Re: essential loop recordings

["lol c" <testtubemicro@hotmail.com>]

Hi all,
Ive been watching this thread twist and grow for a bit now, heres my 
additions and their reasons.

I have decided to go for stuff that probably doent get mentioned much on 
this list but that are still tracks that have in someway advanced my 
playing 
styles within the area of looping.

1. Howie Day- Ghosts (live version) , I tracked this track down after a 
single comment i came across on list it was the first time I had heard 
(known i had heard) someone building up a backing and then playing live 
rythm guitar over the top, it totally changed the way i went about 
composing 
my loops, it took me from purl ambient instrumental stuff to more 
traditionaly structured songs. I really love ths track and probably end up 
playing it bout every other day.(mind you, as a warning, dont rush out and 
buy his albums, there he seems to take alot of what he creates so well 
live 
and kind of buggers it up with very so-so indie-pop production.)

2. Looper- Mondo 77.  I love alot of loopers stuff, they seem to have a 
very 
simple way of creating loops (ok a lot are strictly samples, but im 
talking 
about the music here not how its made) the tracks are catchy in a play on 
the radio sort of way and i think if this band made it bigger they could 
do 
a lot to raise the profile of looping.

3. Lamb-Goreki (think if spelt that right) , reall beautiful song, very 
delicate, when i heard it i just wanted to try by hardest to reproduce it, 
the original is composed for a full band (although i figure there are 
loops 
within that set up) but i managed to kind of remould it for a cracking 
cover 
version, it was the first live loop i ever played to an audience so it 
will 
always have a place in my heart.

4.Spiritualisd-Ladys and gentlemen we are floating in space. this is the 
tital track for a totally amazing albm, spiritualised is another band that 
hides its loops under layers and layers in some somg and then blasts them 
forward as the main cinstuct in others. my reasons for including this is 
again due to the sonic diversity and where listning to it sent MY ideas. 
also , i think this was the first place that i realised how to use a 
volume 
pedal effectivly.

5. Jez-?  ok so i guess this one is gong to be pretty impossible for the 
rest of you guys but i had to put it in here as a homage.
Jez is a guy who comes down to my local club once in a while and blows the 
whole place away with his amazingly skilled manipulation of nothing more 
then his guitar a derepid looking multi effects and a Boss DD-5, he 
probably 
has never really made a recording, if i ever capture any of his stuff i 
will 
pat it cos ive yet to hear better given he means. im pretty sure he's not 
on 
list but if you are, well done you changed what music could be for me!!!!


ok so im starting to sound abit to timeout-y for my liking, thats bout all 
from me, however those looking for sonic textures not necicarily of a 
looped 
variety should look up Sigur Ros. they are brilliant.

CU all soon
Phill Wilson

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