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At 8:55 AM -0700 6/2/99, Dennis W. Leas wrote: >Is anybody doing loops with primarily or exclusively vocals? I.e., all or >most sounds are vocally produced? Do you have example, mp3 files, etc.? > >Dennis Leas >----------------------------- >dennis@mdbs.com this was posted a while back, but I wanted to recommend Jim Mahoney. He does solo vocals with heavy use of looping. He originally used the Paradis LoopDelay, and now uses the echoplex. He's really quite a virtuoso, with both his voice and the loops. I think the closest comparison might be Bobby McFerrin, although Jim is clearly awesome in his own right. His style has a heavy african and jazz influence, although there's quite a bit more there. There are no words, all vocalizations to create rhythms, bass lines, harmonies, melodies, etc. He uses the loops extensively to create a rich variety of parts in his compositions. Complex interlocking rhythms, harmonies, counterpart lines, etc. All interacting and evolving constantly, and very musical. It's often hard to tell what's a loop and what isn't! He creates it all on the fly, in one shot, amazing to hear, really. But above all, it's just great music, however he's doing it. I have his demo cd, I'm not sure if he has anything available commercially. (which would be quite a shame, really...he should). He doesn't seem to have a web site, but I have his email address. Hopefully he doesn't mind if I give it out: jvmahoney@mediaone.net. Perhaps he would be willing to sell some of his cds if you are interested. oh, another vocalist/looper is Siobhan Canty, who is on the Looper's Delight Volume 2 CD. If you don't have LD vol 2 yet, here's another reason why you should. :-) kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com