Category Archives: Loop Music

More Notes on Indoctrinating Music with Real Emotion: Adrian Benavides Part 2

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Paul Carr

A few weeks ago, I  posted about a very moving blog post by Adrian Benavides, when discussing his new album – Same Time Next Time. Not only was I taken by the honesty and open way Adrian discussed the death … Continue reading →

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An Overview of 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Paul Carr

It is so long since I last blogged, so I thought this seemed a good time to set a new year’s resolution to upload a post at least once a week. So – here goes – a brief synopsis of … Continue reading →

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Three Conference Papers in Four Weeks: The Details

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Paul Carr

Well, it is while since my last post. Over the last 4 weeks I have delivered three papers in three different countries. So – I thought I would give an overview of them here. The first was a paper entitled … Continue reading →

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What Is A Loop In Music:what does it mean to us?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Paul Carr

  I am currently getting ready to present a paper at the university of Liege with my colleague Ben Challis. It is  entitled The Impossible Made Real: A Typology of Loops and an exploration of the impact of immediacy and … Continue reading →

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More Help Needed For Examples of Loops in Music

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Paul Carr

Ok – here is some more thoughts on the formulation of loops in music. As before, I would very much appreciate any additional examples you can offer me. See my earlier posts for more thoughts. All of the music is … Continue reading →

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Jay Z – A Great Example of Loops

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Paul Carr

In order to begin the process of developing a typology of loops for the conference me and Ben Challis are doing in March, I thought a good start would be analysing some of the tracks of Jay Z’s The Black … Continue reading →

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Muthspiel and Blade

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Paul Carr

For anyone interested in checking out some great music, I can only recommend listening to the work of Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel. I have included an amazing session he recorded with Brian Blade below, followed by a Spotify link for … Continue reading →

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More on Eivind Aarset

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Paul Carr

Here are some more Eivind Aarset live recordings that emphasise the dislocation of his body from what we hear. His solo towards the end of this piece has so many layers it is difficult to ascertain what he is actually … Continue reading →

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Eivind Aarset Trio – 21 Century Guitarist

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Paul Carr

Just discovered this amazing guitarist – Eivind Aarset – what an xmas present. He seems to encapsulate  what a guitarist of the 21st Century can be – using available technology to create a soundscape that is very difficult to comprehend … Continue reading →

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YouTube – Robert Fripp String Quintet Kan Non Power

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Paul Carr

I am in the very early stages of writing a paper on guitarists who use loops as a creative tool. I came across this, and it reminded me what a great guitarists and composer Bob Fripp is.  Have a great … Continue reading →

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