CONSIDER TRANSITIONS. (There is a section there? Consider the transition)", "USE FEWER NOTES (less notes can be used)" abstract It has become a phrase, and by drawing these cards when the idea does not come out, trying to interpret the meaning makes it possible to obtain new ideas.


In addition, Oblique Strategies can experience from the browser on the following website.

Oblique strategies - defeat creative block
http://oblicard.com/

Or, the iOS / Android application has also been released.

Oblique Strategies: All Four Editions on the App Store on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oblique-strategies-all-four/id902143877

Oblique Strategies - Android application on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.multiply.strategies.oblique&hl=ja

Brian Eno official websiteSo, one set of cards is on sale for 30 pounds (about 5400 yen).

Oblique Strategies
http://www.enoshop.co.uk/product/oblique-strategies