The original mix (on the RPM '09 album) was drenched in mic hiss. I used noise reduction to remove about 2/3 of it for this version (it didn't seem right to remove it completely). I roll off the noise reduction at the end for the au naturale outro.

The plinky sound is an acoustic guitar prepared with a drumstick stuck under the strings.

The moon smiled at us the night before the 24 hour album. 1:00p (start)

2:10p

This is how I would describe my typical lunch break. 3:06p

I was just playing along with a looper pedal, trying to work out some ideas for a "real" song. I was just recording straight to a single stereo track and not worrying much about my playing or the mix. But when I listened back afterwards, I thought…