RE: Ritsu Katsumata review

["MIKO" <m-i-k-o@attbi.com>]

If someone's going to get it on with you, gender WILL matter- excluding the
obnoxious pressure of non-listening non-comprehending peers who think that
sexuality or attraction is a decision or a life choice EQUIVALENT to
religion - which also differs from spiritual presence/existence- and
excluding people who are trying to use sexuality or perceived sexual
attractions to trap, label, or pinpoint you...  Otherwise, why would 
gender,
or ambiguity of gender, matter?  To discuss it is to place the burden of
misinterpretation on your music.  And if you have a reason for being
over-specific about gender when sex is not involved, lay down the proof- or
show me the video where the laying down occurs.  LOL

I'm going to check out your music, with no sense that I'd be using your
music as a way of determining your sexiness other than through the quality
of your actual being expressed through it, but now I'm burdened by knowing
your gender and that makes it less fun when the judgmental nature of the
human mind, sometimes not completely under our control, gets to have its
funny little opinion expressed...

-----Original Message-----
From: Ritsu Katsumata [mailto:rk93@cornell.edu]
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:56 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Ritsu Katsumata review

I'm blushing-- thanks for the ego boost (and I don't have to pay you
for this, right?)

But I just want to clarify that I am a "she" not a "he", and to let
people know that I'm playing in NYC (Nov 1 @ Living Room 11PM) if
anyone's interested.

There's no looping on these albums-- a few songs had two tracks of
violin playing.  I'm just starting to work with the RC20, and have an
idea for a bizarre cover of Ozzie Osbourne's Crazy Train using it.
Robby Aceto (fellow looper poster) and I are starting a collaborative
album soon (yes Robby, I'm putting you on the spot now-- ) so the new
album will, I'm sure, be full of interesting loop work--

Thanks again,

Ritsu


>Hey kids,
>
>I just received both CDs from our list member Ritsu Katsumata.  I
>purchased them on line from www.cdbaby.com
>
>Anyway, I'm writing to say I have not heard the second one (I don't
>know what order they were recorded in) but I like the first one SO much
>I wish I could play them both at the same time into a second brain
>because I like it that much!  Or maybe just play them really slow so
>they last..... anyway: Amazing work.  Not sure if there's much looping
>(a lot of violin, so it may just be sustain and reverb, loops?)  but
>who cares!?  It's great music!  He's mentioned he just got a RC20, I
>can't wait to see what he comes up with using that tool.
>
>Not sure if I want to compare it to anyone, but if you like
>groovalicious instrumental stuff in the progressive jazz/rock genera
>this is for you.  There are clips on the site, and none of the other
>tracks I've listened to thus far don't live up to the sample tracks.
>
>My advise is to walk, don't run to your computer (as you'd run into
>it and knock it
>over) and get out your credit card.  You won't be disappointed.
>
>Mark Sottilaro