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Koan Loop Ensemble

KOAN LOOP ENSEMBLE

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The Koan Loop Ensemble is a musical improvisation project. Their unique sound is created by the diverse acoustic qualities of each instrument in the ensemble, and on the technology of live-looping (recording what you're playing live and then repeating it).
KLE don't play "tracks" or from setlists; performances are totally improvised, and the flow of their music weaves from ambient atmospheres to rock textures.
Their concerts create aural universes with many dimensions, and the effect on the listener's imagination can be extraordinary. At times the music seems to come from far away - or it can be intimate and personal. This dynamic transformation creates meditative, resonant and dream-evoking sonic scenarios.
Since its inception the group's line-up has been based on electric guitar and percussion, but the Koan Loop Ensemble has also included horns, winds, keyboards, vocals - and modern dance. The artists involved are linked by their interest in composition, sound research, and contemporary musical culture.
Going beyond playing formal 'concerts,' KLE has shared their sonic vision at art exhibitions, in the streets and piazzas of towns, theaters, and even in the forest, matching their instrumentation to the particular environment in which they play.
Si tratta di un progetto di improvvisazione musicale, basato sull’uso del live looping – la possibilità cioè di registrare dal vivo ciò che si suona e ripeterlo - e sulle possibilità sonore offerte dai singoli strumenti.
Non esistono “brani” o “scalette” e le performance, totalmente improvvisate, sono un fluire ininterrotto di musica che ondeggia tra ambient e rock.
La qualità peculiare di un simile modo di fare musica è che lo spazio immaginario nel quale la mente tende a situare i suoni su più dimensioni con effetti sorprendenti di rarefazione, distanza o prossimità, creando così atmosfere “meditative” o “suonate”, dei veri e propri scenari in movimento.
Ogni concerto si propone come un evento unico e si svolge come un’improvvisazione concertante, in bilico fra libertà espressiva, rigore compositivo e attenzione esecutiva da ensemble.
L’organico è variabile (in funzione dello spazio e… delle disponibilità dei musicisti) e ciò che accomuna i musicisti coinvolti nel progetto è l’interesse per la composizione, la ricerca sul suono e la cultura musicale contemporanea. Più che veri e propri “concerti” il Koan Loop Ensemble ha realizzato “sonorizzazioni” in teatri, mostre d’arte, piazze, parchi, boschi...
Koan Loop Ensemble live @ Florence Live Looping Festival 2003

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Member Since: 5/16/2007
Band Website: mbh.it
Band Members: First Line Up:
MASSIMO FANTONI : electric guitar
FABIO CAPANNI: electric guitar
MASSIMO LIVERANI : electric guitar, theremin
MARCO CANACCINI: percussions, flute

Other members:
FABRIZIO ORRIGO : keyboards
DANIELE TRAMBUSTI: electric guitar
ROBERTO MARES: electric guitar, vocals
ENRICO CONIGLIO : electric guitar
UMBERTO BARTOLINI - drums IRENE ORRIGO: flute, vocals
RICK WALKER : master of loops!
PAOLO PIZZIOLO: bass
ANDREA FRANCHI: electric guitar
SIMONE MORGANTINI: sax, flute, didgeridoo

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"The Koan Loop Ensemble has, single handedly, led the way in the Italian live looping community. There constant work to create new artistry and to support new artists elevates them to the status of one of the most powerful live looping organizations on the planet and the most active live looping group in Europe. With the number of hits on the international Mecca of looping sites, Loopers Delight every single month, this says a tremendous amount. As the producer of the world's largest live looping festival annually i salute the Koan Loop Ensemble.........you are an inspiration."Rick Walker

Record Label: Modest but Honest - Firenze
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Giro/giro/tondo di Bruno Kleinfeld (articolo apparso su DVDCult)

A volte si ferma e si fa ispirazione, spesso si fa inseguire. L’Occidente lo pensa come una linea, l’Oriente come un cerchio. Is time on my side?Loop. Anello, cerchio chiuso reiterativo. O...
Posted by Koan Loop Ensemble on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:53:00 PST

Ana Fuentes (painter) about KLE

I liked very much the music from the Koan Loop Ensemble.I think it has a quality that is not apparent, like in some paintings, where the suggestive atmosphere behind the obvious anecdote or melody is ...
Posted by Koan Loop Ensemble on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:16:00 PST

Intervista al KLE su Radio Città Futura è su podcast!

ecco il link per ascoltare l’intervista a Massimo Fantoni, Massimo Liverani e MArco Canaccini del Koan Loop Ensemble da Gianpaolo Castaldo su Radio Città Futura il 18 dicembre 2007http://www.ra...
Posted by Koan Loop Ensemble on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:47:00 PST

Rick Walker writes about KLE

The Koan Loop Ensemble is a fantastic collective of talented multi-instrumental live looping artists who play mostly improvisational music. Based in Florence, Italy, they can weave from the most mod...
Posted by Koan Loop Ensemble on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:28:00 PST