Nels Andrews - Off Track Betting

Nels Andrews' second record, Off Track Betting, was recorded in Brooklyn and produced by Todd Sickafoose.

Although the vista has changed, Nels found he could still draw on the inspiration of the mesa, and infused them with the textures and rhythms of New York City: 'We worked at Trout Studios and recorded most of the tracks live to 2 tape.

'Having the musicians all in one room kept a real organic nature to the record. A leslie speaker spun the electronic farfisa and arp sounds around the room in such a way that you could feel them buzzing and hovering like junebugs and zeppelins. We sculpted out all the parts in real time, often using the first or second take'.

'With Off Track Betting we strayed from the traditional folk sound, moving into newer soundscapes to incorporate harp, klezmer banjos, sampled electronics, toy pianos and a glass orchestra.'

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