Weeks Island
Droste
The Weeks Island project began in 2018 when Jonny Campos, guitarist for Grammy-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers, recorded ambient pedal steel sessions during a break from touring, paying his bandmate Kirkland Middleton in Cane's chicken strips for the studio time. Droste, the resulting album, reflects themes of impermanence, with tracks named after vanished Louisiana waterways and a sound that drifts between serene and immersive.Initially released digitally and on cassette by Nouveau Electric Records in 2020, DFA later undertook a years-long process to bring the music to vinyl. Despite challenges mastering the pedal steel's sharp tones and harmonic distortion, Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service succeeded, adding three new tracks for a stunning vinyl release, beautifully pressed by Furnace Record Pressing.