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“Guitar-tech Phil Schaffart began informally video taping Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band in Tepoztlan, Mexico in January of 2008.

Over the next 12 months Schaffart, when he wasn’t tuning guitars, captured hours and hours of footage as the band traveled and performed around the world. By December the band was back in the recording studio, this time outside of El Paso, TX, making their new album “Outer South.”

Schaffart not only filmed these recording sessions but also sat down with the Mystic Valley Band for a series of interviews to discuss making music, life on the road and the year that was 2008. This 60-minute presentation is the results of his efforts.”

Just finished watching this. It was really interesting to see how this group of talented individuals gradually got around to becoming a band. Watching this solidified my position of getting annoyed when people talk about Conor’s solo albums because it is so very clear that the band make significant contributions to how the records sound. Especially on the new one, saying as there are a few tracks which are neither sung nor written by Conor. It’s a great little doco, fun to watch with a fair amount of insight into their writing and recording process. It also explains why there is a second “Eagle On A Pole” on Outer South, which is great!

You can download it for free at the source, although the band (and I!) encourage you to make a small donation to a Cause Cast charity.

I’ll be watching this tonight, probably, thanks!

“Watching this solidified my position of getting annoyed when people talk about Conor’s solo albums because it is so very clear that the band make significant contributions to how the records sound”

I guess people got confused that an album called Conor Oberst by Conor Oberst was a collaborative effort.