Andy mentioned John Martyn earlier in this thread.
Not to put to fine a point on it, but John Martyn was maybe less a looper and more of an Echoplex monster :)
I have not listened to Leeds in many years (my vinyl is boxed up and lonely) but the quintessential JM echoplex jam is likely Glistening Glyndebourne from Live at Leeds, which I do not see on YouTube today.
For anyone who has not listened to John Martyn, he's a true gem. Here are a few examples, not necessarily of my favorites or his best, but echoplex-centric bits...
The Dealer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7YJ_F1vTnY&feature=related
Outside In (also the first track from Leeds, but this is a different performance) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0htRGw3hzZQ
And oh, hell, this one is included just because it is completely badass: Lookin' On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjnhYEVMxrE
Best Martyn albums IMO are Bless the Weather, Solid Air, and Grace & Danger, but there are so many to choose from :)
OK, end of fanboy raving...
Phil C :)
On May 29, 2011, at 1:16 AM, andy butler wrote: ..and Riley's was a live performance technique. The Brian May "two guitars" tape delay effect is on one of Queen's early albums, it's just a single repeat iirc. I've also heard that Gary Moore used some kind of long tape delay, disabling the erase head on (I'm guessing) a Roland Space Echo. ..the other proto looper would have to be John Martyn, keeping chords and rhythm going by playing into a one bar delay. (first track of "Live at Leeds" album) Stockhausen certainly had a modified tape deck that would allow a live tape loop performance (different to Riley's), ..but whether he ever let a guitarist plug in.... andy andy Rick Walker wrote: On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, Victor Eijkhout wrote:
On May 28, 2011, at 7:41 AM, ligeti@alice.it wrote:
You can found the dawn of loop's universe in the first works of Steve Reich ("it's gonna rain"; "come out"...)
Use of tape loops is probably much older than that. Pierre Schaefer 1940s?
But it's not live.
Victor.
It is my understanding that the first person, historically, to use tape loops compositionally (and as the basis for the composition)
was Terry Riley. He gave specific tape looping concerts in the 60's and was the original inspiration for people like Eno and Fripp.
rick walker
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