Album title? Winter Pick
Where did the title of your new album come from? Winter Pick is the title track of my album. The track itself is an instrumental acoustic guitar tune about winter which I wrote it in my dank Melbourne kitchen, dreaming of bright, snowy hedgerows and trees.
How many releases do you have now? This is my debut solo album! But I’ve released three albums with my main band, The Stillsons.
How long did it take to write/record? Most of the tunes were new, a few were old. I was lucky enough to have Jeff Lang as the producer, so it was tracked over the winter of 2012, mixed and mastered in 2013.
Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? I was writing a lot instrumental guitar tunes and was listening to John Fahey, Leo Kottke and some classical guitarists. One guitar could sound like an orchestra! Their music transported me into a different world.
What’s your favourite song on it? I think I’m most proud of the title track Winter Pick. Very dark, intense piece of music.
Will you do anything differently next time? No. I loved recording to analogue tape and would like to do that again. I’d like to think the next album will be as rewarding and fun!
Website link for more info? justinbernasconi.com
