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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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No one had ever heard a guitar played like that before: The redefinition of the jazz aesthetic in the work of post 1970’s electric guitarist composers

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Paul Carr

I wrote a book chapter a while ago as part of an edited collection entitled ‘De Canonizing Music History’. The chaper looks at the position of the electric guitarist as a jazz composer. Anyway, I have noticed that the book … Continue reading →

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What am I listening to: Sampled Vocals

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Paul Carr

This post was originally going to be about The Books, but it got me thinking about my love for listening to music with sampled vocals. By disembodying the vocal/voice, I think the meaning of voice samples (and also ‘Found Sounds’) … Continue reading →

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What Am I Listening To? Beady Belle

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Paul Carr

Thought would be interesting to highlight some of the music I am listening to at the moment by placing a Spotify playlist. Anyway artist for today is Beady Belle She is one of the many Norwegian bands I am listening … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Zappa Legacy – Mr Bungle

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Paul Carr

I seem to be on a roll at the moment in terms of thinking of bands that continue Frank Zappa’s legacy. I band that I have been aware of for a while now is ‘Mr Bungle’. Although they yet again … Continue reading →

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Another Zappa Legacy

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Paul Carr

Although there is no direct link, it is interesting to find new bands that somehow embrace Zappa’s sense of encapsulating his ‘Anything, Anytime, for No Reason At All’ philosophy.  Here is a young band from Sheffield called ‘Rolo Tomassi’ who … Continue reading →

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“Dickie’s Such An Asshole”: Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Paul Carr

It seens a very long time since I posted anything related to Zappa, so here is an initial draft of a paper I am presenting at Bristol University in April. It still needs work (including around 1000 words taken out!), … Continue reading →

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An Emic and Etic Analysis Of The Impact Of Creative Listening When Recording And Performing With The James Taylor Quartet

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Paul Carr

It is a long long time since I posted my last blog, so will try and make up for this in the next few days. I am off to Ireland in two weeks to present a paper on ecological listening, … Continue reading →

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Is The Day Of The Encyclopedia Dead?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Paul Carr

I have just completed writiing a review of ‘The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music’ for publication early next year. I have copied the essay below, but it made me think when I was writing this – “Is the day of the … Continue reading →

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