Re: loopers hard talk questions and answers

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

> How do you answer your own questions? And why do you call
> those questions hard talk? They seem quite mild as they
> address only aesthetical questions. Let's talk content
> rather than form.

LOL! there is a BBC program called hard talk,they host politicians and ask 
them very direct questions i just find that title funny;-)

so the answer to the questions ive actually been asked:

1. Why loop when you can have a duo a trio or a
> band? is it due to economics?
yes, it is do partly due to economics but also because i still havent 
found the right musicians to have a duo or a trio for this project.Plus 
with looping you can do things that are still impossible with a duo or a 
trio.

2.do you really need all that equipment to play
> solo?ive seen solo players who can entertain us without all
> of that
no,ive done it fine without it, i use it to expand my sound as a soloist 
which can at times be more entertaining than jus playing guitar and 
singing.

> > 6. nice but dont you think a Band is still better?
Ive seen terrible bands and ive seen solo acts that were way better 
(This question came from a woman after a show i did, who is the wife of 
the bar owner where i played,obviously shes never seen looping and she is 
used to seeing duos and trios at her pub)

> > 4.why would i pay to see somebody just making noise?
> my kid could do that
> > 5.looping seems to me made for self indulged people
> that arent able to deal with other humans and are
> incompetent to play the instrument properly without all that
> equipment
this two remarks actually came from a musician i tried to get into 
looping,but i do know he would never dare to loop or be on stage alone 
without other musicians for that matter!

> > 7.so whats the difference between sampling and looping
> and sequencing?
this one came from a beginner guitarrist whos never looped either,he asked 
me what sequencer i was using and then he said he was thinking about 
buying a phrase sampler too;-)

> > 10.why do most loopers play alone?
again it enables you to play in ways that are not possible with other 
musicians.Also sometimes is hard for other musicians to follow loopers or 
improvise with them when they have never done it.

> "interrogations" like this seem common among those
> who are vulnerable.

absolutely right Jayrope!
in fact i should say this answers should be prepared more for non looping 
musicians who might feel vulnerable or threatened because perhaps they 
canīt do it.From my experience in general audiences dont really care much 
what you are using.They do look at your pedalboards and raise eyebrows 
sometimes but i seldom get questions about the equipment.However i do 
enjoy it when they say,"i like how you bild up".
Yes,at the end is a matter of taste and it has less to do with 
looping...noise,ambient etc. has been all done before without it, but i 
think looping has been more prevalent within those genres.As many of you 
have stated,it is only an extension to what you do.Now we have all kinds 
of styles integrating it so i guess if you were an entertainer once 
looping is not neccesarily going to turn you into a shoegazer;-)
I was thinking of taking the time to explain what this is all about on my 
upcoming show and answer questions people might have about looping,and 
this is why i am interested in your answers,but printing out some 
information and passing it along seems much easier;-)

cheers
Luis










> - - -
> jayrope
> http://www.kliklak.net
> 
> On Feb 4, 2009, at 12:31 PM,
> Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:
> 
> > 1. Why loop when you can have a duo a trio or a
> band?is it due to economics?
> ... because it results into different music.
> > 2.do you really need all that equipment to play
> solo?ive seen solo players who can entertain us without all
> of that
> ... just be true to yourself, what does equipment matter,
> when music does?
> > 3.nice but to my ears it sounds lifeless and monotonus
> that depends on who does it, and how. maybe you don't
> like electronic music or music with electronic timing in
> general? i like both.
> > 4.why would i pay to see somebody just making noise?
> my kid could do that
> my kid does it, too, and it oftenly sounds fine. we're
> both neither lifeless nor monotonous, noise music is rarely
> like that as it very rarely works with looping.
> > 5.looping seems to me made for self indulged people
> that arent able to deal with other humans and are
> incompetent to play the instrument properly without all that
> equipment
> are you a fetishist of playing skills? do they guarantee
> good music?
> > 6. nice but dont you think a Band is still better?
> i tend to support your suggestion, but that's a matter
> of personal taste. and yes, interaction beats monotheism on
> stage.
> > 7.so whats the difference between sampling and looping
> and sequencing?
> all mean being mainly slaved to machine timing and handling
> issues, yet. otehrwise there's wikipedia.
> > 8.what so special about recording different
> instruments in front of us? a band is better because it has
> more energy and you can speed up ,slow down and bring
> dynamics together
> i would oftenly agree on that, but again it depends on the
> context. also certain musicality only works, because
> you're the mst perfect player to combine with yourself.
> a 6 part backgroun dchoir of say Prince wouldn;t work, if he
> wouldn;t have sung it himself.
> > 9.nice but it sounds too perfect
> Yes i dislike those musicians, too. And it is very easy to
> get around this in everyone's own musicmaking. Just be
> noisy. Ever heard Lichens (Kranky)?
> > 10.why do most loopers play alone?
> I know many who don;t. You should be able to find those
> easily, too. Just look around.
> 

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> :))
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