Andrew Weathers Ensemble - We're Not Cautious

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3...according to our Clinton on Fri 01 Apr, 2011.

This is part of a series wherein artists give each other strict instructions on composition in order to present them with challenges in the recording process. In this one Andrew Weathers was told (amongst other things) to cover a song he dislikes and only use guitar on one third of the music. I'm scrolling down to try to find which song he dislikes but can't find one that is obviously a cover. Anyway, that's the background information. The music itself is banjo led rural folk explorations with added organ, flute and field recordings. It drifts along as if in a stupor, like Sufjan Stevens on sleeping tablets. There's not much to report really, I keep waiting for something to happen. Occasionally a vocal breaks out but generally it's pleasant back porch picking, ideal soundtrack fodder.

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Inspired by the Danish film "Five Obstructions", the "Over My Obstructions" series seeks to help musicians create in unfamiliar ways by presenting them with challenges in the compositional and recording process. In Vol. 1: This Voice Saying These Words, C.J. Boyd and Andrew Weathers, two musicians who have performed together for years, set forth obstructions. To read more about the Over My Obstructions series, please visit its respective page. Here are the following obstructions set forth by each artist.

CJ gave the following obstructions to Andrew:
1. The entire side (of the tape) must be one piece (i.e. have the integrity of one composition).
2. Only 1/3 of the instrumentation used can be guitar.
3. The composition must be generated from someone else's music.
4. A section of the composition must be generated from someone else's music.
5. The composition must include a cover of a song that Andrew very much dislikes.

Andrew gave the following obstructions to CJ:
1. All songs must be under five minutes.
2. At least one song must contain no "instruments" (i.e. anything created for making music).
3. No song may contain ostinato (i.e. a short melody or pattern that is constantly repeated).
4. The side must include some upright bass, at least 2/3 of which must be played with a bow.
5. There must be at least one consecutive minute with no tonal center.

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