This is one of some of the live looping gigs I did in Dharamshala and its surroundings like Bhagsu, Dharamkot and Mcleod Ganj. For some years I used to visit and spent time frequently there. Still is one of my favorites places in India, apart of the beauty of the place, the crossing culture, nature, walks, history, and many exchange of local and foreign people good spot in the Himalayan mountains for musicians and also for many others manifestations.

The real thing is that you never play the same song the same again, its something organic that keeps developing. It “awakes” again by the ritual of live looping that can present a musical idea in a different order and manner arranging, depending on how one could organize the elementary cells or tracks that make up a sound discourse. 

The same substance with different shapes.

Sometimes I used to seat alone in a restaurant and play for 5 hours continuously, by the time people were coming and going, some really were in deep listening, some pickup the mic and improvise singing in some tunes, some just keep talking, some carry another instrument and join me for a while. The music approaches and confronts different characters. A social interaction.

There was no money involve to play but kindly there was always feedback and a exchange from listeners and the whoever owner of the place, a welcome dinner, sometimes a draw of myself playing, a little video, a photo, a sincerely thanks, sometimes a donation, a puff, a smile, a presence, silence…
The matter still is to be in the playing mood, keep searching and welcome the silence when its coming, spinning in & out…

It was recorded in Mcleod Gang, Dharamshala in may, 2014, in a restaurant called at that time “Himalayan”, the owner was a “revolutionary” girl from Hong Kong and her partner, a tibetan guy, there was a few crowd with some local and foreign people as usual. 

So this edition “Solochiman live Dharamshala” came a testimony of that sessions. 

That time came spontaneously and it went the same way…

Tracks

00:00:00  Army of the sound 
00:04:00  Music-a
00:08:24  Rumbo mare (Broken the skies)
00:14:10  Fil mai soul
00:21:16  Slowui swingy
00:28:52  Incorruptible heart
00:33:19  There is no-thing in the moonlight
00:39:11  Chopin girls
00:43:24  Wish u a risky day
00:52:08  No nirvana
00:55:16  Fumigaciones neuronales
01:02:30  5 on 4
01:06:52  The red in her
01:11:41  Simple 4U

Solochiman live Dharamshala

Solochiman album some of the many tracks composed by Solochiman in the recently years, this work fits more in the "song structure" style of live looping, incorporating minimal sound texts and mixing them in real time.
Most of the career of Solochiman had been India where he usually travels and perform anywhere for any people.

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Water Pilgrims M0.2

The Missing One M0.2

Slowui Swingy M0.3

Simple 4U M0.2

Rotos Los Cielos M0.3

Music-A M0.2

Corazon Incoruptible M0.2

Master Bounces

Solochiman - Corazón Incorruptible

live looping, extended guitar techniques, improviser, sound designer, low quality pixels in motion, FX guitar.

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