group co-founders pat metheny , lyle mays joined geffen records label in 1985. after recording , releasing album song x , mays eponymous debut solo bandleader, hired multi-instrumentalists david blamires , mark ledford group. super-musicians , metheny said in album s podcast retrospective. play anything. metheny held percussion auditions in brazil, hired armando marçal.
metheny stated while has no negativity toward ecm records nor way group s ecm albums recorded, label had stringent policy: recorded 2 days, mixed day, record. better or worse...whether liked or not, record. group recorded still life (talking) in approximately 2 weeks, creating greater opportunity, metheny continued, refine sound album.
since recording of album falls wichita, falls wichita falls, 1 of metheny , mays goals make recording studio instrument. accomplish still life (talking), metheny recorded microphone on guitars create deeper , more intimate sounds. additionally, opening track, minuano (six-eight) , created establish mantra entire album.
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