Loop - RFD

Yaaaaaaay

yeah just found the announcement, though oddly trying to find Loop in th efacebook search engine wouldn't take me to the page.
"Around the time Loop is scheduled to play at the Psych Fest in TX, there will be also a full US tour.
This will take the band to NYC at Le (le) poisson rouge on Thursday April 17. Tickets on sale now:
http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/loop-april-17th-2014/";

& it was on my feed as having come from Loop

And FINALLY the full US tour dates:

4.16.14 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
4.17.14 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
4.18.14 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
4.19.14 – Middle East (Downstairs) – Cambridge, MA
4.21.14 – La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC
4.22.14 – Wrongbar – Toronto, ON
4.23.14 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
4.24.14 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
4.25.14 – Gabe's Oasis – Iowa City, IA
4.26.14 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
4.27.14 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
4.28.14 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
4.29.14 – New Vintage – Louisville, KY
4.30.14 – Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN
5.01.14 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
5.03.14 – Austin Psych Fest at Carson Creek Ranch – Austin, TX
5.04.14 – Austin Psych Fest at Carson Creek Ranch – Austin, TX
5.06.14 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
5.07.14 – Church on York – Los Angeles, CA
5.09.14 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
5.10.14 – The Rio – Santa Cruz, CA
5.15.14 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
5.16.14 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR

I really don't want to go to Austin because I fucking hate festivals, but I really want to see them.

US and Canadian, obv. Because I'm a goof. Anyway, there they are.

EZ, I'm reactionary against festivals too but I thought that the APF last year was pretty idyllic. More like a scaled up Terrastock than a scaled down Coachella.

I live near this Church on York and have never heard of it! Got a ticket and really looking forward to it!

stoked, i can see them and kraftwerk in the same month

i live near this church on 800 east, i've seen it but haven't heard of it per se, loop aren't playing there which is too bad.

Thanks, ET. I'll think about it. If it's in my budget I'll wander down the road to Austin.

The tour stats in Philly! Neat!

Think I'm going to the Psych Fest. I need to see these guys.

I might try to make a Detroit show again

And where is my free plane ticket or something

https://www.atpfestival.com/events/loopgodflesh2014/tickets.php

In this article:

http://thequietus.com/articles/14633-loop-godflesh-tour

...some other news, also just confirmed via the band's FB page:

Heads and Kandodo member Wayne Maskell will be filling in on drums for Loop for the remainder of the 2014 dates following the departure of original drummer John Wills to concentrate on his Pumajaw project.

A bummer, I really did want to see the proper lineup that recorded the last releases. Three out of four remain, at least.

a bummer, but a heckuva replacement drummer.

Loop were SO good tonight, and extremely loud.

Looks like there might be a little more in store from this reunion than anticipated?

At the end of the set, after paying homage to a predecessor with “Mother Sky” by the German band Can, Mr. Hampson made an unexpected vow: “We’ll be back soon,” he said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/arts/music/reunited-loop-performs-at-le-poisson-rouge.html?_r=0

the German band

He indeed did say that. Would be thrilled to see them again.

They were the best band at Roadburn. And that's saying something, the fest's lineup was the most stacked in its history.

OK I def have to go to this next week

Two weeks from today they close out Austin Psych Fest. Incredibly excited.

^^^^^ on this.

they were great, sounded really tight and played all the tracks i wanted to hear. encored with mother sky.

After experiencing all that right in the front row, gf & I were struck by just much they reminded us of Wire. "Arc-Lite" could fit right in to Pink Flag only it's just at, well, Loop power levels. New drummer way more than capable.

Hey, there's a reason Main covered "Used To" on the Whore tribute album! (I do think it's VERY telling just how much a slew of performers of a certain age/generation who are all about sonic extremity admit to a major Wire obsession and who appeared on that album -- Hampson, Justin Broadrick, Kevin Shields...)

And the comparison actually came to my mind as well a couple of times at the LA show, which was great beyond words.

Great interview with Dave Segal:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sunburst-finish/Content?oid=19461266

found the LA show boring, so polite and tame. i imagined them to be a bit more worship the drone/shamanistic or rock n roll or *something* other than perfectly plodding through their songs all prim and propper. y'know it's all well and good playing the same thing over and over at high volumes but for me the beauty in doing that is (cliche i know) transcending the simplicity of the idea and reaching some other place. kept thinking of the last few times i've seen the telescopes who still completely destroy when they play live, stephen seems like he's possessed by the sound, the one unique signal guys too, something magical seems to happen when they play.

i'd skimmed this thread earlier that day and the pop group guy thing, kinda, err made sense. right, anyway, i'll run away now, ha :)

I thought SF show was very good, but I can get the complaint that it seemed very... well professional. That kind of live experience not a bad thing at all imo (heck a lot of great bands build their live career off of just that without even trying for an "IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE SPECTACLE OF" type of thing) but I can see how if you were looking for or had built up Loop live as something more transcendental it could seem a bit ho hum.

Actually, their LA show was stupendous and transcendental. They played the exact same way 25 years ago, but they had way more hair (maybe that would have helped xpost). The best bands back then didn't move at all - that was actually really important (and should still be).

Yeah LA was one of those experiences where what happened on stage itself was fairly simple but the net effect = holy god. Those guitar tones from Hampson!

Robert just posted on FB confirming that the reunion is now wrapped up. So glad to catch it.

Huh, weird. Aren't they playing ATP Iceland?

Not anymore. Crossposted a little earlier to the official FB Loop page:

Once again, Loop has just fuzzed to a stop.
But it was fucking huge and burned the brightest ever.
It could have got even brighter, but it wasn’t to be.
Thank you to all the fans old and new, far and wide for some amazingly wonderful nights of noise.
If you missed it, that’s a damn shame, as it’ll never happen again.
Twice bitten, thrice shy.
No thank you to the people that systematically erode with bitterness, poisonous cynicism and lack of respect - you know who you are.
Never shall we meet again and for that I am thankful for small mercies.
As Always…
Always Forward.
With Love
RH (June 2014)

So some internal drama halted it I figure? I'm also glad to have caught them!

Well Scott Dowson's apparently also posted this:

And a special fuck you to the lack of respect shown by certain people employed by Loop, who took advantage of us to further their own career. For the love of money is the root of all evil. You know who you are.

Such a shame.

Loop seems an unlikely vehicle to choose for those things.

it seems unlikely there would be much money there to rip off too. glad i got to see them. i preferred them this time around to the first time around although last time i saw them (87/88?) they played unplugged as their PA never showed up.

ha, was that at the QMU? i went to that, seem to remember it was snowing and the PA van broke down in the borders somewhere.

it was and yes, i think you are right about the snow. hazy memories!

Haha, I was at that too. Godflesh were supposed to play as well?

maybe! all i can remember really was that it was bloody cold.
saw Loop later on at the Tech with World Dom supporting. Loop were astoundingly loud, World Dom by that point had guitar tuners which seemed to defeat the purpose of them really.

Ha-Ha. Role call. I was at that gig too. Probably the best show of theirs that I saw.

Got some photos of that show somewhere actually. I should dig those out.

I figured World Dom would only be defeated when THAT guitar fell apart (I'm assuming it did, eventually). Who knew a lowly guitar tuner would be their undoing?

It appears the FB post announcing the end of the reunion has been removed from the Loop page. Perhaps it's not over after all? I hope not; I'd love to catch them.

Loop is back on