1997年春天,Modest Mouse来到了华盛顿的奥林匹亚,来到我们的小录音室录制一组17首歌曲,其中大多数成为了专辑The Lonesome Crowded West。连续录音17天,一曲接一曲。我们之前录过这些家伙很多次:我们在这里录制了This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About以及多张7英寸唱片,但是这一次却有所不同。
K唱片的卡尔文·约翰逊被邀请参与这个过程。卡尔文在他位于奥林匹亚的录音室Dub Narcotic Studio过去也录制过Modest Mouse,此外我还与他在其他录音中合作过,因此在很多方面,我们之前都有过合作。录制Modest Mouse总是令人兴奋,歌曲的创作似乎自然而然地产生,感谢艾萨克·布罗克似乎无尽的创造力和乐队即兴创作精彩部分的内在能力。我之前见过这个过程,但我不知道这张专辑会引发如此大的影响。对乐队来说,它依然是一个划时代的成就。对我而言,这是一段无与伦比的生活经历,远远超出了录制专辑的工作。我还很幸运能贡献吉他部分,然后在专辑发布后与乐队巡演。在乐队职业生涯的这个重要时刻,能够参与这一切真的让我感到震惊。
Scott Swayze is a musician, engineer, producer and coppersmith from Olympia, Washington. He worked at Moon Studios in Olympia from 1996 until 2001, recording albums for the labels K, Up, Kill Rock Stars, Suicide Squeeze, Die Young Stay Pretty and many others. In 2008, Swayze restarted Moon Studios and recorded indie rock bands in Olympia, and then in Portland, Oregon after a move in 2009. He also worked for, and then took over ownership of, Evergreen Studios, a high-end, hand-hammered copper lighting business. He continues to play and record music mostly from his home in Baja Sur, Mexico, as well as projects in the U.S. Northwest.