Words by Chris Dair
With my music I use very few electronic techniques. I do not use looping or sampling, and all of the instruments are played live by me for the duration of the song or instrumental piece.
There is no doubling up and no chopping tracks. If it does not work, I play the whole thing again.
With solo guitar I am a firm believer that everything should be played in one stretch. If you cannot do it in one stretch, you lose the ambience and power of what you want to say.
With Lost in Wasted Time, which I regard as fairly short, people ask me if it was done in one take. The answer is yes.
I do not believe in gadgets too much. I believe that you need to learn the techniques to play. Tapping and shredding are not for me.