I’m always excited and delighted to get time with Killick. We have an awesome friendship across domains including hiking, philosophy, audio production, and of course music. You’ll remember his excellent melodic bass playing from our Pollinator Jam last July.

While he was on tour last month we scheduled a day here in the studio to capture…well, whatever decided to manifest in his hands on our particular day. Part of the magic of Killick’s artistry is EVERYTHING is ALWAYS an improvisation.

Create, publish, move on to the next moment.

At breakfast the morning of our session I asked if he had any specific expectations for the recording, and if not, would he be open to some unusual production ideas. The concept is an evolving mix, blending sources as the song progresses to forming a sense of spatial movement.

We would limit ourselves to natural acoustic spaces and mic techniques.

As you listen, note the blending between: Schertler contact mic on the neck, AT4050 close mic strings, Noble DI, SM57 on Tweedle, Symbiote, and AT4050 room mic (in a different part of the studio).