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Oblique Strategies © 1975, 1978, 1979 Brian Eno/Peter Schmidt
Oblique Strategies © 1975, 1978, 1979 Brian Eno/Peter Schmidt
Allow an easement
(an easement is the abandonment of a stricture)
Simple subtraction
Infinitesimal gradations
Accretion
Emphasize repetitions
Emphasize differences
Bridges
-build
-burn
Water
Tidy up
Use filters
Discard an axiom
Is it finished?
Decorate, decorate
Put in earplugs
Reverse
Distorting time
Ghost echoes
Just carry on
Cascades
(Organic) machinery
Courage!
Do we need holes?
Cluster analysis
Do something boring
Accept advice
Take a break
Short circuit
(example; a man eating peas with the idea that they will
improve his virility shovels them straight into his lap)
Intentions
-credibility of
-nobility of
-humility of
Destroy
-nothing
-the most important thing
Children's voices
-speaking
-singing
Disciplined self-indulgence
Idiot glee
Be extravagant
Do the washing up
Spectrum analysis