The inspiration to record the Slow Cheetah record first
came about in
the fall of 1996 while songwriter, B. Shenfeld was on tour with
former
Matador recording artists Spoon. After the tour, Shenfeld began
writing
the songs at home in Los Angeles and sent 4-track demo tapes through
the
mail to Spoon drummer, Jim Eno in Austin. In the winter of �97,
studio
time was booked, Shenfeld and Eno spent a day with very few well-placed
microphones and recorded what would become the basic tracks of
the
record. Over the course of the next year, on weekends and after
work,
Shenfeld added all the vocals, guitar, bass, pedal steel guitar,
organ,
piano and various blips, bleeps and slides, all of which swelled
into
the final, atmospheric mix.
The sonic ideal for the Slow Cheetah record was to capture an
intimate
sound of instruments played live in a room; leaving space on the
tape
for the mistakes and eccentricities that a home recording project
would
lend. The idea was to merge a homemade feel with the sophisticated
sonic fidelity and warmth of 2" analogue tape and tube compression.
The
result is quite interesting and unique. Thanks for listening.
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