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Re: forwarded review of bass loop fest in santa cruz

>found this review of the santa cruz bass loop fest on a bass list i'm on.

Rick is so modest... congratulations!

>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:50:59 -0800
>Subject: Santa Cruz Bass looping show review
>
>...
>Rick Walker interjected the prepared bass at different parts of the 
>evening
>and co-looped on Steve's bass as part of the later segment and added some
>well placed rhythmic and tonal elements.

Did you build bridges between the artists, Rick?

Or is that usual now on loop festivals that one soloist takes over 
directly from the other, not leaving any sound gaps the whole night?

>My only critiques of the evening would be that most (not all) of the tunes
>focused on the more somber side of our instrument making for an evening 
>that
>could have used a few more "up" moments.

I find it rather strange to do a festival with only one instrument, 
but great that it happened anyway.

>Also, many of the compositions were
>short and ended rather abruptly due to, I believe, the technical 
>challenges
>most of the performers had controlling the loops and their racks.

oh, go back to study and use FeedBack on a pedal. While the "big" 
loop fades, you can play the basic loop again or some other 
finalizing and the cut the rest of the loop at some softer moment.
Or, if you want a heavy end, cut a short intense moment out of the 
loop and overdub some more heavy notes while it repeats a few times.
To complete the Beethoven effect, add long reverb to the last repetition 
:-)

But since I have no idea what the music was like, I better shut up 
and come arround to see.
I REALLY wonder....
Do you think there could be a festival that buys a plain ticket from 
Brasil for me and my guitar?
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