circulation by dave stafford

SSDL1720 circulation


release date: 19981117 label: pureambient


dave's first release of two for 1998, featuring a set of "solo circulations" made with a long delay / looping system.

here is a reproduction of the original CD liner notes:


the circulation is a delicate musical form, intended originally for larger groups of guitarists. finding myself geographically isolated from any community of like-minded musicians. I set out to see if the circulation form could be adapted to a solo format. the first examples of the solo circulation were included on the acoustic guitar album "1867" early in 1997.

with the passage of time and the adaptation to the rather unique concept of passing a note from myself to myself around an imaginary circle of guitarists. the music on this disc presented itself to me, on three occasions during november, 1998, quite suddenly, and with almost all warning, these fragile pieces of music appeared as if from nowhere. no one was more surprised than myself.



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copyright 1998 (the world) david w. stafford

ambient loop guitarist dave stafford performed on stage with robert fripp and the orchestra of crafty guitarists in early 2009, and again with robert fripp and the symphony of crafty guitarists in 2015, and has worked with ambient music and looping for over twenty years. stafford has a rich back catalogue of ambient and loop music, +rock, prog or acoustic crafty guitar music: www.pureambient.com

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