Re: How do you approach looping composition?

["David" <vze2ncsr@verizon.net>]

My best advice to you is to learn what works in bass looping composition by
doing it:

    1) try looping for one hour every day
    2) record each looping session from the beginning to the end -- NOT 
just
the "good bits"
    3) let the recording sit for 24hrs before you listen to it
    4) loop (and record) the next day keeping in mind the things you felt
worked and didn't work from your earlier recordings/sessions.

After one month of this, you'll have learned many things, including the 
fact
that what seems like a bad idea on Day 1 sounds actually quite cool on Day 
2
:-)

Good luck

David Kirkdorffer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristian cascetta" <cristian@accord.it>
To: "Loopers-Delight" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: How do you approach looping composition?


> Hello,
>
> It's my first post (even if I registered to the mailing list 5 months
> ago), so I'd like to introduce myself:
>
> I'm a (non professional) bassist from Milan, Italy.
>
> In the last 9 years I played mostly blues and rock-blues, then I started
> being interested in ambient dub after reading an article in Bass Player
> magazine about Bill Laswell.
>
> At the same time I found loopers-delight, I appreciated the perfect mix
> between the importance given to the conceptual aspects of looping and
> the discussion about technical aspects.
>
> Looking for looping bassists I found Steve Lawson's incredible website
> and this helped me to decide  to buy  an akay headrush  and trying to
> become a looping bassist.
>
> My actual gear is:
>
> Basses:
> Fender Mexican Jazz Bass
> Laurus (an Italian Luthier) Stylist 4 string Bass
> '71 Gibson EB-2
> Washburn AB-20 defretted
>
> My effect chain is:
>
> Bass -> EBS BassIQ -> Tech21 Bass Compactor -> EBS Multidrive -> Akai
> Headrush -> Rolls DI -> Behringer Mixer -> IBM Thinkpad (as recording
> unit).
>
> I never used any looping device live, but the looping concept hit me so
> hard I decided to give up my actual rock-blues band and concentrate on
> the musical and conceptual aspects of looping.
>
> After this (long) presentation (I couldn't resist talking about myself
> and my gear), this is my question:
>
> How do you approach looping composition? I'd like to create some
> composition and a little repertoire, as I'd like to try some bass
> looping busking.
>
> When I try to compose something, I start with some simple riff, then I
> add some layer, but soon I've the impression of overplaying and messing
> up everything.
>
> I think that I'm focusing too much on the looping paradigm, and I lose
> the musical inspiration. Another disturbing thing is that I tend to
> answer and react to the loops I create filling every silent part
> producing a strong anxiety impression in what I play.
>
> I know composing is a very personal matter, but I hope to get some
> suggestions from you experienced loopers.
>
> cristian
>
>