L.H. Ripley - ProfilesArchive

About Me

formerly of Greensboro, NC based improvisational heavy jam trio, "Gozu," I (Ripley) am a guitarist/stick player with 20+ years of playing experience. I've been working with sampling and looping technology since the 90's and often employ a two handed "stickesque" approach to the guitar. I'm presently looking for a new project to work on or a new group to work with. I have too much free time on my hands. the voices tell me I need to get back to work.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/23/2007
Influences: shawn lane, john coltrane, buckethead, bill frisell, michael manring, bjork (quit making that face), jonas hellborg, tony levin, david torn, bumblefoot, random J-pop bands, freak kitchen, the police, [insert obligitory refrence to vai or satriani here...], as well as many other musicians and just about any movie that involves someone in a rubber monster suit.
Sounds Like: someone once wrote that I reminded them of "watching one of those russian dancing bears field stripping an AK-47 blindfolded while balancing on a big circus ball." whatever that means.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

sombrero of my youth

returning from a triathalon in charleston ,SC (not mine, of course) I talked my wife into stopping at "south of the border" while headed back north on I-95.the last time I was there must have been abo...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:26:00 PST

holly hunter and more adventures in the studio...

I have recently re-discovered my love of the 1997 cenima clasic "A Life Less Ordinary." that's right. I said classic. it occurs to me that Holly Hunter really stole every scene she was in... and I ...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:32:00 PST

bicycles.

I wish I could say that while I pedal away, trailing, trying to keep up with my wife on her tiny damned cervelo time trial bike, I wish I could say that I'm thinking about all this grand, great shit t...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Sun, 27 May 2007 10:17:00 PST

why I can't listen to my police albums anymore.

I really hope at some point in the future I stop being this angry at the police because I sort of liked listening to their music.actually, I very much liked listening to their music. now every time I...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Thu, 10 May 2007 06:56:00 PST

karate bear fighter.

apparently my wife got in from work well after I fell assleep last night and turned on the indipendent film channel for some reason only to fall assleep herself without turning it off. about 8:00 this...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:40:00 PST

I'm a sad, little person.

retreating from another night at the ice cream store I was pondering on the 2 mile walk back to where I park my car how strange it is that I'm fairly looking forward to getting together with some rand...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:44:00 PST

sometime before I die...

... I'm fairly sure I'm going to finish my stupid album. logistically (did I spell that right?) I really don't think there's any point in rushing the process by trying to finish the whole damn thing r...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Fri, 04 May 2007 01:15:00 PST

humm. the studio. by myself.

I really had no idea it was going to be so bloody difficult to record the solo pieces I'v been working on and performing for the last 9ish years... I was most happy to get back in touch with the great...
Posted by L.H. Ripley on Tue, 01 May 2007 01:36:00 PST