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http://www.rhapsody.com/benjamin-gibbard/one-fast-move-or-im-gone-music-from-kerouacs-big-surOne Fast Move or I'm Gone: An Interview with Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/one-fast-move-or-im-gone_b_328194.htmlAlthough Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard create music from two different perspectives--one uses roots-Americana as his template, and the other employs emo pop-jangle--their blend on the documentary soundtrack One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur creates a sly folk variant that syncs perfectly with Jack Kerouac's classic. To lines directly taken from the beat author's lesser known Big Sur, a book considered by many to be as much of a classic as On The Road, Farrar composed original music that tracks Kerouac's detox pilgrimage from New York to California with Gibbard building on his partner's acoustic groundwork.
Mike Ragogna: How did your collaboration begin?
Jay Farrar: Ben and I were asked to contribute songs to the documentary One Fast Move Or I'm Gone. I think it was from my familiarity with Kerouac's work and just getting caught up in the spirit of it, I brought ten songs instead of two or three. Originally, (Ben) was just supposed to record a couple songs, but when we met up at the session, it became apparent that it could become a whole record.
Benjamin Gibbard: I kind of signed-on to what I thought might be just singing a song or two on a Cavalcade of Stars-type record since I'd heard all of these names of people who were going to be involved. Not only were all of these people contributing, but there was also going to be a backing band.
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