![]() You can hear a distinct similarity between this song and Wilco’s equally hypnotic “ You Are My Face”. Hello Sunshine (Originally by Relatively Clean Rivers) :: I’m not going to name-drop Jeff Tweedy’s name, because I’m better than that, but a “certain singer/songwriter who plays in a band i once toured with” turned me onto this band a few years ago, and I’ve been obsessed ever since. ![]() Many times Damien would sing background parts while i’d be doing a drum overdub, or i would play tambourine and wood block while he was whistling… you get the idea. This made it possible for Damien and I to layer vocals and instruments (at the same time) to the limited number of tracks. The ribbon mic we used records in a “figure 8” pattern, which means it records both what’s in “front” of the mic, and what’s “behind” the mic in equal parts. For this song in particular, Damien played guitar and sang in one room (the living room), while i played drums in another (the kitchen), there was a room between us (the dining room) which is were the microphone was placed. We used a four-track recorder and a Coles ribbon mic for the entire weekend, trying to keep things as immediate, and simple as possible. Josh Ottum and Chris Colbert were in my studio mixing Josh’s new record, so we decided to set up operations in the kitchen/dining room of my house. 1 is a collection of covers recorded on the weekend of August 21-22, 2010 (with the aid of a four-track cassette recorder and a Coles-4038 ribbon microphone).īe Not So Fearful (Originally by Bill Fay):: This is the first thing we recorded in this session. AD caught up with Swift, and asked him to run down the tracklist with his thoughts on each selection. ![]() 1: A free digital download featuring the pair covering nine of their favorite songs, ranging from Bill Fay and John Denver to Kraftwerk and Yes. Damien Jurado and Richard Swift – Other People’s Songs Vol.
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