LOOPING TRIO w/ ARMATRONIX tonight @ Z-Pie SLO

[Hans Lindauer <hans@ernieball.com>]

Greetings Live Improvised Electronic Music Fans,

Sorry for the last-minute notice, but I thought you might like to know
that armatronix will be opening for Steve Lawson (Great Britain, bass
and loops), Rick Walker (Santa Cruz, percussion and loops), and Andre
LaFosse (Los Angeles, guitar and loops) tonight, Wednesday, January
22nd, 2003.

It is a real honor to be opening for these guys; they're all monster
players in their own right, but they are also some of the most respected
names in the emerging Live Looping Movement.  They will be playing solo,
in duets, and in trios, and we will probably all get together as a
quartet at some point in the evening.

Please come on down if you are able - I promise you won't be
disappointed.  The gig starts at 9:00, and will be located at 1060 Osos
Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, California, site of the former Osos
Street Subs.

-Hans



PRESS RELEASE
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Cal Poly Radio KCPR 91.3 FM and Loop.pooL Productions

are very pleased to announce a performance by four of the
top looping artists performing in the world right now.

the LOOPING TRIO
performance at Z-Pie Restaurant
1060 Osos Street, SLO
on Wednesday, January 22nd

show begins at 9:00 p.m.
tickets are $10 at the door only
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS


it will feature solo, duo and trio improvisations by

STEVE LAWSON (the top solo bassist in Britain today),
ANDRE La FOSSE (a brilliant and innovative guitarist from Los Angeles)
and
RICK WALKER  (multi instrumentalist, drums and percussion from Santa
Cruz).

All three musicians are using the cadillac of mono loopers,  The GIBSON
EDP Echoplex with it's incredibly innovative LOOP 4 software developed
by Berkeley's AURISIS company.

What is remarkable in particular about this software is that it allows
live looping artists incredible flexibility over the manipulation of
each loop.  Real time 'granular synthesis' which has been all the rage
in the current 'GLITCH' scene in modern electronica is now possible.

They will be interacting with each other in different configurations of
synchronized and non-synchronized looping.      This show is part of a
larger California tour (starting at Rocco's in Hollywood at the end of
the NAMM show and culminating with a demonstration/clinic at BANANAS at
LARGE in Berkeley).
 

STEVE LAWSON, fresh from his UK wide long tour with LEVEL 42 has been
dominating modern bass publications this year with the release of his
new solo CD. He is an amazing fluid bassist, probably the smoothest
looper in the emerging live looping scene worldwide.  Drawn to vocalists
as a source for his inspiration , as opposed to other bass players, he
has a beautifully, languid sense of melody and yet he can mix this
sensibility with very avant garde backdrops.  He is truly a world class
musician.

ANDRE LaFOSSE is a relative newcomer to the scene but he has quickly
become one of the most talked about Loopers in the world with his
concept of GUITAR TURNTABLISM, where he manipulates the complex LOOP 4
software in ways that are reminiscent of both Vinyl Turntablists and
computer GLITCH artists.  He is also notable for his series of
instructional videos on the complexity of the ECHOPLEX.

RICK WALKER is known to most music goers in the Santa Cruz area.  From
his involvement in the New Wave scene in the 80's to innovative work in
WORLD BEAT in the 90's and his involvement as an organizer and
participant in the emerging live looping scene internationally,  he has
always tried to be on the cutting edge of musical innovation.  He will
also be celebrating the debut launch of his new website 
www.looppool.info
 
Opening the show is electronic loop artist ARMATRONIX (Hans Lindauer of
Los Osos).  Armatronix is one of only a small handful of dance music
producers worldwide who improvise their entire performances from
scratch, in real time.  Hans loops bass, synthesizer, voice, and
electronic percussion.   Hans is also the creator of San Luis Obispo's
annual LOOPSTOCK festival of loop-based music.


for more information, requests for interviews, or on air performances,
call (805)534-1009  or e-mail armatronix@charter.net