Saturday, August 1, 2009

This pretty weirdobscurejapanese guitar with bizarre intonation now has the look to match: spraypainted pickups and headstock with decals. This is about as craftsy as I'll get.
And finally, I've put all my pedals onto a board. Can't wait to gig with it. I suppose the long delay was due to my prolonged search for the perfect looper. I bought an Echoplex (Gibson/Oberheim) a couple years back and was - though thoroughly impressed - a little put off by its lack of intuitiveness. I'm sure this comment would garner some harsh words from the gear sluts out there and perhaps Battles hoho! Let's just say I wasn't able to master the echoplex like they did. and boy, did they ever... Anyways I digress. Leave it to Electro Harmonix to come out with the ideal looper. No, it doesn't support MIDI clock syncing or that wonderful UNDO function of the Echoplex, but the ability to alter playback speed and overdub on top brings me closer to real tape looping than Gibson/Oberheim ever did. Right now I have it at the end of my signal chain, with the short ambient loops Danelectro ReverseDelay running through the other effects, allowing me to blend two loops. Works like a charm! The tech-dork in me is revealed.
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Born in Metro Detroit.
Lives in Brooklyn.
Makes psychedelic music incorporating electronics and instruments.
Plays kalimba, miscellaneous drums, and trumpet. Loops his guitar.
Draws from a library of self-samples to re-perform instruments using a drum pad.
Enjoys sounds.
Sings.
Aims to be challenging, accessible, universally enjoyable.
Makes music for film and multimedia.
Activities: meditation, cooking, bicycling.
Misses Germany
Performs live with synced visual accompaniment by Josh Cabrido.
Will release a debut LP on vinyl and DVD formats.