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Loopers-Delight-d Digest				Volume 97 : Issue 161

Today's Topics:
  Re: the rest of the story about OBER  [ Randy Jones <ranjones@texas.net> ]
  Re: the rest of the story about OBER  [ Grover Sheffield <gls@mindspring.co ]
  Re: Looking for software              [ Scot Gresham Lancaster <scot@csuhay ]
  Re: Looking for software              [ Floyd Miller <floyd@voicenet.com> ]
  belated LD b-day and echoplex stuff   [ Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com> ]
  Re: belated LD b-day and echoplex st  [ Randy Jones <ranjones@texas.net> ]
  seasons & music                       [ David Kirkdorffer <DKirkdorffer@exa ]
  1 Year Old                            [ verner@infinitesound.com ]
  RE: upgrading the Jamman              [ pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pyc ]
  RE: upgrading the Jamman              [ pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pyc ]
  RE: upgrading the Jamman              [ "Hogan, Greg" <ghogan@lexicon.com> ]
  Re: seasons & music                   [ Erik Ljones <eriklj@stud.ntnu.no> ]
  Re: seasons & music                   [ "Stephen P. Goodman" <sgoodman@eart ]
  Re: looper tips                       [ Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com> ]
  jon hassell....                       [ "Joseph Buck" <josephbuck@hotmail.c ]
  RE: jon hassell....                   [ Michael Peters <MPeters@compuserve. ]
  RE: jon hassell....                   [ "Joseph Buck" <josephbuck@hotmail.c ]
  RE: upgrading the Jamman              [ pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pyc ]
  Re: jon hassell....                   [ John Neilson <jneil@echonyc.com> ]

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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 09:21:52 -0500
From: Randy Jones <ranjones@texas.net>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: the rest of the story about OBERHEIM
Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970920092151.007d4100@texas.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hello,

That's a great WhatEverHappenedTo... Story.  "SEX" by Berlin is on my Best
of 83" tape which still gets played around here. Director of Security, WOW!
I'm sending my $45 today and I'm ready to open er up.  Thanks Kim for the
work and education you have provided.

Randy
At 12:58 AM 9/20/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Rik Elswit wrote:
>>
>>> I don't want to sound like an apologist for Oberheim, but the new
regime has
>>> spent the last two weeks doing the move and getting set up.   They have
been
>>> very good about getting back to me and staying in communication.  When I
>>> sent my piece in for repair, I had a similar experience to yours.  But
I pu
>>> all this on the old management.  The new management just took over, and
they
>>> have a lot of cleaning up to do.
>
>I've had good experiences with the new folks so far, too. And they do have
>a lot of work ahead of them. I don't envy the poor guys that have to sort
>through all the junk packed in the trucks. The seem very motivated, though,
>and I'm looking forward to working with them.
>
>Andre:
>>He (of COURSE) confirmed the now widespread news of the Oakland-Gibson
>>transit.  He told me that there was a repair team standing by once the
>>move was completed, and that my repair job was in fact at the very top of
>>the list.  I then asked him why it was that I had sent a check in to cover
>>repair costs when there had in fact been no repair work yet done, and
>>consequently no way to accurately gauge how much labor would have to be
>>done (and, consequently, how much it might cost).  He said that all of
>>their information had come from Mike Lyon in California.  I then pointed
>>out that I had been informed (again, by Pat) that my unit was to have been
>>ready earlier this week.  Pat's only explanation was that Mike Lyon must
>>have been "lying."
>
>heh. Mike didn't actually know about the move until the day it happened. It
>was one of THOSE kinds of moves for which Gibson is notorious. So he might
>not have been lying...I had an amusing front row seat, because I happened
>to stop by OB about two minutes after my old buddy Rik Olsen arrived. Rik
>used to play guitar in the pop-rock band Berlin, and is now Gibson's
>director of security. Asset protection, he calls it. Really nice guy,
>but....during the later days of gwiz we used to sing "Take my Job Away" to
>the tune of "Take my Breath Away"....ah, it brought back memories of some
>special moments from the gwiz days.....
>
>
>>I sincerely hope that the transition of operations from Oakland to
>>Nashville improves things with regards to Oberheim's customer service.  I
>>know I'm not the only one feeling the burn from all of this right now...
>>
>>--Andre
>
>It looks pretty good so far, hopefully they'll get it right this time.
>
>kim
>
>______________________________________________________________________
>Kim Flint                   | Looper's Delight
>kflint@annihilist.com       | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html
>http://www.annihilist.com/  | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com
>
>
>
>
>

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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 12:30:28 -0500
From: Grover Sheffield <gls@mindspring.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: the rest of the story about OBERHEIM
Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19970920173028.006a4d8c@pop.mindspring.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I've been a Looper lurker for about a month, doing my homework before
purchasing . I'm leaning toward the Echoplex vs. Boomerang because of the
increased sampling time/sound quality and flexibility (I play jazz flavored
acoustic guitar/vocal solo - slightly twisted covers of 40's-90's and
neo-natal sequencing with MIDI/AXON - anyone similar, please write).  While
waiting, I'm trying to see if I can set up some looping functions on my PC
via Cubase Lite or Power Traks by PG Music until I get one of the above
units (it sounds like it will be several months before an Echoplex is
available).  Anyone with suggestions for these or other software looping
programs will be appreciated.  Also, I read somewhere that KORG is bringing
a unit out in January.  Anyone else heard of this?  

        Thanks for all the information so far Kim and everyone else!  
                
                        Grover

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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:27:12 -0700
From: Scot Gresham Lancaster <scot@csuhayward.edu>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com, Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: Looking for software
Message-Id: <A2F90E2A2E@pmail1.csuhayward.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 05:53 PM 9/19/97 -0700, William Green wrote:
>Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the software program
>"M" by Intellegent Music for windows?
>
You might be able to get it from EMF at www.emf.org that's joel Chadibe's
New music distribution and information company. He ran Intelligent music
where "M" was originally distibuted.
Great program...

>Are there any other windows programs that allow independent midi 
>looping?
>
Tim Thompson's "Key Kit" is a construction kit for windows (and now Mac too)
that has a bunch of midi loop thingies and user extensibility. It has a low
level awk like language that is very flexible...

ciao,
 
x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0
Scot Gresham-Lancaster                           scot@csuhayward.edu
MB1525a                                          ph: 510-885-3150
CSUHayward                                       fax:510-885-3461
Hayward, CA  94542	 

                <WWW    http://tesla.csuhayward.edu/~scot  >
            

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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 17:33:46 -0400
From: Floyd Miller <floyd@voicenet.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: Looking for software
Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970921173346.0069c9bc@popmail.voicenet.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 11:27 AM 9/20/97 -0700, you wrote:
>At 05:53 PM 9/19/97 -0700, William Green wrote:
>>Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the software program
>>"M" by Intellegent Music for windows?
>>
>You might be able to get it from EMF at www.emf.org that's joel Chadibe's
>New music distribution and information company. He ran Intelligent music
>where "M" was originally distibuted.

Hmmm.  I have an old program (circa 1992) on my Mac called M.
It's a music generartion program from Dr. T's Music Software.
I wonder if it's the same or similar.

I haven't used it for a long time and not not sure it runs
on the newer Mac OS versions.

It was fun to play with but always seemed to require me scrambling my
system's MIDI setup.  An newer, OMS=aware version would be great :)





**************** 
  ********** Floyd Miller
    ****** floyd@voicenet.com
      ** http://www.voicenet.com/~floyd

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 00:55:46 -0700
From: Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: belated LD b-day and echoplex stuff on the web
Message-Id: <v03102800b04bcdabee83@[207.171.198.139]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

ok, I totally forgot, but the Looper's Delight list had it's 1 year
anniversary Sept 10. It's been a remarkable year, really. We've formed an
amazing little community here with all sorts of interesting folk. I think
we've done a lot to define what looping actually is and further it's
advance into the musical consciousness. Lot's of people have contributed
their time and ideas to make Looper's Delight a better place, and I think
we all appreciate that. We've covered tons of ground, and I'm looking
forward to another year covering tons more. Membership continues to grow at
a steady rate, although fortunately not too fast. I think we are still
under 300, which has given us time to get to know one another and create a
good vibe for the list. Probably it will start rising faster if the web
site is an indication. LD has been averaging well over 2000 hits a week and
rising fast for the past few months, with a record 2905 hits last week.
List subscription activity is increasing along with it.

So for all of you who have stopped by, thanks for making it fun, here's to
another year....

Also, for those interested I put the Aurisis release notes for the new
Oberheim Echoplex software on the echoplex part of the web site, and
updated the echoplex FAQ to go with it. The FAQ hadn't been updated since
last november! jeez...better late than never I guess. I'll probably make
another pass at the FAQ, since there is plenty of more material floating
around. So if there's something you think should be on there, let me know.

And as always, if anyone else is interested in contributing to any part of
the web site, by all means do so! The more people help out, the better it
gets.

kim

______________________________________________________________________
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kflint@annihilist.com       | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html
http://www.annihilist.com/  | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 05:40:32 -0500
From: Randy Jones <ranjones@texas.net>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: belated LD b-day and echoplex stuff on the web
Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970922054031.007d7ad0@texas.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hello,

I think it would be informative to have a section called "Fun Things to Do
With the EchoPlex" and have members send in say 3-10 things they like to do
with the EchoPlex, with a walkthrough on the knobs and buttons. Maybe the
Vortex while we are at it.  I'm a newbie with both, but will contribute as
soon as I learn a little more. 

Thanks,
Randy


> The FAQ hadn't been updated since
>last november! jeez...better late than never I guess. I'll probably make
>another pass at the FAQ, since there is plenty of more material floating
>around. So if there's something you think should be on there, let me know.

>kim

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:43:29 -0400
From: David Kirkdorffer <DKirkdorffer@exapps.com>
To: "'loopers-delight@annihilist.com'" <loopers-delight@annihilist.com>
Subject: seasons & music
Message-ID: <30C4F9E5EBE1D0118B760000C0DD100F048720@MAIL>
Content-Type: text/plain

With the change in seasons, it occurs I wonder if anyone noticed in
their music a kind of "seasonal-effect?"

That is to say, in the winter I have more "ambient" music in me whereas
in the summer I have more conventional music in me.

Any thoughts?

David Kirkdorffer

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:18:58 -0400
From: verner@infinitesound.com
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: 1 Year Old
Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970922091858.0069c8e4@infinitesound.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Happy Birthday - and many more to come!

Keep looping.

J. Arif Verner

____________________________________________________________________

Infinite Sound Studio
Ithaca, New York
http://www.infinitesound.com

"After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is
music."
                              -Aldous Huxley 

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:22:30 +0100
From: pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pycraft Hughes, PhD)
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: RE: upgrading the Jamman
Message-Id: <20626.199709221422@rank-serv.elec.gla.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi Greg

>Unless your machines have a serial number prefix <394 all you will need
>to do is follow the upgrade instructions in the manual and make sure
>that you are taking all precautions against getting static into the
>machine.

My serial no. is K0294-05529  ... guess that means me?


>If your machine does have a serial number prefix prior to 394 you will
>need a special "posidrive" screw driver in order to remove the posidrive
>screw that were used in the earlier machines.

A what?  
If I can't locate one of these, are there any alternatives?

>Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything
>that I can do for you.

Could you lend me a Posidrive screwdriver, perchance??

Michael

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:52:11 +0100
From: pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pycraft Hughes, PhD)
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: RE: upgrading the Jamman
Message-Id: <21202.199709221452@rank-serv.elec.gla.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi all,
      just to let you know that 

1.  the JamMan upgrade mail was meant for Greg only - sorry
2.  Anybody got any suggestions for the Loop Artists web page yet?

Michael

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 11:03:47 -0400
From: "Hogan, Greg" <ghogan@lexicon.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: RE: upgrading the Jamman
Message-Id: <215C1D5A0FFDD011B3CC00805FC18C290F8366@NTSRV2.LEXICON.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain

	In response to:>If your machine does have a serial number prefix
prior to 394 you will
> >need a special "posidrive" screw driver in order to remove the
> posidrive
> >screw that were used in the earlier machines.
> 
	Michael asked:"A what?  
> If I can't locate one of these, are there any alternatives?"
> 
	The posidrive screwdrivers are made by Snap-on.  A No. 2
Posidrive will work in removing the screws from older JAMMANs.  You
should be able to find Snap-On products just about anywhere.

	I am sorry but I do not have a posidrive screwdriver that I can
lend you.

	Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is
anything that I can do for you.

	Best regards,

	Greg Hogan
	Lexicon Customer Service
	Phone 617-280-0372
	FAX 617-280-0499

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:09:14 +0200
From: Erik Ljones <eriklj@stud.ntnu.no>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: seasons & music
Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970922180914.00734494@pop.stud.ntnu.no>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

David Kirkdorffer wrote:
>With the change in seasons, it occurs I wonder if anyone noticed in
>their music a kind of "seasonal-effect?"

Here in Norway, up above the arctic circle, the contrast between the
seasons is quite big. As the days get colder and darker, I in general feel
a need to disconnect from the world.
Being alone in this dark and moody environment usually leads to alot of
thinking, which certainly affects the music being made. Not only do I under
these conditions feel more alienated, I also feel more creative. 
My music seems to move slowly over time in a less dynamic manner in the
fall and winter, making it sound more "ambient", I guess. For this reason I
activily try to expose myself to these conditions. I probably should grow a
really long beard and move to a cave up in the mountains or to an iglo
somewhere around the North Pole, but then I couldn't be on this list...
-Erik-
    

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:09:08 -0700
From: "Stephen P. Goodman" <sgoodman@earthlight.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Subject: Re: seasons & music
Message-Id: <199709221711.KAA20850@usr01.primenet.com>
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

> David Kirkdorffer wrote:
> >With the change in seasons, it occurs I wonder if anyone noticed in
> >their music a kind of "seasonal-effect?"
> 
> Erik Ljones <eriklj@stud.ntnu.no> responded:
>
> Here in Norway, up above the arctic circle, the contrast between the
> seasons is quite big. As the days get colder and darker, I in general
feel
> a need to disconnect from the world.

It would of course be more dramatic, the more contrast exists between
seasons, that makes sense, since we have brains that depend a good deal
upon contrast for evaluation purposes.

I presently am working on a second year's worth of loops for my Book Of
Days series (which has a different loop for each of 366 days), with an
effort to produce one for each day - which, predictably, will have a
seasonal feel to it no doubt.  At some point in the future I plan on being
more specific as per music for 'traditional' day commemoration.

To return to the active topic, though, I find that, when I sit down for the
first time in the evening, after the long day, and start to warm up on the
loops, it can be an "I-Ching" kind of process.  Some loops, as a result,
can be rather awful-sounding (and I keep some of those too!).

Stephen Goodman           * http://www.earthlight.net/Studios
EarthLight Productions     * Get the Loop Of The Week Free!

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:32:53 -0700
From: Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: looper tips
Message-Id: <v03102800b04c5a6bfeb6@[207.171.198.34]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I think that's a good idea. Anybody have any interesting ideas? I know a
lot of good stuff has been posted to the list already. Might be cool if
someone went on a digging expedition through the archives to find good
plex/votex/etc tips.

In general, the "tips and tricks" part of the web site needs some more
material. If you have some idea you'd like to share, toss it on in. Doesn't
have to be specific to a particular looper, but it's still fine if it is
since that gives a better feel for a specific use of a device. Preformatted
in html is a big help.....

kim

>Hello,
>
>I think it would be informative to have a section called "Fun Things to Do
>With the EchoPlex" and have members send in say 3-10 things they like to do
>with the EchoPlex, with a walkthrough on the knobs and buttons. Maybe the
>Vortex while we are at it.  I'm a newbie with both, but will contribute as
>soon as I learn a little more.
>
>Thanks,
>Randy
>
>
>> The FAQ hadn't been updated since
>>last november! jeez...better late than never I guess. I'll probably make
>>another pass at the FAQ, since there is plenty of more material floating
>>around. So if there's something you think should be on there, let me know.
>
>>kim


______________________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:11:32 PDT
From: "Joseph Buck" <josephbuck@hotmail.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: jon hassell....
Message-ID: <19970922191132.16697.qmail@hotmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain

hi holks-

thought i would forward on a post i sent to the ambient list on friday 
about one of the most influential and innovative loopers- jon hassell... 

_____________________ 

Well folks its Friday I am fried from work but the ambient digest with 
all the news for jon hassell (thanks hans)has been sticking out of my 
inbox saying "do something with me!"
there has been a GREAT deal of talk about jon on the eno newsgroup and 
mailing list, and the sylvian list. not to mention anyone you care to 
listen to giving thanks and praise to him for constantly bringing 
something amazing to the table  i can't help but think that the 
zeitgeist be there to have a hassell list.  or something....
the fourth world or somesuch.
so what do ya kidlets think?

salam,

buck

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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 02:07:04 -0400
From: Michael Peters <MPeters@compuserve.com>
To: "'INTERNET:Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com'" <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Subject: RE: jon hassell....
Message-ID: <199709230207_MC2-217F-6340@compuserve.com>
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Disposition: inline

>thought i would forward on a post i sent to the ambient list on friday 
>about one of the most influential and innovative loopers- jon hassell... 

Jon Hassell is no doubt one of the most innovative loopers (and he does
*not* play guitar!) ... I love his music just as much as Eno's and Fripp's
... are there any news about him? The last of his projects was quite a
while ago ... what's he doing nowadays?
___________
Michael Peters   
        http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mpeters
HOP - Fractals in Motion ..."the only screen saver you'll ever want"
        http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mpeters/hop.htm

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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:29:31 PDT
From: "Joseph Buck" <josephbuck@hotmail.com>
To: MPeters@compuserve.com
Cc: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: RE: jon hassell....
Message-ID: <19970923062931.27797.qmail@hotmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain

Hola Michael-

Well it has been awhile but he seems to have picked up the pace. Doing 
*exceptional* work on the ry cooder score for the end of violence (one 
of the most thought provoking films I have seen), a track on kd lang's 
album, a live appearance of bluescreen mkII at a festival in europe, and 
some installation work....
hassell as eno has said is one of our greatest minds and i am glad he is 
serving more up...
for folks wanting to begin with some hassell try powerspot(eno! jean 
philippe rykiel!, michael brook!), city: works of fiction (truly magical 
unknown music), or for loopage unlike you have ever heard- aka darbari 
java (amazing this was made in 1983!)...
his 4th world work with eno seems nigh impossible to get....

salam,

buck

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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 09:32:31 +0100
From: pycraft@elec.gla.ac.uk (Michael Pycraft Hughes, PhD)
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: RE: upgrading the Jamman
Message-Id: <5221.199709230832@rank-serv.elec.gla.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Greg:
>If your machine does have a serial number prefix prior to 394 you will need a
>>special "posidrive" screw driver in order to remove the posidrive screw that
>>were used in the earlier machines.
>The posidrive screwdrivers are made by Snap-on.  A No. 2
>Posidrive will work in removing the screws from older JAMMANs.  You
>should be able to find Snap-On products just about anywhere.

I've managed to find someone here with a Posidrive screwdriver.  Here's a
fact which may be of importance to anyone trying to update early Jammans-
Posidrive screws are what hold Macs together.  Find a friendly Mac
repairman (being an Electronics dept, we have a couple where I work), and
you have your driver.

>I am sorry but I do not have a posidrive screwdriver that I can
>lend you.

I was joking, Greg, really....   :)

Michael

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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 11:20:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Neilson <jneil@echonyc.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
Subject: Re: jon hassell....
Message-Id: <199709231520.LAA25238@echonyc.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

> 
> >thought i would forward on a post i sent to the ambient list on friday 
> >about one of the most influential and innovative loopers- jon hassell... 
> 
> Jon Hassell is no doubt one of the most innovative loopers (and he does
> *not* play guitar!) ... I love his music just as much as Eno's and Fripp's
> ... are there any news about him? The last of his projects was quite a
> while ago ... what's he doing nowadays?
> ___________
A few things have trickled out lately, including an Italian import CD
whose name escapes me, and an EP with 808 State. 

Hassell has put on two of the most magical shows I've ever seen -- a 
Powerspot-era live set at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the mind
boggling show his band did with Eno at the World Financial Center in 
Manhattan.

The latter took place in a glass-roofed arboreum looking out on the
Hudson river, where an Eno sound installation ran for several days,
filling the space with ambient and insect sounds from nearly 250 tiny 
speakers concealed in the walls and floor.  When it was time for
Hassell's performance his band's sound slowly rose out of the soundscape
into the foreground.  Eno himself was at the mixing desk, and treatments
of the various instruments would swell up from various places around the
room.  (On the first night I had a seat in the 2nd row, and was surprised
to hear a lot of sound coming from behind me.  On the second night I sat
in the middle of the room and just marveled as muted trumpet swells
would arise from the floor all around me.)  When it was over the band 
gently faded back into the ambience...


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