FAUX VOIX: new CD release by Loop.pooL

[looppool@cruzio.com]

I would like to announce the release of my brand new CD, 
'Faux Voix' this coming week.

This CD represents big departure for me artistically.    For the 
Woodstockhausen Festival 
of Esoteric Music I decided to do a performance that would scare the hell 
out of me
and really push me hard out on a limb, artistically.  I forced myself to 
do an entirely 
acapella show only using processing and live looping.   It was truly scary 
to go out on 
stage without any instruments to hide behind as I have for all of my 
performing life, but
it 
was also exhilirating and I've been very excited, creatively ever since.   
This CD is the 
result of those creative experiments and only uses either acapella vocals 
or computer 
generated text-to voice editors as its' sonic sound sources.

It features several edited versions of several performances form last 
summer's European/
Uk tour,  the Woodstockhausen Festival of Esoteric Music, the Y2K3 Live 
Looping 
Festival and the Two Day Bay Area Voice and Electronic Thingee (the 
excellent festival 
produced by Matt Davignon in Oakland and San Francisco recently).

I also got very interested in the use of text to voice editors invented to 
help with 
accessibility to computers for blind people initially ( and I have to give 
out a big
thanks
and a hug to Cara Quinn who is the first person to hip me to these 
incredible programs).
I did a lot of experimentations with random and not so random vowel 
combinations to 
create 'found' melodies and came up with some very interesting results.

There will be a few representative mp3s up on my website by next week 
(between 
Christmas and New Years) and anyone intereseted in ordering a CD I will 
give 
a special discount  ($8, including postage and handling) if they mention 
Loopers Delight.

Anyone interested in this  CD can send a personal check made out to Rick 
Walker at:

FAUX VOIX  
412 Darwin Street
Santa Cruz, California
USA
95062-2629

If you would like a signed copy , please let me know and I'll sign it for 
you.

thanks and thanks for all the inspiration at this wonderful site.

yours,   Rick Walker
(looppool)