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So far the one I've heard is Ayaya Moses. I'm really trying to get ahold of his Guitar Solos disc but i'm so tied up trying to buy cd's from those I haven't heard yet. You know what I'm talking about? Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Buzz Kettles <buzz@macromedia.com> To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: Fred Frith >Quartets or Ayaya Moses ? >(I like both) >-Buzz > >>Buzz, >>I am a BIG Fred Frith fan. And thanks for the info. Have you checked the >>guitar quartet cd? Amazing. >>Jeff Collins >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Buzz Kettles <buzz@macromedia.com> >>To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> >>Date: Monday, April 13, 1998 10:01 PM >>Subject: Re[2]: Fred Frith >> >> >>>This is available on CD - >>>It also includes FF's selections from gtr solos 2 & 3 ... >>> >>>there WAS tape delay in places - >>>later on (1980?) FF moved to a mixer (HH?) that had built in DDL echo >... >>> >>>-Buzz >>> >>>> I'm only really familiar with Fred's work from the period of Henry >>Cow >>>> (for whom I failed the audition as bassist!) up to the Art Bears, but >>>> if you ever see a copy of his GUITAR SOLOS (1974 - Caroline in the >>>> UK), then invest immediately. >>>> >>>> Its some while since I've heard it, but I suspect at last part of it >>>> was recorded with some form of tape delay device (the original sleeve >>>> notes comment that most/all performances are live apart from one >>track >>>> which had two notes edited out) - anyone know anything more on this? >>>> >>>> I recall he used various `prepared' guitar techniques - alligator >>>> clips on the strings etc, but also had an additional pick-up attached >>>> to the head stock of his guitar, which could `pick up' the sound >of >>>> the string's vibrations from `behind' the left hand fingers, >>achieving >>>> a duet/harmonised effect (sort of). >>>> >>>> GUITAR SOLOS 2 (with G.F. Fitzgerald, Hans Reichel, and Derek >>Bailey) >>>> had a few diagrams of recording techniques - placing speakers >under a >>>> piano's lid and taping the resonance etc. plus >>>> >>>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > >