Enter phase one from L'altra. The three songs on this record were recorded at a variety of spaces spanning September 1998 through March 1999. Most of String Theory was recorded at Chicago Trax during the blizzard Chicago experienced in the winter of '99, which dropped 2 feet of snow on the city! Colding Fields and Until Sun were recorded at Truckstop and Sadhu studios respectively and were mastered by Mike Hagler (who recorded most of L'altra's music of a sinking occasion record) at Kingsize. The three ...   [ read more ]

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