Search - The String Cheese Incident :: One Step Closer (CD/DVD)

Because of their egalitarian nature,bringing in outside producers for their studio albums has become critical for SCI. On One Step Closer, they co-opted Malcolm Burn (Bob Dylan, Chris Whitley, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois), a wiry, energetic Mephistopheles who became the unofficial sixth String Cheese member during the recording of the album and coaxed the group into a catharsis. Burn co-wrote, arranged and played on some of the tunes; he also uprooted the band s artistic conflicts and used them to uncover For the first time on a String Cheese studio album, each SCI member sang and contributed at least two songs, and each sought out co-conspirators to help them develop their voice: such as Robert Hunter, the Grateful Dead lyricist who collaborated with Kyle Hollingsworth on 45th of November, and renowned Nashville songwriter Jim Lauderdale, who co-wrote Big Compromise and Farther with Nershi and with whom Keith Moseley penned Brand New Start. The bonus DVD that accompanies One Step Closer offers an inside peek into the recording sessions, and into the heart of The String Cheese Incident itself.