Re: Paul Dresher / Was Re: essential loop recordings

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Dr.Z.,

In a message dated 6/26/03 12:03:11 PM, zvonar@zvonar.com writes:

>>his music had a lot in comon (in my thinking) to groups like 
>>Tangerine Dream and Ashra
>
>I've often wondered about influences on Paul's loop music. I never 
>heard him listen to TD, Fripp, or any of that era's "space music" but 
>that doesn't mean he was unaware of it. Steve Reich (and to some 
>extent Terry Riley) were probably more direct influences, and I 
>expect Ingram Marshall and Daniel Lentz inspired the tape system.

My comment was not to say that he was influenced by these folks but
that his music sort of sounded like this to me a little bit. These were 
the only other reference points I had . . . at the time. I hadn't heard 
a lot at the time.

Now that you mention Reich, I'd say sure! The piece also sounded a bit 
like Steven's "Electric Counterpoint" as played by Pat Metheny on the 
"Different Trains" CD (1989 on Electra Nonsuch). But that piece post-
dated my concert experience by a few years. 

I hadn't heard it (the Reich Piece) at that time. My only exposure to 
Reich then was "Music for 18 Musicians" and my unsophisticated ear 
did not catch a connection. Perhaps it should have. But, it did not 
occur to me. Nor was I very familiar with Riley at that time -- though
I'd heard a lot about "In C" i'd never heard the piece itself (I'm all too
embarrassed to admit).

Actually I saw Daniel Lentz on the same day as the Dresher concert.
It was part of a "Day of Music (and/or Art) Festival" in Santa Barbara.
Lentz's piece (played outdoors during the day outside the Art Museum)
involved a quartet of musicians playing upturned bicycles -- bowing the 
spokes, spinning the wheels, striking the frame rhythmically, etc. But, 
involved no looping. 

The entire day's experience was quite memorable for me. It was the 
day I first met Dick Dunlap. Who eventually became an occasional 
Santa Barbara area musical cohort of mine . . . and Josef Woodard
(if I remember correctly). Both of whom were members of the "quartet"
and both became friends with whom I would frequently perform later.

Reminiscing about those days makes me nostalgic for my "tribe."
Medford, Oregon is a dreadful place to wind up after being surrounded
by such talented and creative folk. UCSB's "College of Creative Studies" 
and the Music Academy of the West in Montecito had lots of interesting
people flowing through them continually.

And then there's my pal Jeff Kaiser in Ventura who got me started 
in all of this nonsense.

Ah, memories.

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