Re: The Word is Out! Sell Your EDP's!

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

that kid certainly does a better demostration of the
looper as the other RC-50 wanker(not to offend any
Paul Hansen fans:-)
maybe his toys were financed by digitech!
Luis



--- Paul Richards <paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com> wrote:

> (I've never known Yahoo to start playing a video on
> its main page.)
>    
>   I don't think I said it did, did I, ye of the dry
> (attempted) wit.
>    
>   (Vitriol)
>    
>   Hahaha. I think I remember all the nasty comments
> about the guy that did the Boss demo of the RC-50.
> Gimme a fuckin' break.
>    
>   As I implied, though. It's just another example of
> some kid's parents dough that financed his
> "collection" of gear. I've known plenty of those
> types. In fact, I still have a couple of their
> "albums" that I save as a kind of music house of
> horrors (one from my ex-boss's kid that had to be an
> example of the worst crap ever promulgated on an
> unsuspecting public - next to American Idol
> applicants, of course).
>    
>   And, just for the record, I'm a looper that
> doesn't do drone-y stuff (currently). I play mostly
> typically-structured rock with extended solos.
> Hence, I have no problem with 'traditional' rock or
> soul.
> 
>  
> Jon Southwood <jsouthwood@gmail.com> wrote:
>   I've never known Yahoo to start playing a video on
> its main page.
> 
> I'm surprised at the vitriol expended on this kid's
> video, though. An 11 yr-old who's fairly competent
> on a handful of instruments uses looping to cover a
> James Brown song, while hamming it up. Let's break
> it down: 
> 
> - 11 yrs old --- there are plenty of vids on YouTube
> of adults with less skillz than this kid
> - Covering a JB song --- this is prolly the biggest
> offense, right? I mean live looping should only be
> reserved for a small handful of music types: the
> ephemeral improvisation, sound sculpture,
> drone+noodle (aka frippertronics), reichian
> minimalism, and guitar-turntablism...right out are:
> jazzer vamp+noodle (jazzer vamp != fripp drone), pop
> song structures, and above all--*cover* tunes. Let's
> face it, we should be thankful there are 11 yr olds
> who know who JB is, let alone are interested in
> playing his music. It could've been a looping cover
> of a Paris Hilton song. 
> - hamming it up --- G-d forbid someone using a
> looper exhibits stage presence
> 
> Before I get accused of being an
>
improvisation-sound-sculputure-frippertronic-reich-turntablism-avant-garde-bleep-bloop
> hater, know that I've done more than my fair share
> of ebow-saturated drone+noodles and reichian
> minimalist pieces, some free improv, some sound
> sculpture, and much of my chamber music could
> certainly fall into the bleep/bloop category. 
> 
> Yeah, an 11 yr old's brand of hamming it up can be a
> bit annoying, but if someone played the hell out of
> that song while shoe-gazing, it would suck far worse
> than what that kid did.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jon Southwood 
> 
>   On 3/21/07, Paul Richards
> <paulrichard10@adelphia.net> wrote:  Actually, it
> was presented on Yahoo's main page when I went to
> Yahoo. I didn't specifically LOOK for this ham.
> 
> 'Wonder how much his parents spent on all those
> music gear items to allow his "haminess" to bloom? 
> 
> --
> Paul Richards
> 
> ---- Kevin Cheli-Colando <kevin@minds-eye.org>
> wrote:
> > > OUCH!  Harsh.
> >
> > No doubt.
> >
> > And how is his talent in your face when you have
> to go to a website to 
> > watch it anyway?  Sheesh.  You don't have any kids
> do you?
> >
> > > > (Video Games or James Brown covers)
> > > >
> > > > Video game development has my vote! One less
> meatball jamming his 
> > > > "talent" in my face.
> >
> > And lastly, I never said anything about developing
> video games, I meant
> > playing them.
> >
> > Kevin
> > --
> > Till now you seriously considered yourself to be
> the body and to have a 
> > form. That is the primal ignorance which is the
> root cause of all trouble.
> >
> > - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
> >
> > Sound and Vision:  http://www.minds-eye.org 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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