Re: The nature of ambient music

[chaz worm <chaz@earthwormandfire.com>]

Ok here is a clip of my little (and far more talented) brother playing a 
Beatles song in the bar in which Im always looping Hank Williams songs. 
There is no looping except for the orchestra build up. He mimicked the 
orchestra by playing diminished scales up and down the neck. Should that 
not be considered "live looping". 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUKSX9ZNJdk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I have other clips of him playing/looping a Men At Work or Dire Straights 
songs. True none of this could be misconstrued as ambient. He was trying 
to sound more like the original version of the song. 
Of course this is not ambient music but I think it's live looping.  
But to be fair genres and categories suck. I'm never played even on public 
radio around here (eastern KY) because I'm <gasp> "not format friendly"
Formats suck. Just play. Like I like to yell at other musicians that dwell 
too much on their virtuosity. "Dance mf Dance!!"
Just try to entertain. (or offend)
Move me!

Chaz Worm - singer, bass, banjo
Earth, Worm, &, Fire and
Electric Light Opry
http://chazworm.com
http://YouTube.com/ChazWorm


On Nov 4, 2011, at 2:44 PM, william middlemiss <billymiddlemiss@gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 
> 
> You know, maybe youve hit a bit thing there- as far as 'duration' as it 
> relates to form. Looping by nature involves repetition as a 
> compositional tool- and Ambient could be the approach of making music to 
> fit a longer form, perhaps (or maybe thats where it has ended up.) 
> Incorporating environment into a piece requires not just space- but 
> consistency in form, tone, tonal (or nontonal) devices.
> 
> So whats the stuff that would fit a categorization of 'busy ambient'? or 
> 'dense ambient'?