Thank you very much snowflake. My heart is also full of gratitude for this exceptional place of inspiration and shared talent. This was a lot of fun to do. I wish I had a better answer for how long did it take (some day I’ll time one) but probably a lot less time than you might think. There wasn’t really any “research”, just a quick search through the archives. I hit every October and took the first sample (reverse chronologically, so mostly late October) that appealed to me, not thinking much about what the results would be, wanting the “let it happen” aspect to be in play as much as the “make it happen”. I am always reminded of that interview with Kutiman from April 2009 who said when asked, “how do you know you’re getting the right tempo, key and all of that when you choose samples?” (paraphrasing) His answer - “It’s really magic.”

ah….you must be channeling in those moments, with the mind out of the way. in nerd world such a state is termed “flow” — it really is quite remarkable that you were able to create such a lovely sonic collage with the pieces simply falling into place.

Well it wasn’t entirely magic.

lol :D