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K: I finished work early and had time to
listen to your clips. You didn't include the one I liked best from the
live performance, no 5, but that's OK. Here are my impressions from
the ones below:
01 - flat for the first 6:30 min, then gets real
interesting with percussion and very fancy guitar work. I imagine your
audience got a kick out of seeing that.
02 - again, flat for the first 3 min, then more
great guitar playing through to the end, at a minimalist tempo
04 - no comment
06 - gets interesting after 5:30 min with cool bass
sounds, dark and moody but very good.
It's hard to produce music of this caliber in real
time. When the equipment is set up correctly, the performance can also be
visually interesting for the audience. Throw in a percussionist and you
have a dynamite show. Not sure how many coffeeshop crowds would appreciate
it, but so what. Good work, Kris, you should be proud. -
CW
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:03
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Subject: Re: Improv Looping Performance
Streamed to Web Tonight!
I salvaged some clips from this performance,
which are more in the ambient, dark, noise, experimental, etc category....or
something like that...I have no clue anymore. I've described them
along with the download/stream links below. My biggest complement of the night
was from some chess players across the room, who said the music was great for
the game. I guess the technological problem and the awkwardness of my new
guitar tuning forced me into a new flow of creativity....most of this is very
moody, probably depressing to some people. It could be good for some creepy
sci-fi flick or curling up on the sofa and reading some H.P. Lovecraft....the
Creeping Unknown. I think I was possessed by the spirit of
Lovecraft!
Acoustic guitar (tuned down a 3rd) with two EDPs and various VST
effects; cajon, conga, various percussion in the mix as well; there is a
lot of open space in this piece, which is what I like about...allows you to
think and feel in between the sound; it take a while to develop, so be
patient with the evolution; I am looping, of course, but the length of
the loop is relatively long, so that you don't hear the repetition
immediately; I switch to half speed and reverse toward the end, overdub, then
back to normal speed; the acoustic guitar tuned down to C is hard to control
here, but the deepness is intense
This one is just me without Vinnie on percussion...same acoustic guitar
setup as above; some ambient noise mixed in here; you can hear the pounding of
the express maker at 1:53; the guitar tuned down like this has a interesting
effect...some of the tones almost sound animal-like...then I kick into
double-speed...here come the insects, bees, flies, etc; then some
startling slices of the Sun Ra VST plugin, which I start to interact with
toward the end, call and response
Starts with looping the chimes, then reversing them; lots of other
natural percussion devices in here from Vinnie; I come in with my signature
guitar synth tone about 2:57, but the patch is too damn loud, which again
forces me into an uncomfortable zone and impacts my playing in an
unpredictable way; 3:47...didjeridu comes into the loop; 7:06...the entire
soundscape drops down to half speed...good grief, the didj sound sinister this
way! Sounds like some horrific monster lurking in the depths;
8:31...Vinnie starts talking, breathing, and groaning into the didjeridu
like a tortured and haunted soul down under; 11:00 fade out...new
movement...Vinnie inhaling and exhaling into the didjeridu, as if
meditating...into a deep sleep....me descending down, down, down....12:52
comes the computer ambient noise, and Vinnie doing more weird vocal work into
his didjeridu over the top of the prior looped section; Vinnie starts
scratching the mic with his finger; I'm still descending, and then playing
abstract melodies and runs....we fade out
More dark obscurity like the above...at this point, I am bored with my
own bitterness and frustration with the evening; nonetheless, the piece keeps
flowing into a deep, rumbling end.
My impression of the night changed after listening to these clips...I
believe it was the other songs that were more mainstream and rhythmic sounding
that disappointed me the most. My reaction was to adapt and move to the
extreme with the above. I should try generating uncomfortable situations more
often when I play! :)
Cheers,
Kris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:59
PM
Subject: Re: Improv Looping Performance
Streamed to Web Tonight!
If you give me a few days, I'll add screen
shots to the URL below, which will make it easier to view the settings,
etc.
Kris
>Thanks, Charles. Yes, indeed, I used
the coffehouse WI-FI and Shoutcast. Funny you should ask about the
guidelines on how to do this. I posted something a while back on LD, but it
wasn't that complete. I recently wrote up some more detailed instructions,
which I have just posted here: http://www.krispenhartung.com/webcast.htm
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