Looping Patterns (Live Looping)

by Laura Stavinoha

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1.	Syllables 01:50	info	buy track
2.	Dignity 05:11	lyrics	buy track
Why is it not easy to become or be A valued member of your own society If I ain’t my job and my job ain’t me, How do I define myself with dignity? When you’re a kid barely old enough to talk They always ask you, what you wanna be when you grow up And I said doctor, journalist or astronaut Or something else I knew would make my daddy proud Well I’m a grown-up girl now, and none of the above And that doesn’t matter but you know what strikes me most Is that whatever I became of, believe in or pursue Most people only care about the job I do Why is it not easy to become or be A valued member of your own society If I ain’t my job and my job ain’t me, How do I define myself with dignity? Try so hard, to fit in But they won’t let you in the game Well, I never thought this is the way that it would be I don’t have a job now and you may wanna ask me then What’s my contribution to the prosperity Of the social institution of this country’s delusion And isn’t is my own responsibility To make the best out my life by working hard and to succeed But I hope I don’t loose all my credibility If I told you what I contribute Is my creativity
3.	Don't Mess With My Man 04:50	lyrics	buy track
Don't mess with my man Don't mess with my boy Don't mess with my man Don't mess with my man Don't mess with my boy Keep your hands off my man He told your ass not once but twice You should have took his advice And left the man alone You still drive by here every night 'Cause you're not wrapped too tight When he left your mind was blown You had your chance And you lost a good man I know it's sad Thinkin' 'bout what you had If you were smart You'd keep that ass off my block Next time you see me I won't be a lady, no, no You bitched at him all night, all day And constantly complained Till you drove the man away Always sayin' somethin', said he wasn't good for Nothin' So tell me why the hell you stalkin' You're dismissed, now get to walkin'
4.	Give It A Try (And Change Your Mind) 05:17	lyrics	buy track
I think I’m entitled to Freedom of speech But if I’m so bright then Why don’t I think for myself first Before I parrot my newspaper Why do I admire Those people who stand firm and never change their believes Cause if you’ve never changed your mind then It’s like you’ve never used your brains at all Think for yourself and change your mind I don’t want to have to think for myself Give it a try and change your mind I think we are blessed To have democracy where you can say what you want But really, what I’m scared of is It’s turning into mediacracy Where change of mind means loss of face We’re so afraid of loosing face
5.	Dancing Freak 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Infatuated with the beat, look at all the dancing freaks For a dancing freak, is gonna dance all night long When the kids want fun they go into the club Dancing to the beat till the sun comes up When the sun comes up they will not gonna sleep Party carries on for a dancing freak For a dancing freak, is gonna dance All night long, until the dawn For them, Sunday does not exist And Saturday goes straight into a Monday twist

about

Looping Patterns is born out of the desire for an experiment, to make music with just my voice and loop station. Playing by my own rules, I wasn’t allowed to use anything else apart from some bass guitar and vocal effects. The great thing about working with these restrictions is that the less options you have, the more creative you need to be.

On this EP I’m presenting four original compositions and one cover song, originally performed by Lucy Pearl. All music was recorded live in front of video cameras, and every song has an accompanied video online where you can watch me controlling the loop station and the effects. So you’re listening to solo live performances: no editing, no overdubs and no mixing.

credits

released June 18, 2015

Vocals and bass guitar by Laura Stavinoha

All tracks composed by Laura Stavinoha
Except track 3 composed by Raphael Saadiq, Dawn Robinson & Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad

Recorded at Studio CD23
Mastered by Marc Broer
Photography by Amerens Hedwich
Design by DTP74