I recorded three songs for David Ben Reuven and his group, Bread at the Gate. The recording took place at a band member’s house, and presented some unique challenges. I took direct signals from each instrument and blended that with room mics. Recording the group as a whole allowed each member to explore their improvisations much as they would in a live performance situation: the soloist and other musicians work together and play off one another in real time. This is much different from the “overdubbing” that is usually done in studio work.

Posted on 03/27/2005 under: experimental, folk, spoken word