The mother of all livelooping festivals has survived the pandemic. A 2022 festival was just announced. Rick Walker writes, “I am happy to announce that we are going to have a limited Pandemic edition of the Y2K22 International Live Looping … Continue reading →
Andre LaFosse is doing heroic work creating dozens of in-depth tutorial videos about the use of looping devices, going boldly where no one has gone before, all for the love of looping. After many videos about the Echoplex EDP, he … Continue reading →
Using contemporary technology and the original set-up of reel-to-reel tape-recorders, guitarist Kobe Van Cauwenberghe presents No [More] Pussyfooting, a unique live arrangement of music by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. No [More] Pussyfooting is a unique, live arrangement of the … Continue reading →
Swiss loop wizard Joel Gilardini introduces us to the new Looperlative LP2 Mini Looper which is available from LP inventor Bob Amstadt’s Looperlative.com. This device is “the fourth generation of this lineage” and full of amazing features. Click the ‘watch … Continue reading →
Here is the 2020 (and early 2021) compilation album – 44 tracks, 4 hours of livelooping music. What a treasure of creativity and talent! Some of the tracks have videos: Sylvain Poitras Soaring Tortoise Orchestra Matthias Ebbing Fabio Anile Michael … Continue reading →
Andre LaFosse has created the 100th (!) tutorial video for the Echoplex Digital Pro. What a hero, what a deep loop box! “Part milestone celebratory jam, part annotated index of videos and playlists: My 100th live looping tutorial looks back … Continue reading →
Barry Cleveland has interviewed Bill Frisell about looping: Bill Frisell Talks Looping & Loopers
Continue reading →The annual Mexico livelooping festival was changed into an online festival in this strange year. • MAYO 18 Gloop. Multiinstrumentista / Fusión (México).Minimal Ensemble. Guitarra / Experimental (Francia).Josh Glenn Experiment. Guitarra, voz / Folk, Alternativo (EUA).Leonardo Ponce. Violín / Fusión … Continue reading →
In 2005, Henry Kaiser interviewed Terry Riley for a DVD release of ‘Music with Balls’ that never happened, as ‘bonus material’ for the DVD. Now, with Terry’s permission, he is able to make this fascinating document, where Terry discusses the … Continue reading →
Jonathan Piper and special guest Henry Kaiser showcase how effects pedals expand our sonic palette. There is looping!
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