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I just got mine all I can say is I love it, Great stuff Andre -----Original Message----- From: Michael Peters [mailto:mpeters@csi.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:00 AM To: Loopers Delight; davidtorn@yahoogroups.com; newsletter@elephant-talk.com Subject: Normalized Andre LaFosse continues his groundbreaking guitar work on his brand new second solo album, 'Normalized'. Like no other artist that I know of, he explores the far reaches of what can be done with an electric guitar and the new Echoplex software. The Echoplex is a truly 'deep' box - it's a wonderful and indispensable tool for live looping musicians, but beneath that seemingly simple looping functionality, there is an uncharted territory of more experimental musical possibilities many of which don't even have a name yet. Andre is one of the very few musicians who have gone there and came back with treasures ... he turns his axe into something he calls 'turntablist' guitar ... maybe one could also call his music 'pointillist' ... Burroughs's cut-up techniques come to mind, and I also had to think of Edward scissor hands ... remember that guy with scissor hands, creating incredible sculptures in seconds? Andre's sound sculptures are a bit like that, they suddenly evolve out of thin air, fragile cut-up loop fragments that one would expect to go haywire suddenly start to groove and rock and mutate in many surprising ways. I've spent some time with electric guitar and Echoplex myself, but still, Andre seems like a wizard to me and often enough, I have no idea how he does what he does. And then he's a wonderful guitarist of course - firmly rooted in rock'n roll but going way beyond that, with traditional Indian and Arabian music speaking in his phrasing and expressivity. So, if you need some avantgarde party music, or if you're looking for a truly adventurous and rewarding listening experience, buy this album, now, at http://www.altruistmusic.com/cd -------- Michael Peters