We spent a lot of time on that record with the sound and recorded it on the Paramount sound stage which is this huge room where the sound is reflected but the reflection is so late and comes from so far away that it doesn't blur the music but gives you a room nonetheless.

Kottke has also combined previously-recorded tunes into new compositions notably the mini-suite "Bigger Situation" also released on One Guitar No Vocals. Two years later Kottke returned with Peculiaroso produced by Rickie Lee Jones. Leo Kottke (born September 11 1945 Athens Georgia U.

Kottke overcame a series of personal obstacles including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand to emerge as a widely-recognized master of his instrument. S. Focusing primarily on instrumental composition and playing Kottke also sings sporadically in an unconventional yet expressive baritone famously self-described as sounding like "geese farts on a muggy day".