Errors-To: admin at elephant-talk dot com Reply-To: newsletter at elephant-talk dot com Sender: moderator at elephant-talk dot com Precedence: bulk From: moderator at elephant-talk dot com To: newsletter at elephant-talk dot com Subject: Elephant Talk #1244 E L E P H A N T T A L K The Internet newsletter for Robert Fripp and King Crimson enthusiasts Number 1244 Friday, 22 September 2006 Today's Topics: news alert - Boz Burrell has passed away Fripp's looping gear... Re: Soundscapes Gear Re: R.I.P., Pip Pyle The Onion: 10 Highly Pretentious Musical Instruments ------------------ A D M I N I S T R I V I A --------------------- POSTS: Please send *all posts* to newsletter at elephant-talk dot com ** Posts intended for the newsletter should have a subject prefix of ETPOST ** Posts intended for an individual newsletter contributor should have a subject prefix of their ET 'Ticket Number', shown at ETxxxxx in their 'From:' line in the newsletter. 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If you'd like to donate to the upkeep of ET, please press the "Donate" button at ETWeb. ------------------ A I V I R T S I N I M D A --------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:52:29 -0400 From: Hammer Subject: news alert - Boz Burrell has passed away Islands-era Crimsonite Boz Burrell died last nite - I don't have the details yet, pending announcement by his family. http://www.freewebs.com/bozburrell/index.htm Sad day. :( ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:58:12 -0400 From: David Kirkdorffer Subject: Fripp's looping gear... There are a lot of people who can tell you a lot about how Fripp does his looping soundscapes on the http://www.loopers-delight.com website and listserve. There has been a lot of discussion of VST-based looping that has been archived. Try this: http://www.loopers-delight.com/tools/tools.html and this: http://www.loopers-delight.com/cgi-bin/wilma/LDarchive Good luck! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:44:20 +0200 From: Claus J. Lienau Subject: Re: Soundscapes Gear Hi Jorge, I can't recognize too much on the photo, either. But maybe this link can provide you some valuable information about Frippgear, although the setup seems to be from 1997. http://guitargeek.com/rigview/396/ Wish you success Claus ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:05:28 -0400 From: Michael Kelly Subject: Re: R.I.P., Pip Pyle A true loss. I was fortunate enough to see him play with Gong in the 1990s. National Health has always received a lot of air time in my home and especially of late. FYI - a tribute to both Pip Pyle and Pierre Moerlen (who passed in 2005) is planned at the Gong Unconvention in Amsterdam in Novemeber. The organizers are asking for photos, copies of fliers, ticket stubs - anything for some kind of tribute. There is a timeframe for submissions but it might be flexible given the nature of the effort. From the Gong web site forums: David Bircham, 'Silent Album' http://silentalbum.com/[/url - the artist originally designing the Pierre Moerlin memorial art installation for the UnCon, and who has since taken on Pip Pyle's as well - is soliciting contributions of digitised images as raw material for a stunning collage, which will include pieces from Nadine (Pierre's partner). The DEADLINE for submissions is Wednesday, 20th September, 2006 (soon come). Requirements are as follows: FORMAT: jpg (most common consumer digital camera and web format) RESOLUTION: minimum 300 dpi (dots per inch - minimum for smooth print) SIZE: minimum 4 by 6 inches (100 x 150mm = large postcard or bigger) EMAIL ADDRESS: p_memorial at mac dot com MESSAGE SUBJECTS (either, as appropriate): 'P for Pip' 'P for Pierre' ATTACHMENT SIZE: Maximum 10 MB per message (separate attachments and multiple messages if necessary) Pip will be missed. mlk ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:05:35 +1200 From: P Brobbel Subject: The Onion: 10 Highly Pretentious Musical Instruments >From this weeks Onion AV Club guide to 10 highly pretentious Musical Intruments http://www.avclub.com/content/node/52907 2. The Chapman Stick Art rock-especially '80s-00s King Crimson-wouldn't be complete without the Chapman Stick, a combination guitar and bass that looks like a 2x4 and is played by tapping the strings with both hands. (Or with little drumsticks tied to your fingers, if you're Tony Levin.) Though its clean lines look best next to the stylishly bald and mustached Levin, it's forever connected to serious, ponytailed men like Trey Gunn, who look like they treat "picking" and "strumming" with a sniff of contempt. The Chapman Stick is also worn across the chest with the top resting on the player's shoulder, giving the impression that it's so precious, it needs to be cradled. ------------------------------ End of Elephant Talk Digest #1244 *********************************