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I suppose pens and pencils are 'geeky' to some too. But some folks sure make great art with those tools as well! Go figure! ----- Original Message ----- From: "savior-onasis" <savior-onasis@kc.rr.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 14:48 PM Subject: Re: Looping is overrated :) > "Let's face it, looping and looping tools are pretty damn geeky > as a rule. We don't do this for the money or glamour..." > > Now you tell me! ;-) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Legion" <legion@helpwantedproductions.com> > To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:47 PM > Subject: Looping is overrated :) > > > > OK forgive the baiting title but there is a point to this. From all the > > recent discussions on moving to somewhere else because the "loop > > community" seems stronger, to Loopfests and such I felt I had to pipe > > up. > > > > The greatest music I have heard from loopers (from the Looper's >Delight > > CDs to recommendations in posting from Phil Keaggy to David Zorn) seems > > to me to be good *despite* looping, not because of it. Now don't get me > > wrong, I am all for looping and looping tools, and repetition, and > > messing with sound backwards, sideways, and again and again in-yo-face. > > I think my personal track record (for those of you who know me LOL) > > speaks for itself. BUT I personally feel that looping *itself* isn't >the > > point, even on a list of people called the Looper's Delight. It's what > > you DO with looping and boy there is some *great* stuff done with > > looping out there. > > > > This may be stating the obvious but the gist I was getting is some > > people feel that they need to go somewhere where looping is encouraged > > or more prevalent and things would be different for them. I think that > > is a red herring. Loop where you are and DO something YOU want to do > > with it. Let's face it, looping and looping tools are pretty damn geeky > > as a rule. We don't do this for the money or glamour, we do it because > > our brains are wired differently (wrong? :)) Given that, you don't need > > to move across the country to be "successful" in looping or even play a > > gig with three or ten other loopers. As a matter of fact I've found >more > > success when I *didn't* play with other loopers but as part of a >diverse > > lineup of other acts. You reach more people that way and some of them > > even kind of dig it. I personally think I played better too. > > > > Phil Keaggy is consider an amazing *musician* not known to the general > > public as a looper. Adrian Belew uses looping out the wazoo but he also > > has a strong pop sensibility and tremendous talent as a songwriter and > > singer. Etc. People do fabulous things with all sorts of boxes. Buying > > an EDP or Jamman or whatever or seeing a band with one doesn't mean > > it'll be interesting or good or shite, it's just a box after all. Let's > > not forget where the loop soul comes from. > > > > Again, I am ALL for wanking and looping for the sake of it too. (Lord > > knows I am!) That is fun and has it's place as much as anything else. > > But let's keep it in perspective, we can (and DO ) do that anywhere. >You > > don't HAVE to move or congregate to play. If you mix it up or play > > with other bands I guarantee you will not only get a bigger audience >but > > you'll find your loop chops improving as well. > > > > And BTW Chicago is the GREATEST musical community this country has to > > offer IMO. I'd move from SF to there instead of the other way around > > LOL! > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > HELP WANTED PRODUCTIONS - Http://www.HelpWantedProductions.com > > "Bringing you the best in Organic Electronic music since we started..." > > > > Home of the Unusual Instrument and Recording Gallery with pictures and > > info of Tube recorders, Omnichords, weird guitars, Casios, and more. > > > > > > > > > >