In 1964 with brian hopper his brother, robert wyatt, kevin ayers and richard sinclair he formed the wilde flowers, a pop music group. Kickstart your next track with jazz loops and samples from splice sounds. Ideal for retro radio stations, old school videos, films with caper story plots, vintage atmosphere, roadside cafes, road adventures, crime affairs, comedy shows, late night and early mornings, etc. This duo with yumi hara cawkwell mines a seam of disturbed minimalism the surface of which is ruffled and undermined by hopper s deft way with lower end sonics and cawkwells declamatory yet. These unique live drum loops will get bboys breaking, mcs flowing and djs spinning. Royalty free drum samples, trip hop drum breaks, hip hop. Hopper creates a diversity of rhythm loops over which he layers bass, guitar and the occasional synthesizer, providing a backdrop for a variety of guest artists to contribute, including exsoft machine band mate robert wyatt on cornet and vocal loops, and exgong woodwind multiinstrumentalist didier malherbe.
Innovative bassist with soft machine and stalwart of. It was then that hopper s signature fuzz bass was employed, as noted in author graham bennetts 2005 soft machine biography outbloodyrageous, essentially to match musical wits with ratledges fuzzedup lowrey organ. All albums by hugh hopper available to download and stream in high quality. Soft machine legend hugh hopper 10cd set of unreleased. Free jazz loops samples sounds the free jazz loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users.
Hopper s bass, loops and electronics and cawkwells vocals, keyboards and percussion tend to be improvisational in nature, and while subtle and careful were dealing with a free form variety of this style here. Gloriously atmospheric, jagged and intense, 2004s the stolen hour was a superb extension of hugh hopper s jazzloops series of explorations written to accompany the distinctive imagery of american comic book artist, matt howarth. Elton dean and hugh hopper, if you know their names mark fletcher has probably. Hugh hopper and matt howarth the stolen hour 2004, cd. Royalty free drum samples, jazz drum loops, jazz session.
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Free jazz loops samples sounds downloads looperman. I got into loops and stuff when i was about 18, through david aellen. Soft machine legacy by soft machine legacy, released 21 january 2016 1. Starting in 1963 as bassist with the daevid allen trio, alongside drummer robert wyatt, he alternated between free jazz and rhythm and blues. This is a slow and romantic oldie piano jazz music. Canterbury sound, fusion, free jazz cd hugh hopper. Free jazz sample pack downloads free house samples. Download loopmasters mark fletcher jazz brushes wav. Royalty free jazz drum samples, live jazz brush drum loops, jazz brushes. Hugh colin hopper 29 april 1945 7 june 2009 was a british progressive rock and jazz. Download jazz drum loops v1 right now and see what a difference quality makes to your productions. He arguably manifested the canterbury scenes progressive spirit at least on the instrumental side of the. Loopmasters mark fletcher jazz brushes wav rexsamplez.
Hugh colin hopper whitstable, 29 april 1945 aldaar 7 juni 2009 was een brits. Play along to our free jam tracks or download backing tracks for music practice. Hugh hopper hopper tunity box1977compendium records exsoft machine bassist hugh hopper augments his rather infamous fuzzbass attack by performing on guitar, recorders, soprano sax, and percussion on this reissue of the original lp. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops. In december 1968 hugh hopper met with ratledge and wyatt to set a future course, and a new soft machine trio was born. His soft machine song memories was recorded by whitney houston. Michael nastos, all music guide with an emphasis on atmosphere and color, dune is the type of experimentation that illustrates hopper s enduring vitality. With this colossal megapack you get jazz drum loops, jazz guitar loops, jazz bass loops, saxophone, trumpet, flute and so much more.
And even if you dont make straightup jazz, the loops and riffs on offer here may still be useful for adding a touch of sophistication to your productions. Download rv samplepacks mark fletcher hip hop breaks wav. The stolen hour by hugh hopper, released in 2004 on burning shed. Available for everyone, funded by readers contribute subscribe contribute. He also returned to his early tape loop experiments, but now using computer technology, in recordings such as jazzloops 2002. Hugh hopper biography hugh colin hopper 29 april 1945 whitstable, kent, england 7 june 2009 most people know hugh hopper for his role as bassist in the renowned canterbury band soft machine, but his career simply cant be resumed at that. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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The foundation for these proceedings may arguably be described as jazz. All free jazz samples are available to download 100% royalty free for use in your music production or sound design project. I also a big fan of his band soft machine and soft machine legacy. The ratledge songs come closest to fusion jazz, although this is fusion laced with tape loop effects and hypnotic, repetitive keyboard patterns.
The drumming genius that is mark fletcher can put his hands to pretty much any style of beats, he has recorded with ronnie scott and pete king, hatfield and the north and gary husband to the final lineup of soft machine to feature elton dean and hugh hopper, if you know their names mark fletcher has probably played with them. If youre into jazz music production, youll think all of your christmases have come at once. In 2003, exsoft machine fuzzbass innovator hugh hopper gifted burning. The free jazz loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users. Legendary jazz prog bassman turns out a set of lofi jazz fusions in the company of. The bass guitarist and composer hugh hopper was a pivotal member of soft machine, the canterbury group which went through many incarnations and shifts in musical identity and proved more. Sep 20, 2010 hugh hopper hopper tunity box1977compendium records exsoft machine bassist hugh hopper augments his rather infamous fuzzbass attack by performing on guitar, recorders, soprano sax, and percussion on this reissue of the original lp. In addition to the traditional rock instrumentation of guitarbassdrums, some tunes on the cd feature electronics such as synth and tape loops, played by hopper, and digitally based computer software instruments played by didkovsky.
Hugh hopper s facelift recalls 21st century schizoid man by king crimson, although its more complex, with several quite dissimilar sections. Albums include 1984, hopper tunity box, and cruel but fair. Live drum samples, jazz drums vol1 mark fletcher, drum. Dispensing with melody and rhythm, hopper sculpted an eerie soundscape of free timbres. He was a prominent member of the canterbury scene, as a member of soft machine and various other related bands. From ronnie scott and pete king, hatfield and the north and gary husband to the final lineup of soft machine to feature elton dean and hugh hopper. The mother of all jazz loops is now a click away with this massive megapack of live jazz loops and samples. The music ranges from takenoprisonersandgivenoapologies intensity to deep floating psychedelia. Dedicated to you but you werent listening the music of soft machine by delta saxophone quartet, released 12 december 2012 1. Jazz loops the ultimate download of live samples and loops. Browse our collection of free jazz samples and jazz loops, jazz sample packs, drum loops, instrument loops and horns samples. Royalty free drum samples, jazz drum loops, jazz session players, live jazz. Hugh colin hopper 29 april 1945 7 june 2009 was a british progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist.
The bass guitarist and composer hugh hopper was a pivotal member of soft. Download free jazz music loops samples sounds beats wavs. Royalty free drum samples, trip hop drum breaks, hip hop drum. Find hugh hopper biography and history on allmusic hugh hopper was best. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your hugh hopper collection. Hugh hopper, who as the bassist for the british progressive rock band soft machine was a central figure in the forwardlooking music scene that bloomed in canterbury in the 1960s and 70s, died. This duo with yumi hara cawkwell mines a seam of disturbed minimalism the surface of which is ruffled and undermined by hopper s deft way with lower end sonics and cawkwells declamatory yet understated vocals. In hugh hopper s case, age seems to be bringing with it a certain restlessness of spirit. A powerful, rockedged collaboration from the four legendary members of the seminal pioneers of jazz rock, soft machine. Sampleradar is stepping away from both the dancefloor and the mosh pit this week, and into the smoky depths of the jazz club actually, smokings now banned in public places so lets make that the nonsmoky depths. An interview with hugh hopper bassplayer and composer hugh hopper was one of the key.
Oct 16, 2016 hoppers involvement with equipout and in cahoots ended in 1988 having recorded one album with each, but he collaborated again with phil miller and pip pyle in short wave, an allstar band founded in 1991 under the name hugh hopper and special friends with also didier malherbe on sax and flute. Soft machines bassist hugh hopper debuted solo with 1984 cbs, 1973, one of the most futuristic albums of the canterbury school fuzz bass, loops, overdub. Hugh hopper 1984 1972 20 japan mini lp bluspec dsd. The 14minute miniluv was entirely performed by hopper on bass and assorted electronic devices. Dedicated to you but you werent listening the music of. Jazz loops the ultimate download of live samples and. Bassist hugh hopper, of soft machine fame and more recently numerous other projects including his intriguing jazzloops series, collaborates with american artist matt howarth for a multimedia project that combines hopper s music with howarths comic book included as a pdf file on this enhanced cd to examine the impact the event had on the. Hopper s 1984 is inspired by george orwells totalitarian fantasy of the same name, and the two longest tracks, miniluv and miniplenty, feature hopper s multitracked solo work on bass, percussion, mellophone, loops and electronics, with only john marshall, the soft machine drummer, contributing additional percussion on the second piece. And then i got involved in jazz, through robert wyatt and david aellen.
This is entertaining stuff for progheads and aggressive jazz fans. Strange comfort second album of sml, their first studio album. A computer manipulated collage of live and studio performances, jazzloops. June 7, 2009 hugh hopper soft machine was born on april 29. On the fourth album, he contributed kings and queens, a more traditional jazz rock piece with a cinematic feel. Hugh hopper s 2004 multimedia collaboration with graphic artist matt howard the stolen hour is a groovy full on acid jazz record, so some of its appeal to progheads might be lost.
Hugh hopper s best known as a member of the classic lineup of soft machine, whose early 70s albumsdisplayed a sometimes whimsical, very english mix of jazz, psychedelia and rock. This is a smooth and cool nu jazz music, full of groovy beats and soul elements. Noted for his experimentation with tape loops and fuzz, the soft machine bassist helped define the canterbury sound and. Hopper s bass, loops and electronics and cawkwells vocals, keyboards and percussion tend to be improvisational in nature, and.
Each track has an accompanying license which describes whether it may be remixed, used in commercial productions, etc. Hugh hopper was best known as the electric bassist for soft machine during the bands most creative and critically acclaimed period, but his musical career extended far beyond his time spent with that particular group. Somehow with the passage of time kings and queens 33 years later 4. With an emphasis on atmosphere and color, dune is the type of experimentation that illustrates hoppers enduring vitality. Hugh hopper, bassist for progressive rock band soft. It is mostly instrumental, with bass grooves and saxophone leads almost exclusively carrying it through. If you know their names mark fletcher has probably played with them. Hopper was a mainstay of the softs until may 1973, his trademark fuzz fender precision bass riffs and experiments with tape loops as important to the groups everevolving sound as mike ratledges lowrey electric organ through five albums, including.
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