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Okay, I've been listening to Nels Cline/Andrea Parkins/Tom Rainey's Ash and Tabula lately, and I'm looking for more freak out, free loop type records. I also love Bill Frissell and what he does and was just looking for more.
It doesn't have to be "jazz" either, any rock or pop works...
Also, what pedals are you guys (if any) using for looping, I was looking at the loop station and the 16 second EH... and wondered what you guys had encountered.
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It doesn't have to be "jazz" either, any rock or pop works...
Also, what pedals are you guys (if any) using for looping, I was looking at the loop station and the 16 second EH... and wondered what you guys had encountered.
Thanks,
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Check out the Electrix Repeater. They used to street for about $500, then they skyrocketed to about $1k overnight after Electrix went out of biz. Electrix is once again back in business (hooray), so hopefully the Repeater will be back around $500 again. We'll see.
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Check out the Gibson EDP...pricey, but it's the best live looper ever.
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A.K.A. the Oberheim Echoplex! Awesome, if you can swing the $$$.Knights Who Say Neve wrote:Check out the Gibson EDP...pricey, but it's the best live looper ever.
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As far as favorite looper records go Roger Miller (guitarist w/Mission of Burma) did a couple of awesome records - "Big Industry" (Ace of Hearts - out of print vinyl only release) which features his "Maximum Electric Piano" of a Yamaha "electric grand" piano fed through a fuzz tone and an EH 16 second delay - and "Elemental Guitar" (SST - 1995) which features his guitar and voice doing both songs and surreal soundscapes using the EH16.
Thomas Dimuzio has done a ton of amazing looping/resampling electronic albums - difficult stuff - but without a question rewarding once you get into it.
A couple must have tape loop classics to me are Brian Eno's "Discrete Music" & the Robert Fripp / Eno collaboration "No Pussyfooting".
A couple recent albums I really dig featuring cello are Zoe Keating's (from Rasputina's) solo CD "One Cello x 16" and Joan Jeanrenaud's (formerly Kronos Quartet) solo CD "Metamorphasis". Both highly recommended.
Both Steve Reich & Terry Riley did some great stuff in their early releases with tape loops also. Reich's "Come Out" & "It's Gonna Rain" & Riley's "Mescalin Mix" come to mind immediately but they have a few others that I can't remember titles of offhand.
Both the Boss RC20 & the Boomerang I think are great pieces now. I have a JamMan but don't really recommend this now as once you have the loop going you can't really manipulate it.
fwiw - Tom Dimuzio - who has an original EH 16 second delay checked out the reissue but hated it as he stated it really isn't the same - he ended up getting an RC-20XL and digging it.
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Thomas Dimuzio has done a ton of amazing looping/resampling electronic albums - difficult stuff - but without a question rewarding once you get into it.
A couple must have tape loop classics to me are Brian Eno's "Discrete Music" & the Robert Fripp / Eno collaboration "No Pussyfooting".
A couple recent albums I really dig featuring cello are Zoe Keating's (from Rasputina's) solo CD "One Cello x 16" and Joan Jeanrenaud's (formerly Kronos Quartet) solo CD "Metamorphasis". Both highly recommended.
Both Steve Reich & Terry Riley did some great stuff in their early releases with tape loops also. Reich's "Come Out" & "It's Gonna Rain" & Riley's "Mescalin Mix" come to mind immediately but they have a few others that I can't remember titles of offhand.
Both the Boss RC20 & the Boomerang I think are great pieces now. I have a JamMan but don't really recommend this now as once you have the loop going you can't really manipulate it.
fwiw - Tom Dimuzio - who has an original EH 16 second delay checked out the reissue but hated it as he stated it really isn't the same - he ended up getting an RC-20XL and digging it.
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I've heard awesome things done with the Boomerang.
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the terry riley live poppynogood CD's are INSANE and are completely the bible on looping, two A-77's, a sax, an organ and a fistful of LSD. No Pussyfooting never would have happened thhe way it happened without terry riley. that guy was completely posessed.
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yeah, get No Pussyfooting. Or you can just get your freak on and get It's Gonna Rain. Great sunday morning listening.
loveliescrushing's first record is pretty loopy. kind of the dreamier extension of my bloody valentine's noise.
I use an akai headrush and a free program called Ambiloop on an old laptop live. I'd love an edp or a repeater though... endless loop cassettes and four tracks are fun too but I've been to lazy anymore. sad.
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loveliescrushing's first record is pretty loopy. kind of the dreamier extension of my bloody valentine's noise.
I use an akai headrush and a free program called Ambiloop on an old laptop live. I'd love an edp or a repeater though... endless loop cassettes and four tracks are fun too but I've been to lazy anymore. sad.
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There are a lot of great looping tools onn the market ande the one that is right for you depends on your budget and how you like to work. The Echoplex of "EDP" is really the king of them all but some of the less expensive ones can be really cool as well.
You can check out my looping project here http://www.livesofthesaints.net/
One of the most interesting loopers today is Andre LaFosse http://www.altruistmusic.com/
I spent a few years working with Robert Fripp, who does a lot of really beautiful looping stuff.
A great resource for learning more aboaut looping is Loopers Delight.
http://www.loopers-delight.com/loop.html
You can check out my looping project here http://www.livesofthesaints.net/
One of the most interesting loopers today is Andre LaFosse http://www.altruistmusic.com/
I spent a few years working with Robert Fripp, who does a lot of really beautiful looping stuff.
A great resource for learning more aboaut looping is Loopers Delight.
http://www.loopers-delight.com/loop.html
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looks like there is an mkII in the works. 7 new products supposed to be available 1st quarter of this year. that'd be swell. I'm afraid they'll double the prices though, cause they can.Meriphew wrote:Check out the Electrix Repeater. They used to street for about $500, then they skyrocketed to about $1k overnight after Electrix went out of biz. Electrix is once again back in business (hooray), so hopefully the Repeater will be back around $500 again. We'll see.
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Dave -soundguy wrote:the terry riley live poppynogood CD's are INSANE and are completely the bible on looping, two A-77's, a sax, an organ and a fistful of LSD. No Pussyfooting never would have happened thhe way it happened without terry riley. that guy was completely posessed.
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I agree 100%. "Rainbow In Curved Air" is probably the best intro to the Poppynogood stuff - awesome album. "In C" is cool too for taking the looping concept but having them played "manually".
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Andrea recorded a record here (studio G) with my partner Tony.
I forget what she had... Lots of fun stuff. She is great. Her cousin Zeena is great as well.
I will ask tony what Andrea was using for some of the free loop stuff she was doing...
I forget what she had... Lots of fun stuff. She is great. Her cousin Zeena is great as well.
I will ask tony what Andrea was using for some of the free loop stuff she was doing...
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all of their "MK II's" look real similar to the originals. In fact - I think they have changed nothing.syrupcore wrote:looks like there is an mkII in the works. 7 new products supposed to be available 1st quarter of this year. that'd be swell. I'm afraid they'll double the prices though, cause they can.Meriphew wrote:Check out the Electrix Repeater. They used to street for about $500, then they skyrocketed to about $1k overnight after Electrix went out of biz. Electrix is once again back in business (hooray), so hopefully the Repeater will be back around $500 again. We'll see.
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I have the RC-20 and think it's pretty good
Check out albums by Ken Rubenstein...back in the day he was on the cover of Guitar Player and they reviewed his albums and compared him to Hendrix in terms of vision and talent...the guy is a major genius.
There are a lot of loopers at my site as well...check it out
http://kronosonic.com
Ken drops in from time to time as well.
Check out albums by Ken Rubenstein...back in the day he was on the cover of Guitar Player and they reviewed his albums and compared him to Hendrix in terms of vision and talent...the guy is a major genius.
There are a lot of loopers at my site as well...check it out
http://kronosonic.com
Ken drops in from time to time as well.
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