When I first got toe hear her music, I was blown away. I actually got from not knowing about her to ordering her CD online in five minutes. When the disk came in the mail, I was as happy as a little boy with a new toy.
I’ve given her music some time to settle in. Just to make sure it’s not infatuation. And not, it’s not. I’m listening to Fern, my favorite track, right now.
I cannot bring myself to describe Zoe Keating’s music any better than her, so just give her a listen.
But I will say this, it’s like being picked up by a murder of crows and taken high above the busy city, high up to a place where time slows down and you can let yourself feel each stroke and tap on her cello as if it goes through you, touching and moving around things you might have forgotten you had; and then, as one song ends and another begins, you find tears in your eyes because of something that’s neither joy nor sorrow — her passion.
Then you brace yourself for the next ride.
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I just wrote about passion and I came here to witness your discovery. It’s funny how well some things arrange themselves. I like Zoe, thank you for sharing your experience.
Dude, what the fuck is with that bleeping text?
Dog, thanks for the great read
Andrei Vajna II, that’s just to piss you off. By you I mean you!
you really enjoy messing with the layout, don’t you?
still…very, very good playing and song! i always liked people who use loopmachines on stage
(although i think she uses other effects as well, although i won’t share what exactly. let’s keep the magic where it’s at 
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stormrider, she uses no effects. It’s all cello and loop.
I think that’s one of the reasons I like it so much
And, yes. I will forever fuck about with the layout, just for fun.
i thought she might use some harmonizers there, i guess it was actually just part of the loop then. or i don’t know that much about cello playing.
stormrider, it says so on the inlay of her CD
Shes awesome love Zoe Keating, the way she layers sounds with just one instrument is incredible. Have you heard Robert Fripp – he kind of started this looping thing – http://www.dgmlive.com or Andrew Bird ,amazing the way he loops up stuff. Also Matt Stevens does the same sort of thing with an acoustic http://www.mattstevensguitar.com as does Kaki King