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Peter - Thanks for your very kind words. Hopefully soon you may have a chance to check out the fruits of my 07/07/07 recording activities. If you liked the Super-Cannes CD you have, I have a treat for you next time we connect. :-) David ----- Original Message ----- From: "p koniuto" <peter@RedSunSoundroom.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: Re: Studio recording - breaking patterns - ideas? > > David, > > Just catching up on some e-mail, so this may be a bit > late... > > For one, i'll chime in and cheer on your studio efforts > to date. I *really* enjoy all three records of yours i have > (two from UNDO and one from Super-Cannes). Many people with > whom i have shared your music have really been knocked out > with it. > > So, bravo! Go into your next recording session knowing > listeners of diverse walks of life are charged by your music. > > Second, i can offer that i believe most of us go into the > studio thinking, at least on some level, we are doing > something for posterity's sake, that this should last, it > should speak to generations, it is carved in stone, it's what > we are leaving the world. > > However much or little truth to any of that there may be, > LEAVE IT AT THE THE STUDIO DOOR WHEN YOU WALK IN. > > It's not easy, for many of us are paying a good chunk to record, > or at the very least, making ourselves vulnerable within that > moment of creation (the very definition of artist, to me)--it > costs us, one way or another, and we feel we need a lasting > return on our investment. > > At the risk of sounding like i am preaching the Buddhist doctrine, > i say embrace the *impermancence* of what you are doing when you > go in to record. "Shiver!--the Record button is on!" Forget > about it already. It's NOT going to capture who you are and what > you do no matter what, it'll only be a snapshot, so accept that > and have fun. Ever seen a still image of log rollers?--it's quite > a different thing in motion, especially when you're doing the > rolling. That's being the artist, and the best an audience can > expect from a recording is that still image. Roll on anyway! > The "still image" you leave behind will be better for it. > > Third, if you are particularly worried about repeating certain > patterns, i encourage you to immerse yourself in music very > foreign to your own but that speaks to you just before recording. > Bring it into the studio even. I saw Terry Bozzio do this with > a field recording of Senegalese tribal drummers. He couldn't > possibly replicate what they were doing, but it put him in a > different place, it threw him in the deep end, if you will. > Personally, i've done it with Steve Reich recordings, Thai > classical music, the latest in Top 40 slick pop. Try Judy > Garland, play it on 10. > > I've blathered on... > > Let me say just one other thing: it's GREAT NEWS to hear you > are heading back into the studio, David! Let us all know when > you feel you have something new to share. > > Best, > Peter > > ______________________________ > Peter Koniuto > Creative Recordist - Composer > Red Sun Soundroom > Niskayuna, NY > > COMING SOON! > Pseudophone's "Reach" > A free EP from Negative Sound Institute > > http://www.RedSunSoundroom.com > peter AT RedSunSoundroom.com > ______________________________ > > > > On Jun 30, 2007, at 2:55 AM, David Kirkdorffer wrote: > > > > > > Hi - > > > > > > > > > > I'm going into studio next weekend to record. Over the years >I've > > fallen > > > > into patterns. I'd like to try something different. > > > > > > > > > > Past efforts can be heard here: http://www.myspace.com/undomusic > > > > > > > > > > And this is a great community for sharing ideas. What are some > > concepts or > > > > strategies you've used to break out of your patterns? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > >