Re: Live Looping in an ensemble context

["Ricky Graham" <rock.guitar.guru@btinternet.com>]

Thanks for the links, Matthias. In beginning my research, like you've 
mentioned, I very much thought of looping within a solo performer context. 
Now that i've been made aware of the EDP and it's intention for ensemble 
practice, it has become a core focus of my work and I can foresee that it 
will continue in this manner for quite some time. I have put together a 
trio 
recently in which each musician is utilising some form of interactive 
technology alongside their acoustic or semi-acoustic instrument. I intend 
for each technological element to communicate in some way with one 
another. 
I hope the results will be beneficial. I'll keep you posted on that.

Ricky


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthias Grob" <matilists@atarde.com.br>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: Live Looping in an ensemble context


> Great subject!
>
> I allways felt a bit sad that although live looping makes playing solo 
> easier, it might also cause people to stay alone.
> One of the main reason to build the LOOP delay (which turned into the 
> EDP) was the BrotherSync feature.
> I did the first session with it in '92 with David Hopkins.
> But before I had great times to play with others into the same delay 
> machine.
> Some of the best recordings are on
> http://matthias.grob.org/pMusic/CDsE.htm
> The most intense duos have been with percussionists: Giba, Bira,  
>David...
>
> The first festival I participated was Loopstock. I looked for someone  
>to 
> bring me there and Jon Wagner offered some space in his overloaded 
> fantastic old Volvo, next to all his drums. When I heard he was  
>druming, 
> I asked to play together, so we met a few days before and  figured it 
>out 
> and it worked.
> And I started this week to edit the video! (learning...)
> I will tell you when I upload it.
>
> And at Y2k7 I invited Arild Andersen to play with me - which was a bit 
> heavy for me (sync did not work), but still fun!  ;-)
>
> And today I talked with Per and he suggested to bring up this social 
> subject more, and I said: can you point me at videos of duo  recordings, 
> with at least two players using loops most of the time? He  could not. I 
> met very few
> Urban Nature: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaJKp8KvABc
> Lur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIc1uPcZUY
> Improvizone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lV3KN5g-fo (special case 
> since Os does the looping)
> Mich Gerber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA1srd_bczs (he plays 
> professionally with a band, but just him looping)
> Rick, Per and Pellef: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAySrzSa7Hg
>
> Yes, to be social here is great, to meet at festivals is even better,  
>but 
> the best is to do it together!!
>
> Matthias
>
> On 12 Dec 2008, at 10:24, Ricky Graham wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> How many of you loop with an ensemble? Could you get in touch with  me 
>as 
>> I'd like to ask you a few questions.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ricky
>
>
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