1997年春天,Modest Mouse來到華盛頓的奧林匹亞,進入我們的小錄音室錄製一組17首歌曲,其中大多數成為了專輯The Lonesome Crowded West。連續17天,每天錄製一首又一首。我們之前已經多次錄製過這些家伙:我們在這裡錄過This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About以及多張7吋唱片,但這次卻有所不同。
K唱片的卡爾文·約翰遜被邀請參與這個過程。卡爾文過去在他的奧林匹亞錄音室Dub Narcotic Studio也錄製過Modest Mouse,我也曾與他在其他錄音中合作,因此在許多方面,我們都曾合作過。錄製Modest Mouse總是令人興奮,而由於艾薩克·布洛克似乎無窮無盡的創造性驅動和樂隊本身隨機創造美好部分的能力,歌曲似乎很自然地發展。我曾見過這一過程,但我並不知道這張專輯將會引發如此大的影響。對樂隊來說,它依然是一個重大的成就。對我而言,這是一段無與倫比的生活經歷,遠遠超過了錄製專輯的工作。我還幸運地貢獻了吉他部分,然後在專輯發布後與樂隊巡演。在樂隊職業生涯的這個重要時刻,能夠參與這一切真的讓我驚訝。
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.