Re: essential loop recordings

[Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org>]

At 4:35 PM -0700 6/24/03, dgoat wrote:
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>1995. David Torn -- What Means Solid Traveller?
>The pinnacle (IMO) of Mr. Torn's guitar mania. It has yet to be 
>surpassed by *anyone*. Looperus-Superiorus.

I find it interesting that no one's mentioned DT's Splattercell::OAH 
disc yet, to me, that's the pinnacle of his work (so far).

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>2000. Bill Frisell -- Ghost Town
>The looper so transparently integrated into the instrument that it's 
>like an extra string. Looperus-Subtleus.
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>2002. The Nels Cline Singers -- Instrumentals
>What happens when you mix a jazzers ear and technique with an 
>avant-gardeist's sonic adventurism and throw lots 'o fuzz boxes and 
>loopers at 'em. Also, the incomparable drummer Scott Amendola shows 
>us that loopers ain't just for guitar players! Looperus-Noiserus.
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Y'know, I've listened to this disc a ton, and never really noted the 
looping. It's a brilliant disc.