-From The NY Times

“I spent the entire first day in The Loft getting the perfect violin sound. We seem to have taken a “more is more” approach, employing three separate rigs — the violin sound coming from my bridge pick-up and going through two different looping pedals and other effects into three different amps. One amp is for the rhythmic pizzicato loops; another is for the arco/bowed sound which comes out of a spinning, two-headed Victrola-like horn. The third rig is for the solo violin.”

Andrew Bird discusses recording at the Wilco Loft in Chicago and cheap thrills.