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> I produced the first Bass Looping Tour last year > with Max, Steve Lawson, > Michael Manring and myself. > Although a bassist, I am better known as a > drummer/percussionist/found > object/invented object looper). > wow, that is quite a feat...congratulations! > I just thought that if you are interested in bass > loopers that you also > should check into these people: thanks, i will definitely look into them. out of that group, i am only really familiar with michael manring's work. what i have heard him do blew me away and opened my mind to a new world of possibilities for the bass. > One of these days, I have plans to put out at least > an EP mini CD of solo > bass work, myself. I have the least chops of any > of these fine bassists > but I play the bass as if I were some Shamanic Papua > New Guinea musician > encountering > an electric bass guitar with a hell of a lot of > processing effects for the > very first time: minimalistic , but, hopefully, > creative and interesting. > i too plan to eventually release some of the solo ideas (and now loop pieces - i now own an electrix repeater - woo hoo!) that i have been working on over the years...if not anywhere else, on a web site that i have plans to put together. i am currently working with a few ground level projects that will hopefully hit the live music scene in the city in a few months...but my style tends to be what i call 'liquid bass' or 'cosmic bass.' it stems from smooth syncopation and trying to capture a fluid feel. i have a few techniques that i have been developing that really capture this idea. i plan to do some recording in the near future and would be happy to pass along copies to anyone interested in hearing my vision. > I will also be producing the second annual Bass > Looping Tour sometime later > in this year in Northern California. > Watch for it................and send me some of your > material for possible > inclusion or, at the very least, to be able to play > between acts at the > festival. i will definitely get something out to you to check out...and i'll watch for further info on this. when would you like to have something by? > Last year, I did an entire piece in > Berkeley using a cut off of > Cameron Street's cd as > an ambient backdrop just so that he could say that > he participated from as > far away as Australia. > great music transcends miles and miles... > Yours, in the subsonic sphere of the the looping > world, > > Rick Walker (aka, Loop.pooL) > thanks again, rick... e va n|s sa b __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/