Re:Re: Using pre-recorded material in performance

[a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

>I've gotten the impression that purist loopers have some disdain for 
>backing tracks of any kind. Maybe it's because some people think looping 
>should be about pure improvisation, and so the use of backing tracks 
>would 
>compromise the integrity of the craft? Could be.


hi Jeff,
Well I think the term "disdain" is a bit off the mark
(vehement purist live loopers may flame me personally for this),
but I reckon that for many people canned loops just aren't interesting.

Personally I play loop music which is all live, and
has a large element of pre-composition.
I don't recollect
any "pure loop improvisors" who objected to canned loops on those
grounds. They may, of course, exist in droves and I just know about them.

My personal  take is that if I'm going somewhere to hear  live music, then
that's what I want to see. Both from a musical standpoint,
and from a non-musical performance angle.
Canned loops, and for that matter drum machines, tend
to kill the feel of a live performance, and detract from any
musical communication
between performer & audience.

andy "livelooping" butler
www.andybutler.com