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Out of lurk closet I step. Please accept my
greetings and gratitude for this wonderful place where 'birds of a feather flock
together' to exchange their experiences in the loop dimention. It was not until
I discovered the element of 'sonic chance' that is so much at the core of
looping, that the power of music became apparent to me. Nothing that I can
preconceive in my head can match the beauty of random but related sonic events
blended together to mingle amongst themselves in a loop soup. With my minimal
intervention, these things take on a life of their own evolving into
organic noises and textures that are transporting. We are onto something
here! Anyway, enough rejoicing. I am apart of an ambient trio based in
Montpelier, Vermont called Hi-Fi Bugs. We are synth, guitar, bass and odd
percussion. To this point our live performances have been extended uninterupted
pieces that are 90 or so minutes in duration with no 'breaks' Certainly there
are dynamic lulls but no interuption of the composition. I am curious if there
are other loopers out there performing in this format. I am not sure our
listeners are comfortable as they often applaud during lulls mistaking them for
breaks between movements. Obviously we appreciate the aknowlegement but
sometimes the piece is disturbed. Is it as simple asking for no applause.
Feedback??
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