Record of the Week Club - Week 13

WHO PLAYED?
Nikki Komaksiutiksak (Inuit throat singer)
John K. Samson (The Weakerthans)
Blunderspublik (electronic artist)

ADDITIONAL INFO
Tonight Nikki introduced us to one of the 52 languages spoken amongst the aboriginal people in Canada's arctic. The verses were written by John after getting a lesson in northern geography. Nikki wrote the chorus; the translation is "I am happy to be who I am."

We built the song around several takes of Nikki's throat singing. Curtis (Blunderspublik) processed parts of my recordings of Nikki's singing and John's guitar, as well building several loops. He also laid down a lead guitar in the chorus. John played guitar and piano, and sang.