Re: http://www.yoavmusic.com/

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

I checked out a YouTube live video - which is where I normally go now to 
check out a new artist, seeing a raw live video really shows what 
somebody's all about - and the comments are most interesting, people 
definitely talk about the looping. Here's a typical observation - "Takes 
a skilled artist to play live loops as opposed to pre-recorded loops". 
Nice to see that distinction being talked about, at least.

I like his songwriting and voice, more interesting for my tastes than, 
say, K.T. Tunstall. In truth, though, the looping part in his or her 
music is immaterial to me, I could care less if they had a second guitar 
player and percussionist or not. I'm interested in looping as a 
interactive device, as shown by numerous people on this list in 
compositions which grow and progress, whereas if someone puts an 
eighth-note delay on a string slap and lets it go through the entire 
song, it might as well be on a beatbox, to me.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com

> Went to Yoav's sight from the link, and normally I hate it when you go 
> to a sight and music just starts up, ala Myspace, but the tune that 
> came up "Each Like the Other One" I believe was the title, I found 
> pretty compelling.
>
> Of course it always helps your career, whether you qualify as a true 
> "looping artist" or not, if you look like you could be on the cover of 
> GQ.
>
> John