DG1: LOOP 2

The Birth of Loop
A Short History of Looping Music

Although repetition is a major force in music it was never used in this way before
Terry Riley

Repetition is a form of change
Brian Eno

A way for one person to make an awful lot of noise. Wonderful!
Robert Fripp

This page tries to summarize the steps in the history of music which led to the distinct style and technology of Looping Music.

Looping Music today typically employs tape delay/feedback systems, digital delay devices, or computers to create repetitions of sounds. These repetitions can either remain limited to simple repeated phrases, or they are allowed to add up to a complex sound texture which either stands for itself or is used as an atmospheric or rhythmic background for soloing or other musical expression.
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Michael Peters
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