Read more about the making of Milky White:

Phase 1:

Basic tracks for Milky White were recorded by Chris Shepard and Scott Ramsayer in Studio 4 of Chicago Recording Company on Ohio St. in Chicago.

Tony played electric and acoustic guitar, and sang guide vocals, to be replaced later in overdubbing.

Devin sang guide vocals, to be replaced later in overdubbing.

John Scholvin played electric and acoustic guitar.

Ryan Olbrysh played bass.

John Goodman played drums.

Scott Ramsayer played keyboards.

"Harry & The Mushroom" was recorded in two parts, in two different live rooms, then spliced together like a split lip. Everything else was recorded live, more or less.

Nerd alert! See what gear was used.

Phase 2:

Vocal and guitar overdubs were performed by Devin, Tony, and John Scholvin. They were recorded digitally by Shepard and Ramsayer at Tony's apartment, on both a Macintosh Pro Tools system and a Fostex RD8 8-Track ADAT recorder.

Vocals were performed mostly in the living room, but Tony sang the intro to "Blue Rubber Bands" on his front porch, "Building on Graves" into a collection of cereal boxes in his pantry, and "Canyon" in the bathroom.

Devin played the screechy fiddle at the end of "Atticus" and the backward fiddle for "Ay, Sent a Ferret." It is unknown whether he could have played them better if he tried. If you listen to "Ay, Sent A Ferret" backwards, you will hear the opening strain to the song "I'd Love to Change the World" by the hippie band Ten Years After. "Ay" was originally recorded as an intro to Devin's song "Ten Years After," which mocks the hippie band. We didn't like how it sounded, but somebody accidentally played it backward, and we thought it sounded cool. "Ay, Sent a Ferret" is an anagram for "Ten Years After." It's the best one we could come up with.

Strings for "Building On Graves," "Harry & the Mushroom," "Atticus" were recorded at Warzone Recorders in Chicago by Chris Shepard. They were arranged and conducted, with a real baton, by John Scholvin.

Dorothy Deen played cello.

Lenore McIntyre played violin.

James M. Bartlett played string bass.

Phase 3:

Chris Shepard mixed the album at Chicago Recording Company; it was mastered by Roger Siebel at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, Arizona.

Art:

The cover shot and cereal bowl shots were taken by Erika Dufour, assisted by Kurt Wichter, at Columbia College in Chicago. No Froot Loops were harmed during the session; they became too soggy to be eaten.

Erika shot the inside spread in Tony's kitchen, again assisted by Kurt.

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