Loopus

Loopus – ‘Dad’s Angry’ (mp3)

Loopus call themselves “a live DJ band without the vinyl”, and while I suppose that’s a pretty good description, it doesn’t give credit to the jazz training of the band members, let alone the contribution of VJ Jaymis. Here’s their explanation of how they work:

Live
The band consists of computer, guitar, electric bass and drums. When performing live, DJ Henden grabs riffs from each instrument, loops then and throws them back for the band to work with, creating more texture for interaction/improvisation. A live set performed by Loopus is always evolving and can be over one hour long, moving from groove to groove, riff to riff in continuous flow. For festivals and venues with screens available, Loopus combines with VJ Jaymis who attaches micro cameras on instruments and surroundings, creating live video mixing as the band plays.

Studio
DJ Henden works behinds the scenes as a producer, looping, editing and re mixing previous live jams/gigs. These tracks resemble more of a song structure.

In summary, this band is fucking cool in the nerdiest way possible. If you like the possibilities of digital music and/or jazz without annoying glitch beats or scatting, you’ll probably like this. Check out their videos, or see them live at Brisbane’s X & Y bar tomorrow night.

http://www.myspace.com/theloopusband
http://vimeo.com/loopus