Re: essential loop recordings

[John Mazzarella <jmazzarella@erols.com>]

lol c wrote:

> 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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Howie Day actually has two live loop songs on his Madrigals EP which 
includes a
DVD with 4 live looping pieces which includes ghost.  I know we're trying 
to
come up with albums for the 90's, but I think that this will end up being 
an
important recording because it very creatively utilizes live looping in an
accessible  pop context that goes beyond the ryhthm track soloing over it 
thing.

My 2 cents
John
www.johnmazzarella.com