Gretchen Yanover, cello looper
September 5, 2022 4:36 PM Subscribe
Gretchen Yanover plays electric cello with a looping pedal to create layered musical compositions. "Heart and Sky", "Turnaround", an interview. An NPR story, "How Seattle shapes electric cellist Gretchen Yanover".
On Spotify. An audio interview from KCUR.
On Spotify. An audio interview from KCUR.
I love live looping. I love cello. Thanks for this.
posted by abulafa at 6:09 PM on September 5, 2022
posted by abulafa at 6:09 PM on September 5, 2022
Another cellist doing neat things with electronics is Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree performer and composer.
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:22 PM on September 5, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:22 PM on September 5, 2022 [3 favorites]
Wow. Fantastic. I especially loved Geometry of Dreams.
posted by brambleboy at 8:22 PM on September 5, 2022
posted by brambleboy at 8:22 PM on September 5, 2022
seanmpuckett thanks for that side recommendation, I'm loving Cris Derksen!
posted by away for regrooving at 10:58 PM on September 5, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by away for regrooving at 10:58 PM on September 5, 2022 [3 favorites]
Sure she's a great cellist, but everyone knows Thunderstruck is the make or break cello tune!
posted by evilDoug at 7:05 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by evilDoug at 7:05 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
OK, seriously, I love the Cello, and it's creative usage these days. Thanks ShooBoo for this post, and Chocomog, here's a link to the Zoe Keating site. I suppose I cold add a link to Two Cellos covering Thunderstruck as well.
posted by evilDoug at 7:11 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by evilDoug at 7:11 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
My kids bought me a looper as a present. It is SO much harder to use than I thought it would be, which makes effective use all the more impressive for me.
posted by cccorlew at 7:23 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by cccorlew at 7:23 AM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Zoe Keating has been doing this for a very long time, with creative results.
I mean, one day in junior high orchestra we saw a demonstration of this by a student from the highschool next door, as well as other pedal effects. At the risk of dating myself, this was before wikipedia indicates Zoe first published an album.
The ingredients were in the air for a long time.
posted by pwnguin at 10:02 AM on September 6, 2022
I mean, one day in junior high orchestra we saw a demonstration of this by a student from the highschool next door, as well as other pedal effects. At the risk of dating myself, this was before wikipedia indicates Zoe first published an album.
The ingredients were in the air for a long time.
posted by pwnguin at 10:02 AM on September 6, 2022
Thanks for the share! I've really enjoyed the music of Gretchen Yanover and Zoe Keating. Also a new name to add to the list: Matthew Schoening. Wandering off to check out Cris Derksen now.
posted by esoterrica at 2:34 PM on September 6, 2022
posted by esoterrica at 2:34 PM on September 6, 2022
This approach has so many possibilities. My favorite person doing it here in New Orleans is Helen Gillet.
posted by umbú at 8:33 AM on September 9, 2022
posted by umbú at 8:33 AM on September 9, 2022
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with creative results.
posted by Chocomog at 5:01 PM on September 5, 2022 [9 favorites]