Doug Martsch says upcoming reissue is probably his favorite record he made
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CREDIT: Courtesy of Doug Martsch
When Built to Spill took a hiatus in 2002, singer Doug Martsch decided to meet up with pals in the Boise area for some loose jam sessions. What came from that? Another project, of course. That group, Boise Cover Band, knocked out seven breezy, folk-infused covers for an album that was titled
Unoriginal Artists, which was recorded the following year.
In addition to Martsch, the group included Ned Evett on fretless guitar, Jon Mullin on guitar and Ian Waters on drums. Longtime BTS producer Phil Ek engineered the live tracking sessions, which were recorded on Martsch’s 16 track 1/2 tape machine in his garage.