Re: Total Improv

[bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>]

Howdy,

 My friend and I did it from 11-87 to sometime in 2003. We used Alesis 
MMT8 with drum machines, synths, guitar, etc. Playing a loop with the 
Alesis, turning tracks on and off, switching patterns, vocals etc, all on 
the fly. We were known as EXP/EFX. You might find some of it on the net. 
It's out there somewhere. Of course, most of it is under my bed. On audio 
cassettes.
Rig

--- On Thu, 2/17/11, Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Total Improv
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 1:44 PM
> I play in a band (from 3-7 members)
> that gets together monthly and
> does just that, total free improv for two sets on a
> day.  They tend to
> average about an hour per set but we have gone as long as
> two hours
> before.  There is much asynchronous looping that goes
> on and it is big
> big fun.  So much so it has severely impeded my
> ability to play any
> other kind of music (why would I rehearse something when
> its so
> exciting to bring something brand new and never before
> heard into
> being).
> 
> I'm on the verge of that same Mobius/Live combo but have
> yet to find
> the time to really do it properly.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Andy Owens <andy@1800dialword.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey ya'll, (that's the co-ed pc way of saying "youse
> guys" for you Yankees)
> > What are some current or past bands or loopers that do
> complete, 100%
> > improv? I mean like off the top of your head vocals
> and all?
> > Like they are so into it, dont even sell records or
> even archive the
> > songs.....
> > Who does that? This is what I like to do, whoo, not
> easy, and really, to get
> > there I have to master every sound my rig and my
> instruments can make. Feels
> > like a long long road but gratifying when it feels you
> are one with the
> > machine.
> > Abelton running Mobius as a plugin, is that how you
> wascally wabbitts get us
> > sucked in the first time?????
> > Andy not b
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
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