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Events
Norwich Arts Centre 11th Oct 1PM FREE
2008 Festival of Live Looping
Steve Bingham,
Per Boysen,
Steve Lawson,
Lobelia and andy butler.
Each artist presented here this afternoon has been able to develop their own unique style of music, so it's not only an ideal opportunity to see live looping in action, but also just an afternoon of great music.
Per Boysen from Sweden plays alto flute and EWI. Per's control of his looped sounds is second to none, allowing him to create complex accompaniments from just short flute phrases. The EWI is an Electronic Wind Instrument, which can be played like a sax, but sound like any instrument Per imagines. Per's quirky arrangements are guaranteed to delight and intrigue.
Steve Bingham, a solo violinist with a successful career in classical music who also finds time to loop his violin, creating an eclectic mix of classical, folk and minimalism, with some gorgeous arrangements of well known songs thrown in for fun.
Steve Lawson is a solo bass guitarist, using real time looping to layer up processed bass sounds to build an orchestral soundscape that blends jazz, ambient, electronica, funk and folk music.
Lobelia's acapella voice sings us songs of love and loss, blending hook-laden adult pop with a more spacial ambient sensibility. Expect angelic choirs and witty observation.
andy butler uses special guitar techniques to create drum beats, dub bass lines, orchestral washes and all manner of sounds, combining them together into a seamless mix with some unexpected twists and turns.
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...and a complementary event
LiveLooping Improvisers at the Late shift
Wednesday 15 October, 5PM-8PM Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts (UEA),FREE
The Late Shift hosts a range of multi-media events throughout the building,
including sets from some of the worlds most accomplished live looping improvisers.
Per Boysen & andy butler
Rhythm, melody and spontaneity. A duo performance from two of live looping's prime innovators.
(details for these 2 performers given above)
Jeremy & Chris (aka Masse) with Stephen Scott
Jeremy Trantor (flute, kalimba, bass etc) and Chris Leeds (udu drum, cajon, assorted percussion) build up ultra-chilled world beat electronica, displaying consummate skill on their assortment of instruments. Then Stephen weaves in his aural guitar tapestries to complement .
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Current Activities
CT-Bugs
is a cd project by members of the Chain Tape Collective. Available for free download as mp3,
or buy a high quality cd here for
the cost of manufacture. Interestingly, my track from this has been played on Swedish radio already.
Currently ongoing are studio sessions with
Tim Bowness and Alistair Murphy. An album of songs and
improvisations with plenty of looping and vintage keyboard
sounds. Forthcoming CD release
Current focus is on organising gigs in Norwich.
Burning Shed have released a looping piece for "solo"
voice that I looped up (and edited) for Tim Bowness. Available
as an mp3 download from their site www.burningshed.com.
They also have plans to release a piece that I made with Hugh
Hopper.
Graham Halliwells new CD, Recorded Delivery
(distributed by Erstwhile), features some looping I did for
him of his "saxophone feedback".
Currently in the
software department I'm working with Matthias Grob (inventor of the Gibson Echoplex) on looping software for
a vst plug-in and maybe new looping hardware.
Contact info@andybutler.com
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