Definitely a muse here. My muse comes in a flood. She is either there or she
is not there. Usually I will know within 20-30 minutes of hitting the
studio. If she is not present I feel very grounded and present in this
space. Almost as if its a practice session (which is usually what it turns
into in the absense of) my muse . When she hits its pure ELATION. Time and
Space literally melt away. Its as though I am encircled in a giant hologram
of sonic thought. Its the type of thing where you are riding the crest of
creative energy and translating the events to your physical entity which is
performing the moves. When it all comes togeather its always an amazing
event to look back on. Truly a gift.
- Stephanie Santé: midi guitarist
It's an ever-mutating slime-covered biomorphic blob, squelching around in
the dark recesses of my subconscious. Occassionally it exudes dark drops of
a pungent, viscous, resonous liquid that congeals into sound.
- Robert Rich:Soundscape Productions / Amoeba Music
The Red one is wine.
The Green one is absente.
- lk: (audiochrom)
I have no idea how to describe her. A piece makes itself by way of me; I
help it along its way. But she is patient and has a long attention span.
- Joshua Maremont: (Thermal, Boxman Studies, The Archipelago)
My muse is strict disciplinarian -- a personal trainer. (I've never met a
personal trainer, but I have a mental image of what one must be like.)
If I work on music every day, I can come up with at least a few ideas and
get a few things done, even if I'm working for a short amount of time. And
the payoff for such rabid discipline is so sweet -- constantly finishing
new musical pieces.
But if I slack off, the more time that goes by without working on music,
the harder it is to start again, and it feels like I'm fumbling around
without grace.
- Sara Ayers: ambient artist
My muse is like that friend from college who will stop by unannounced and
reminisce about good days past.
It's also like that one perfect day that you hope never ends.
My muse is like that one lost love, who shows up on your doorstep at 3 a.m.,
in tears, and wants to cry on your shoulder.
My muse is that mischievous four year old who won't let you sleep until she
shows you a new trick she learned. And it's almost ALWAYS worth the lack of
sleep to see it.
- Jeff Pearce: ambient guitarist
My muse... I am not sure I have a muse; I have plans and ways I see to
get there. What helps me to create? The wish to accomplish some of my
ideas. When I lack inspiration, I work, I do sketches, I do other
things. But there isn't really something I can think of that could
help me to create, not as much as a muse would do.
- Dimitri: Disques Hushush / Szkieve
ladybugs landing on your knuckles, a sound in your dream, pasta and a gritty
loop
- John Sheffield: "living room producer"
"You are sitting, staring at something, people watching perhaps, and
thinking about a book, a movie, or a conversation. Your eyes slowly
become unfocused, and now you're not looking at anything in
particular, but your mind is still turning over. Time passes. When
you become aware again you find you're no longer thinking about that
conversation. Now, in its place, there is a new thought, an idea, a
kernel of something. Where did it come from?"
It comes from someplace else, my muse, and flows through me. I am
lucky. I play and allow room for the muse to play with me. I treasure
this so much, and can't imagine not being able to do this.
If this sounds strange, you're part way there...
- M. Bentley: eM of the foundry
Creatively simple : "the magic of the moment itself"
- Vidna Obmana: ambient/electronic artist @ www.vidnaobmana.org
I don't think I really have a personified muse. But I get a lot of
inspiration, really just about ALL my inspiration, from the visual arts --
painting, photography, and filmmaking, mainly. It's not often that I'll
listen to music and feel inspired to run down to the studio, but often a
trip to a museum or gallery or theater ends up having that effect. It's
funny, but even after working primarily as a "musician" or sound artist for
the past 5-6 years, I still think of myself as a mostly visual person & artist.
- M. Griffin: Hypnos Recordings
A damp, warm blanket drapped about my head.
- aspen: www.involve.co.nz
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