Loops & Such

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Loops & Such (1980)

1. Solo Vocal Loop 5:15
2. Phone Call (with Pup) 4:17
3. Loops & Such (with Pup) 14:47
4. At It Again (with Mr. Nuclear) 2;20
5. And Again (Ron was there) 2:57

Pupaum - Loops
Recorded - KGOU 106.3 FM - Norman, Oklahoma - 1980
Digitally Mastered - Chicago - 14-16 December 2009

Art by Stevo In Yr Studio
16 December 2009

I began working with various video loop systems in 1978, however, it wasn't until I was working at KGOU radio that I had access to audio equipment and the opportunity to begin working with audio loops.

Loops & Such is a series of experimental audio loops using various techniques produced in the production studio at KGOU sometime in 1980, prior to my first synthesizer recordings.

Long before there were samplers, I act as a human sampler spewing out bits from my memory banks.

And, here for the first time, in my audio work, is introduced the "Art Of Experience" concept through the mantra "You are experiencing an audio experience which is based upon previous audio experiences."

Audio As Experience

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Audio As Experience - 32:05

21 May 1980 - Stark Studio - Norman, Oklahoma
Kevin Stark - Music Boxes & Synth Control
Pupaum - Loop, Voice, Harmonica & Synthesizer
Digitally Remastered - Chicago - 23 November 2009

Although, I had experimented with several synthesizers since 1977, this was my first recording session using one. Kevin worked the knobs, creating the sounds while I played the keyboard. Kevin and I have always had great chemistry playing off one another. Additionally, Kevin plays several music boxes, while I performed voice, harmonica and audio loop system.

It was the previous year, 1979, when I created the concept of "Art Of Experience" and adapted Eno's audio loop system to video and began creating my own audio loop works.

Art Of Experience was a concept born from the perception of being consumed within an action, unaware of time and space verses self-consciousness of self and the varying degrees of self-awareness to the point of hyper-self-awareness when one becomes aware that they are aware that they are aware that they are aware, and so on...

This concept was realized by repeating and adding to the phrase "You are experiencing an experience which is based upon previous experiences. You are now experiencing the experience of experiencing an experience which is based upon previous experiences. You are now experiencing the experience of experiencing the experience of experiencing an experience which is based upon previous experiences." and so on...

Kevin and I met at The University of Oklahoma School of Art and became good friends. Kevin is a very talented artist and musician and it was with Kevin I began creating, performng and recording music on a regular basis.