The Living Daylights, Scott Amendola, Club d'Elf, Color and Talea, Hanuman, DJ Logic, Fela Kuti, Squarepusher, Tabla Beat Science, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Joshua Redman, James Brown, Jaco Pastorius, John Lennon, Richard Bona, Konono No 1, Sinead O'Connor, Hassan Hakmoun, and many many more.
With just two musicians wielding a full-band sized arsenal of acoustic drums, electric bass, pedals, pads and samples, PLANET LOOP is a unique trip not to be missed. Hailing from Berkeley, CA by way of Boston, MA, the duo forges their unique brand of “live electronic global jazz,” combining wild improvisation with the deep rhythms of worldbeat, Latin, funk, and trance music.
“Part of the hypnotic nature of our songs comes from the loops we create and the influences we draw from,” notes bassist Michael Schaller. “But, we are a live band with jazz roots, committed to creating all of our sounds in the moment, on the stage.”
The project is the most recent brainchild of longtime collaborators Michael Schaller (bass/loops/samples) and
Carrie Jahde (drums/electronics). The two have collectively performed on stages spanning all corners of the United States, Italy, and Eastern Europe. Having played and released records together for close to a decade in groups including Carmizin, Los Mex Pistols, Eclypse, and the Neil Bjorklund Group, the duo takes spontaneous musical communication to an entirely new level.
“Our music is an organic outcome of our long history together as performers,” explains drummer Carrie Jahde. “We both have so many ideas that need to come out; in this duo we find the perfect forum to collaborate, take musical risks, and just enjoy the ride.”
Many of PLANET LOOP’s songs draw on their variety of experiences as “cultural and geographical nomads,” both having lived in the Midwest, Western, and Eastern United States at some point in their lives. Spoken word samples peppered throughout the songs reflect lessons learned through years of travels and exploration. African, Arabic Indian and Latin drum samples mingle with electronic cello loops, otherworldly vocal lines, fat bass effects, and just about anything else they can pull out of their electronic hats to create this multi-sonic cocktail of global groove.
“Visit PLANET LOOP and you’ll want to live there,” urges Malcom Miles of KZUM radio, Lincoln, NE. But most likely, PLANET LOOP will visit you first. Since 2007, they have relentlessly spread their sounds across both US coasts and between, including a “Berklee to Berkeley” tour that looped from MA to CA and back again; bi-monthly California and Oregon tours; and regular Bay Area festival and venue performances. ENJOY YOUR STAY, PLANET LOOP’s full-length studio album, was released in August 2007 and continues to receive radio and internet attention throughout the country, and placed as a finalist in the 2008 Fame Game Effigy Awards.
Song samples, press photos and a current tour schedule can be found online at their official website:
www.planetloopmusic.com
Oh, MY!.. You've just gotten what's called a "double-header" in your Comments section! ;p I'm soooo happy all parts of me have connected.. I also invite you to check-out my writing blog, and perhaps.. dare I hope, even subscribe? :) oox Catherine B.
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Hi Friends!!!I am in Mexico, Carrie I got your message and I left right away, sorry I am just saying hello, I miss you!! I am glad you are doing great!, I might stay in Mexico for one month more then coming back to boston, then I don't know... hope to see you soon, keep with your project, byeee. Karina
Howdy Boston! I'll be playing this Friday night at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge (lizardloungeclub. com) w/The Wiyos, Curtis Eller, and Josh Lederman. Come on down!
Congrats on your return to the western lands end. hope the new digs are treating you well, and looking forward to working up some interesting visual counterpart, if not counterpoint, for the much anticipated Berklee to Berkeley debut gig!!
You guys sounded great last night at the Midway. Really works great live. The concentration on great sounding drums and the multi-looped bass parts with improvisations really was a pleasure to listen to. I hope to see you guys again.
