Re: "Live Looping in italy con Alice"

[Luca Formentini <luca@unguitar.com>]

Hi Robby,
I was with Steve Jansen a few weeks ago, he toured with Alice, whose 
work I know well.
She has always been curious to involve "different" musicians in her set 
up ( beside you and Steve, see Trey Gunn and others...).
Unfortunately she is the only one who can be considered as a mainstream 
pop musician who is doing this.
I always ask to myself why  italian mainstream music makers never think 
to *Use* the different alphabets/languages which are available from the 
"underground" music scene.
Maybe, once again, there will be more chances to collaborate with 
deejays or, for us italians, to dive into our home pool and play like it 
was an ocean.
One question which is coming back after more than 20 years of playing 
(ouch !) is: does the public for these languages exist ?
We'd need to live a 2nd cultural (r)evolution as in the 60/70's to get 
some interest maybe.
So our way of playing (or tools, if that would be conceptual) would be 
the soundtrack to something.
Our purpose happens in a moment of no cultural excitement/interest.
I don't want to start any social consideration about our time, but 
remember we're not saying anything, we're just passively complaining 
about all the things that happen around us.
I don't want to offend anyone who is social active, I'm talking about 
the social condition in which an art movement is living.
I'll always remember a friend after a very annoying and arrogant show 
saying: "I have nothing to say when I play, I have no message, don't 
want to tell anything".
Do you feel like one of these ???
Not me....
music on:

Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With The Man Who Sold The World


my best,
luca
www.unguitar.com


RA336@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 4/12/04 8:10:48 AM, luca@unguitar.com writes:
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>>The only live music happening here (beside big concerts) is people 
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>>playing covers.
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>I employed live looping (guitar) on several tours in Europe with Alice in 
>1996-97 on her promotional swing for "Charade"... she gave me plenty of 
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>work the textural stuff into her songs, as well as a couple of "feature" 
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>each night. It was very rewarding artistically, using this "fringe" 
>technique 
>in a pop setting. Fun!
>best regards,
>Robby Aceto
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