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Ryley Walker talks landlord-bothering, fearless playing and reaching a baseline
Ryley Walker
What ever became of your original plan to make “a double LP prog epic”?
I don’t think I have the capacity to write 13-minute songs about a toad on a quest to eat a magic mushroom grown in a faraway land. Plus, double LPs are expensive. These days I’m all about efficiency and reality. That being said, myhairline is rapidly receding, there’s grey in my beard and I keep buying synths. In the future, a double LP might be the absolute minimum.
Whydid you choose John McEntire as producer?
I had known John from Chicago. In my mind, I was always friendly with him, but I realise nowI was a total punisher and just cornered him at bars to ask about Gastr Del Sol records. We got back in touch this last year. I had a few other names I was kicking around but I had wanted to make a record with John since I was a teenager. It really was a dream come true. I think he brought one of the most comfortable and fun recording experiences I’ve ever had.