149 posts tagged with improv by askmeaboutLOOM.
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VII. Gondola

Finally, we close the evening with a waltz...sort of. Thank you for joining us for this, An Evening With... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 17, 2010 - 1 comment

V. Effigy

The drama builds in part Five of our obiter opus, An Evening With... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 16, 2010 - 1 comment

III. Corpuscle

The third part of the accidental An Evening With..., and quite possibly the world's first electric snare organ. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 15, 2010 - 1 comment

I. Aardvark

We just accidentally a whole album, is this bad? [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 14, 2010 - 2 comments

Take Stuff from Work

A small bit of comfort for those of us who still need to have a day job. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 11, 2010 - 8 comments

Sanctus Langanum Immolare

Loosely translated, it means "Holy Cake Fire." That's exactly how awesome. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 8, 2010 - 2 comments

Metaneoplasticism

For flapjax at midnite; here's yer bloody bowed cymbal (finally). [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 24, 2010 - 4 comments

Essential Elements for Bloody Awful Instruments

Congratulations on graduating from the Imaginary Instruments series of preparatory materials, and welcome to the next level in non-consensual audio penetration. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 18, 2010 - 6 comments

Gladly Transform Cold Smoky Codas

My second attempt at "composition," this bit of improvised serialism is based on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 14, 2010 - 0 comments

Conversazione Intima per Due Viole

It's been ages since last they met. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 12, 2010 - 2 comments

Ven-ywit Kòd

A textural experiment in cords (not chords), where bows (not Bōs) are forbidden. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 9, 2010 - 0 comments

The Taste of Steel

An adventurous foray into something progressive, something jazzy, and something a little bit mad; kind of like Steely Dan meets Gentle Giant. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 5, 2010 - 6 comments

Paraselene Motorway

Other acceptable responses would be "Moon Dog Highway," "False Moon Interstate," or "I'm Making Crap Up Because Titling Instrumental Pieces is an Exercise in Futility in the First Place" [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 27, 2010 - 0 comments

Essential Elements for Imaginary Instruments

A look back at grade school music class. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 23, 2010 - 1 comment

440-780

Sometimes, when you least expect it, a thing happens. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 22, 2010 - 1 comment

Bushidō

Another RPM track, and a little more bass flute for everyone's audio diet. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 18, 2010 - 2 comments

Trek of the Nautilus

Track 4 from our RPM album, Demons of Gyrophonia & the Rotatable Tremulant All-Stars, and the first time I've played theremin in almost a year. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 14, 2010 - 1 comment

HEIST!

The opening track from our RPM 2010 double album, Demons of Gyrophonia & the Rotatable Tremulant All-Stars. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 27, 2010 - 1 comment

In the Region of Leeds

Another RPM album preview, presumably about football? [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 20, 2010 - 4 comments

Take Up Yer Cudgels

Place your bets, ladies and gents! The fight is about to start! [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 13, 2010 - 2 comments

Musings of a Plastic Cow

As a very wise man (vs sun) once told me, "I warned you about opening the stupid vault. Once it has been opened, it can never be closed." As it has been written, so shall it be done. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 23, 2010 - 4 comments

Synaptic Constellations

I'd like to dip deeeeeeeeeeeeeep into the well of Gyrophonic past (less than 2 years ago) to one of our first recorded improv sessions--divided into 6 contiguous "movements." [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 17, 2010 - 2 comments

Glass Bell

A semi-minimalistic improv, built around a repeating rhythmic pattern. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 15, 2010 - 3 comments

Sierpinski Triangle

It's the Triforce of Fractals [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 13, 2010 - 6 comments

Upon a Bundle of Sticks (Art or Not Art?)

An older bit of spoken-word, written by man vs sun. Part 1 of 2. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 11, 2010 - 0 comments

Man vs Blue, Mvt. VI: Finale (May 11, 1997)

The final movement of my first (and, so far, only) composition, a multi-movement improvisational piece for acoustic vs. electronic instruments, based on the 1997 rematch set of chess games between Garry Kasparov and the computer, Deep Blue. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Nov 2, 2009 - 1 comment

Aleatoric Boogie Man

Sometimes, even that which goes bump in the night has to get down with chance. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Oct 26, 2009 - 1 comment

Albuquerque

Nothing says "Happy 50th birthday" to your first musical hero like completely destroying one of his best songs! [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Oct 22, 2009 - 2 comments

There Should Have Been Cake

And it needed to be one of these. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Oct 5, 2009 - 1 comment

River Raid

No relation. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Oct 1, 2009 - 2 comments

Everything's the Same (Except for Brighton)

Moving in stereo... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 5, 2009 - 0 comments

Qipheyo (The Great Big Mulp adaptation)

Where does he get those wonderful toys? [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 1, 2009 - 2 comments

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

I'm catching up with myself, finally. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 30, 2009 - 3 comments

Processing Eidolons

There's noise in the chain. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 29, 2009 - 0 comments

European Son

Technically, it's in F major. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 15, 2009 - 6 comments

I'll Be Your Mirror

Short and sweet; a more structured offering, as well. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 14, 2009 - 1 comment

Heroin

This is side two! If you want to play the record from the beginning, then please turn over. Do not play this side, if you want side one. This is side two! [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 13, 2009 - 6 comments

Femme Fatale

Track #3 in Pasty Anglophiles' complete re-imagining of the VU+N album. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 11, 2009 - 0 comments

Sunday Morning

When Lou Reed becomes a Televangelist, God help us all. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 10, 2009 - 10 comments

The Power of Cheese

The conclusion of the Epic Cheese Trilogy, written by man vs sun. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 4, 2009 - 6 comments

Femme Fatale

Skeedly Scoodly doo-bee a-scoo-boop WHOA ba-deedly doot-'n doo-wow. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 3, 2009 - 6 comments

Flaut.

She's a bad Moogerfooger. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jun 29, 2009 - 1 comment

Gumby-lujah

In an alternate dimension, where Leonard Cohen is from Yorkshire, stupid things happen. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jun 27, 2009 - 4 comments

The Bunny Who Wanted to be a Rat

Would you like to hear a story, boys and girls? [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jun 24, 2009 - 12 comments

The Cheese Alarm

Exactly what we need right now. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jun 12, 2009 - 5 comments

The Great Curve

One of my favourite songs by Talking Heads--an experiment of sorts. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jun 4, 2009 - 1 comment

O'er Cresting Phrygian Waves

A return to roots, an experiment with new textures. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 29, 2009 - 1 comment

Groove for Tomatoes (A Prayer)

A sequel, of sorts. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 26, 2009 - 1 comment

Chair

Indie rock gone improv and conehead [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 22, 2009 - 0 comments

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