I asked people on Instagram & Facebook to download this track:
Then overdub themselves onto it. I only gave the Tempo of 120 bpm & the key of G and that was it. No other direction. Whatever they felt over this baseline groove was what I wanted. I asked that they would send me just the files of their recordings.
I got 31 submissions from all over the world resulting in an Ableton session with nearly 150 tracks.
This is a sprawling piece of music and was an absolute delight to work on. I want to thank all the contributors for making the time and taking this seriously. I made sure that everyone who contributed is included in this final mix.
Enjoy.
Clarque Blomquist - 808 Beat - Synths - Drum Machine - Vocals
Rob Burger - Bass Harmonica + Ebow Electric Guitar
Mario Calire - Drum Kit
Kate Jackson Charlow - Cicada Field Recording
Dave Cipriani - Electric Slide Guitars
Scott Cole - Electric Guitar
Andre Costantini - Synths & Electric Guitar
Brian Craig - Ambient Electric Guitar
Andy Day - Electric Guitar
Austin Donohue - Vocals
Graeme Gibson - Bass + Solina
Scott Hirsch - Acoustic Guitar & Harmonium
Seth Kauffman - Percussion + Electric Guitar
Jason Koth - Samples and Pads
Dustan Loque - Synths, Synthbass & Vocals
Scott Mattingly - Delightfully Demented Fuzz Guitar
Meg McCormick - Electric Guitar
Cheyenne Medders - Electric Guitar & Synth Solo
Paul Mertens - Bari Sax & Alto Flutes
Tim Nodar - Vocals
Brian Obernesser - Drum Machine, Synth & Guitar
Rain Perry - Vocals
Steve Puddle - Vocals
Mrs. Adam Schatz - Sax Solos
Sam Sentivan - Drums, Bass & Electric Guitars
John Shields - Wurlitzer 120 Electric Piano
JShogren - Resonator Guitar
Jesse Siebenberg - Musique Concrete Flourishes
Sam Small - Electric Guitar
Jeff Stultz - Beer Can Percussion
Jason Stumpf - Electric Guitar
Ray Wilko - Electric Guitar