Re: eberhard weber

[Dan Howarth <howarth@U.Arizona.EDU>]

i re-posted my thoughts on weber and pendulum on my web page:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~howarth/musindx.html
in case any one is interested. :)

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**  Dan Howarth, History/Music, University of Arizona, Tucson **
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On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, Jon Morris wrote:

> > 
> > -- Loopists are always thinking about how to expand their looping time,
> > but I've found some of the most interesting loops tend to happen within
> > very short timeframes. 
> > 
> > --Andre
> > 
> > 
> 
> I just picked up a copy of an album called "Pendulum" by Eberhard Weber 
> (on ECM).  It's all double bass and loops, with a few tasteful overdubs. 
> 
> The thing that caught my ears right away was that the majority of the 
> loops are around 1 second or less.  I have been falling into the trap of 
> longer loops than neccessary, and this recording is a great reminder of 
> the effectiveness of good short loops.  In addition to the loop aspect, 
> it's a beautiful album compositionally.  Very inspiring stuf.
> 
> -Jon
> 
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