A few months back, around my birthday, I think, I purchased an album sound unheard (and sight unseen) by a Japanese lap steel guitarist named Nob Sugino. I had read his name somewhere and thought it might be interesting to hear how he played one of my favorite instruments. The album was "Wake", and you can ge it here.
The album is an eclectic and surprising blend of sounds, textures, and styles. I like it a lot. Sugino's approach to the instrument is aggressive and confident, but also nuanced and sensitive. It is a fascinating listen. I visited his website and learned more about his equipment and technique, signing up to receive updates as they became available.
Well, this morning, I received a nice personal email from Sugino, inviting me to check out three videos of new performances that he recently uploaded to YouTube. These are all really well done. Great performances on three different, unique instruments.
And check it out! He is using the Boss RC-20XL Looper Pedal! The same one that I've been playing with for the last couple of months and that I've written about here repeatedly.
3 comments:
That is soooo cool.
I'm not quite the musician he is but I am on video in my blog post today singing and playing a song at a show.
yay!
i'm commenting more on the bruce hornsby album you have over on the right... have been in a bruce obsession lately -watched his dvd, downloaded the bruce hornsby and the noisemakers album a couple months ago (from itunes) and listen to it all the time. i'm a piano player, so i love to listen to him play (especially on "spider fingers." )...my husband's the guitar/pedal board person in the fam - you'd get along with him. :)
Passing thru again.......
:)
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