



Math rockers Battles also use a loop station and pedals, DeLay says, “to recreate their dense, multi-layered arrangements.” And then there’s Robert Fripp, the British guitarist for artists like David Bowie and Brian Eno, and the main songwriter and lead guitarist for the progressive rock group, King Crimson. In addition to Sheeran, Bird uses a computer-based loop station/digital audio workstation and a delay pedal to create his evolving, organic looped performances in real-time.
