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On Saturday, October 12, 2002, at 07:33 PM, Andre LaFosse wrote: > I didn't take it that way, although your suggesting that people who > play > composed looping tunes are "trying to get away with not having to deal > with not having a band" seems a bit judgemental to me. Especially > coming from a guy who drags a drum machine to his gigs, dude! ;) > I feel my relationship with my drum machine is more like a master/robot thing. Think R2D2 with some funk. > My tongue was (and is) somewhat planted in cheek with that comment. > But > it's true that I believe there's still a lot of preconceptions haunting > the technique, and my feeling is based on opinions I've seen on this > list and elsewhere. Some of these preconceptions include: > > looping = geeky yup > looping = ambient often > looping = drones mmmm drones > looping = avant-garde nice if you can get it > looping = improvisational whatever > looping = "new music" Sure! > looping = fundamentally non-mainstream see: usually not paid to play > looping = highly repetitive music techno? > looping = post-prog rock Frippertronic Soundscapes We are held responsible for our actions, whether intentional or not > looping = a specific musical result, rather than a technical starting > point Damn I've lost my start point again! > > I tend to be such an annoying chest-beating moron You said it, not me. (sentences quoted out of context are funny!) > >> I find no humor in your words and challenge you! Pistols at sunrise! > > I'd prefer the Dead Kennedys at midnight, personally... ;) > > Touche! > Ah, I'm going to call the whole thing off. I'm tired! Mark Sottilaro http://www.zerocrossing.net/sleeping/