When the One comes around
Californian multi-instrumentalist Eli Salzman wrote a wonderful little article on how livelooping changed his music life: “When the One comes around – How a Singer / Songwriter was changed by a pedal”
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Looping for Guitarists: An Open Letter to FX Manufacturers
Here’s a great post by David Torn about the sad state of today’s looper pedal industry. “dear folks who make looping-devices, esp. those which are marketed to guitarists: your products are decades behind the times; decades.”
Continue reading →Live Looping Lesson
Joe Gore’s Live Looping Lesson on Premier Guitar Joe writes, ‘This one’s a labor of love: Premier Guitar just published my live looping lesson. Included are most of the hard-won looping techniques I’ve acquired over the last few years. I … Continue reading →
Terry Riley Interview
Anil Prasad just put his recent interview with Terry Riley online. A must read for everyone interested in this pioneer of livelooping
Continue reading →Loop Jubilee on ARTE TV Tracks
French/German TV station ARTE sent a team to the May 2014 Loop Jubilee festival in Paris. Their report was on TV in September and can now be watched on Youtube in French or German. There are interviews/footage with Juana Molina, … Continue reading →
Why did I move from the Boss RC50 to the Boomerang III instead of the RC300
From Singapur based livelooper Randolf Arriola: One of the most popular questions i get from fellow live loopers and new enthusiasts is why did i move from the Boss Rc50 to the Boomerang III instead of the RC300. So I … Continue reading →
Introduction to Frippertronics
A talk about the tape based delay/feedback system called “Time Lag Accumulator” by Terry Riley or “Frippertronics” by Robert Fripp, followed by a short demonstration. This was recorded during the LoopJubilee festival in Paris in May 2014 youtube link
Continue reading →Reanimating my Frippertronics setup
Here is a new video showing my first session since decades playing frippertronics – with a nod to the master, Robert Fripp. The title says “reanimating” but it doesn’t actually show how I reanimated the dusty and hibernating 40 year … Continue reading →
Georgina Brett’s 12-12-12 mix
The latest issue of the Ov London Free Improvisation & Experimental Music Show features a quick run-through of the 12-12-12 project that can be heard here in its entirety. A great mix of adventurous sounds!
Continue reading →Interview with Live Looping Rick Walker on KUSP radio
This is a very long interview conducted by Robert Pollie for KUSP radio about my long career in music (conducted because of a retrospective concert that I just gave at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center). I’ve been interviewed countless times in … Continue reading →