“”Little Births”/The “Dolorosa” demos. Why? Because they sound 4 track great! Visceral & Immediate. Because there’s often “magic” in the first few takes of new songs. (Sure, you can “gussy it up” with production later, but ask any writer: Sometimes the first few takes are a “never-to-be-recovered” variable.) Everything starts “small.” I just went back and listened to these renderings, and the transparent quality is really nice. Passionate. Good takes. Grand moments. So, we had ’em mastered by our friend, Bruce Neher at Disc & Dat.” – Bill Mallonee & The High Desert Freaks
