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I´m a big fan of TD too and Rubicon and Phaedra
are great albums.
But don´t forget that this music has a special
flow and you can´t
automatically reproduce this feeling and working
method with
any other music that might have a total different
approach.
Like Folk- or Blues-Music or Songs with
vocals f.inst.
TD always had a wide space for improvising in
their music.
This is part of their working method from the
beginning.
Might be the right method for you, but not for
everyone.
From: Gareth Whittock
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 8:16 AM
Subject: RE: recording methods - what's your
approach? I was jamming along in my shed the other day and came upon something that made me sit up. I recorded it immediately but then decided to re-create that atmosphere from scratch in order to get the build-up recorded - no way did it sound the same. Same, setup, (memorised by the computer), same room, same me, same key and similar notes and I couldn't get near it. It put me in mind of chaos theory where a small change in one aspect of the musc has a much larger effect on the feel of the whole piece. I've ordered a copy of "Zen Guitar" from Amazon btw. I think it was mentioned on this list some years ago but looking forward to experimenting not only with my music but with my whole approach to that music. Peace G > Date:. Fri, 9 Jul 2010 22:53:56 -0700 > Subject: Re: recording methods - what's your approach? > From: looppool@cruzio.com > To: chris@christojota.de > CC: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com > > Honestly, Christo, > > I see what you say, but at the same time, > I have a lot of confidence in the depth of my own personal improvisations. > I've worked all of my life in many, many different contexts to be able to > produce really > deep and meaningful improvisations in many differnent kinds of contexts > (which is not to say > that I can hit a 'homerun' with every artistic endeavor). > > It can produce crap, but , at the same time, it can also produce really > beautiful > pieces of music because of it's spontaneity. > > It's all down to how good an intrinsic composer and an intrinsic producer > each artist is > .....and, finally, down to what kind of discernment a person has when > editing (or producing > oneself). > > I would advise: take a chance on oneself and edit out what sucks and let > exist what is > potent and powerful. > > To be overcautious can frequently kill what might be the next thing that > could possibly change the world (or morph it slightly). > > It takes courage to make changes in live and in music. > > If we are over cautious continually, then the status quo in art will > always exist. > We must, if you ask me , personally, take risks in artistry. If we don't , > nothing will change for the better. > > yours, > > respectfully, Rick Walker > > > > > The problem with recording an album by using material from looping jam > > sessions is that it might > > be spontaneous fresh sounding music, but it lacks from (complex) composed > > tracks and good sounding. > > We will be overwhelmed with so many music in our times, cause everyone > > thinks: Oh, I just > > sit down, take my guitar and looping device, turn on the laptop and record > > some tunes and > > release it on CD, put it on the internet for download or just on myspace - > > player > > I personally record nearly every private looping session too. But don®t > > think I must have everyone > > in the whole wide world listen to every piece of crap... > > Christo > > > |