The Making of Thriller

VINYL FORMAT. "The Making of Thriller" b/w "The Making of Star Wars" marks a home-coming of sorts, with Forkner returning to Dub Narcotic Studio to work with life-long friend and one time studio-mentor Calvin Johnson. Tracking for this release spawned from a surprise visit to the studio one autumn afternoon on Forkner's way home to Portland from a gig in Seattle. The end product is a fun, tooty little romp through electro-pop land that dips in and out of R&B like an apple into peanut butter.

A few extra minutes on the end of a tape reel and a few hours of frenzied tracking were all the ingredients needed to create the groundwork upon which master of controls, Dr. Dubby Johnson, laid down the supreme mixture. But before the duo could get to work mixing, Forkner left the studio as quickly and suddenly as he appeared, having heavy engagements to attend to back at home. Forkner, in a rare release of artistic control, entrusted the mix to Johnson's more than capable hands. And hunker down Johnson did, adding layers of his trademark vocal toasts, melodica lines and deep-trenched echo blasts.