Brad Loving plays laptop, various electronics, and a lot of other instruments poorly.
Influences
Artur Nunes, Artur Adriano, Tsuki no wa, Babybird, Faust, The Flaming Lips, Smog, MF Doom, Jongo da Serrinha, Jim O'Rourke, Dabrye, Keith Hudson, Television Personalities, Elomar, Mouse on Mars, Califone, Cat Power, Sub Oslo, Pharoah Sanders, The Boredoms, Tortoise, Will Oldham, Battles, Gangstar, Spiritualized, Mercury Rev, Silver Jews, Burning Spear, The Moles, Roots Manuva, James Brown, The Silver Apples, David Bowie, Stumptone, Matana Roberts, Maria Bethânia, Lawrence, Jah Youssouf, Kasai Allstars, Grey Ghost, Alice Coltrane, Amephone, Bjork, Chico Buarque, Bear In Heaven, Iron and Wine, Jack Rose, Konono No 1, The Liars, M.I.A., Paulino Da Viola, Phil Cohran, Prefuse 73, Tom Zé, Tunng, Caural, Four tet, Jeff Parker, Hush Arbors, Greg Davis, The
Eternals, The Clash, Brian Eno, Nobukazu Takemura, J Dilla, O Bando, The Wailing Souls, Lukid, The Pitchshifters, Caetano Veloso, Secos e Molhados, Eduardo Mateo, Cartola, Nina Simone, Teresa Cristina, Liliput, Mahmoud Ahmed, Chicago Underground, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Velha Guarda da Portela, João Nogueira, Clementina De Jesus
Brad's last fm page is http://www.last.fm/bradshaw_out if you happen feel like seeing what has caught his ear lately.
Lobisomem makes electronic music. His music, however, does not fall comfortably into the boxes that one normally uses to categorize electronic music. It is neither dance music, nor raw experimental noise. It is instead a hybrid of more subtle influences referencing African, South American, and Jamaican music as well as more native forces such as hip-hop and jazz. Lobisomem’s artistry has also been impacted by his immersion in Chicago’s improvisational music scene. The music on this recording, Lobisomem's second release “Brightest Solids – EP,” began as laptop compositions, but upon arrival at the studio the music was migrated to tape, manually manipulated and mixed in an entirely analog studio set up, and mastered straight to vinyl lacquer. The results are a unique amalgam of sound and rhythm, digital and analog, precise angular turns and gentle organic sweeps. Work has begun on a full-length LP that will also be released on Tall Corn Music.
Lobisomem (a.k.a. Brad Loving) currently resides in Chicago. He was born in a small rural town in Virginia, and spent formative years in Oklahoma, Texas, and Massachusetts. More recently he has set his sights further a field with extended stays in Brazil, France, Japan, and Mali. Each of these locations has penetrated Lobisomem's music informing his musical sensibilities and acumen.
Brad deejays around Chicago regularly and curates the music blog birdandwhale.com. Bird & Whale features carefully crafted DJ mixes from some thirty selectors including many local Chicago luminaries such as John McEntire, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, Dan Bitney (Tortoise), Wayne Montana, Damon Locks (The Eternals), and Rob Sevier (Numero Group). Bird & Whale has gained an international following due to the caliber and breadth of music showcased.
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