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When Built To Spill wanted to find out
what their music sounded like they locked themselves
in Doug Martsch’s garage. Without a tentative conclusion
or even a hypothesis the four members began to experiment.
Their collaborative efforts lasted seasons and yielded
dozens of hours of ADAT tape. The album You In Reverse
documents the newest branch of Built To Spill’s
chaotic, yet elegant evolution.
Doug Martsch formed Built To Spill in 1992. His intention was to sustain a project
that would involve a rotating cast of musicians to record albums and tour. The
first incarnation of Built To Spill included Doug, Brett Netson, and Ralf (Youtz).
Recording in the middle of the night in order to get free studio time, they assembled
1993’s Ultimate Alternative Wavers. For a few years and a few records band
members came and went. In 1996, while recording the album Perfect From Now On
(their Warner Bros. Records debut), Doug found a rhythm section he could not
relinquish: Brett Nelson and Scott Plouf. This line-up toured and made records
with additional guest musicians Brett Netson and Sam Coomes. In 1999, after the
release of Keep It Like A Secret, Jim Roth joined the band as live co-guitarist.
In the five years since the band’s most recent effort Ancient Melodies
Of The Future was released, Built To Spill took an eighteen-month vacation. When
the group returned to work, the line-up included Jim Roth as a core member. This
foursome started jamming and recording their hours-long musical explorations.
According to Doug, they had no idea what kind of music they wanted to make.
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