We don’t personally know Michael Nau, but judging by mellow bossa nova sounds of “Smooth Aisles” we’re pretty sure he’s got to be a chilled guy.
The laid-back track is from his forthcoming Mowing LP, a collection of stockpile recordings—little sonic experiments and the occasional fully-formed song that has nestled away waiting to be pulled from the shelf and ushered into the sunlight.
“I find that I can talk a lot about the process of recording music, and the people involved—that’s what I find most intriguing,” Nau told The FADER, reflecting on the process of recording Mowing. “It could have gone a number of ways, but it came out like this on this day, with this group. The most fun I’ve had, in a while, recording. I believe we did five songs in about eight hours. We just played music. There was nothing stressful about it. It wasn’t until the ride home that I thought about any of it and it kind of changed my whole musical perspective. I learned a lot of common sense stuff by just chilling out a bit, and giving up any idea I had of how it’s supposed to be.”
Warm yourself up on this cold winter’s day with a cup of something hot and a bit of Michael Nau.
