Re: essential loop recordings

[Tim Nelson <psychle62@yahoo.com>]

--- Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com> wrote:
> So let's hear it. What were 5 albums from the 90's
> that you think 
> influenced looping? (or influenced you and your
> looping.) Can you say 
> something short about each one about what makes it
> essential listening for loopers?

Hmmm, not all of these are real typical of the
much-discussed real-time LIVE-LOOPING, but they _did_
influence my late 90's approach to loopage, live and
otherwise. For some reason, I've arranged them into
little tryptychs in no particular order:

1) TransGlobal Underground - 'Dream of 100 Nations',
'International Times', 'Psychic Karaoke': although
most of the looping herein is of the cut-and-paste
sampled variety, TGU's willingness to break the rules
of tempo and to combine things that possibly shouldn't
be makes them worth a listen. Middle Eastern meets
Drum 'n' Bass meets who knows what else, with a heap
of humour. Oh, and Natacha Atlas...
<http://www.t-g-u.com/>

2) Ben Neill - 
'Green Machine', 'Triptycal', 'Goldbug': Neill's use
of the 'mutantrumpet', his own invention, is
impressive. With it, in addition to playing regular
and slide trumpet, he also triggers loops, manipulates
them in real time, plays basslines and even controls
his lightshow.
<http://www.benneill.com/>

3) Loop Guru - 'Duniya', 'Catalog of Desires, Vol.3',
'The Third Chamber': Dave Muddyman's assemblage of
exotic samples has to be heard to believed. When
they're on, they're sublime and transcendent; when
they're not, they're maybe a little boring...
<http://www.loopguru.demon.co.uk/>

4) The Grassy Knoll - 'The Grassy Knoll', 'Positive',
'III': more cut-and-paste looping, but it really
inspired me to try to do similar things in real time.
More Antilles genre-defying...
<http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/nique/issues/winter1997/jan24/entertainment4-s.html>

5) David Torn - "what means 'solid', traveller?",
"Tripping Over God", (complete the tryptych with
*anything* else from his discography):
No introduction really necessary; if you don't know
these albums, you need to.
<http://www.splattercell.com/>

-t-

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