Looping: November 2025 (part 2)
27 Dec 2025Here are the loop jams I captured from the second half of the month of November.
Loop 9
Another slow warbly jam. The main thing that sticks out to me is that little pinky add whatever walk down, and then making sure I traced over that with the lead layer.
Loop 10
This one starts unassuming. I do like the extra sauce on that bass tone, just the right amount of crunch. But once I had a core frame and could jam, I really like the melody that I slotted in there. It’s not complicated. But it felt just right. Just the right rhythm and momentum. One of my favorite jams.
Loop 11
So much phaser vibes at the start, wow. But once the bass comes in this one is fire. Totally creates a momentum forward with those double beats. With the frame in place it’s easier to layer a lead line on top that feels like it can say something
Loop 12
I’m pretty sure I started with “Brass in Pocket” in mind for this one. Took subsections of its chords, played to a different rhythm. But once I added that repetitive percussive bit on top it found its own 80’s vibe and was off to the races. It feels like the lead line is singing something, which is what I’m always looking for. I love the part at the end after a couple repeats where the lead line gets extra syncopated and rhythmic for a bit. It feels like cheating to start heavily inspired by a song and then say it’s one of your favorite jams, but… this one was super fun, and I think its own thing.
Loop 13
More jazzy shell chords, more saucy bass tone. I only had like 5 minutes to play for this one, between plans for the evening. So this was a delightfully fast slapdash jam. At the end there is me literally nodding “Yep, I know, time to stop and do the thing we agreed on.”
Loop 14
What a strong start. That bass line grooves. Just some simple funky chords on top, a bit of phase. I was cycling some parts out of my pedal board, so this was a moment to bring in the Big Muff and try pushing something to the background a bit. It works for me.
Loop 15
An acoustic jam that emerged when playing around with DADGAD tuning. The holding of the keyboard for the camera cracks me up. As does the unforgiving winter daytime lighting, variable and harsh. Don’t mind how everything goes dark. Watching things back, it strikes me again how differently I handle the acoustic from the electric.
Loop 16
Nobody in the house? Horn time. Bouzouki time. Singing time? I had a mic set up for the acoustic guitar, but realized I had loaned out my second microphone that could be at, you know, mouth level. So… I had fun with it.