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Wind Mill (Acoustic Looping) REMASTERED

by Richard Cummins

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    Get Windmill on Cd - Includes immediate download of the REMASTERED Album in Hi-Fidelity WAV! Cover photo taken on the set of TV's Smallville which Richard worked on 2 seasons. So the iconic Kent farm wind mill is the album's namesake. Loops go around and around, and so do wind mills - as a natural and powerful force flows through them. Richard allowed for only fresh creativity, and being on the cutting edge of loop technology, would only pick up his guitar and play when it was plugged in AND recording - so what you hear are compositions being created at the EXACT TIME they are being recorded. Creativity and technology combined. Structured improvisation with thoughtful 'look ahead' melodies, not just 'jamming' over a bass line as you are starting to hear as looping becomes more mainstream. Richard's Windmill is one of only 2 pure spontaneous loop albums in existence, along side Phil Keaggy's own effort, 'Roundabout'. Albums like Chet Atkins 'Jam Man', though loop based, were pre written compositions, carefully thought out before recording commenced. For fans of PROGRESSIVE ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUE and LOOPING.

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Dudel-A-Doo 03:07
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Passage 03:43
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Eternity 02:08
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Slow Dance 03:23
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Fresh Bread 03:37
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Doll House 03:06
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Splendor 02:19
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Harvest 01:19
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Eternal 02:23
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Ocean 01:31
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Sometimes fully orchestrated with complex multiple layers of melody, rhythm and harmony, to sometimes sparse tuneful interludes Windmill is perfect to listen to when you want to reflect, marvel at the wonders of live looping, or just enjoy a good melodic instrumental piece!

From the CD insert:

"Like the back says, these tracks are one shot recordings, using digital audio looping technology. The melodies were all composed on the spot with the loop station running,
being laid down and recorded simultaneously as they were actually being written!
And the layers of sound you hear - what sounds like a Bass Guitar, and Drums, etc are all derived from one instrument: my Limited Edition Taylor 314-CE auditorium acoustic.
As the loop station was recording, if I felt a piece needed a bass line, I would quickly either
drop my E string down to D, or jack my Neve bass control to max and lay down a spontaneous bass line to accompany the part - same with the percussion.
Most of what you hear as drums is actually me finding different tonal areas on the body of my guitar, then whacking at it furiously to get kick, tom, and even hi hat/snare type sounds. I also utilize shakers and tamborines, sometimes using the loop stations convenient mic input, or sometimes cranking the gain on the Taylor and recording straight through the soundhole!
I hope you enjoy these spontaneous acoustic creations as much as I did making them!"

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released March 23, 2008

This new emerging method of guitar playing uses live electronic 'looping', which allows Richard to combine the sounds of multiple guitar parts with only one acoustic guitar - recorded once - using the new Boss RC-50 Loop Station.

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Richard Cummins Agassiz, British Columbia

Richard Cummins first sang with his Mother on a home made tape when he was roughly 3 years old, in tune. She, having grown up on 50's rockabilly and country icons like Loretta Lynn, taught Richard the guitar at an early age. But it was upon his discovery of the Beatles that made Richard obsess over music, learning guitar, bass, piano & drums and writing boxes full of songs. ... more

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