(Tim took this photo on his iPhone.)
This extensive interview is DTM's longest yet. Tim and I sat together for several sessions on the road with Buffalo Collision and then had a final listening hang in my apartment.
Part one is a general history of Berne's life in music.
Part two takes four of my favorite Berne tracks as departures for technical discussion.
Unfortunately a lot is still left out. Other Berne fans will immediately cite other bands or albums that should have been considered, and sincere apologies to Berne collaborators who are not discussed. I just couldn't get to everything. There aren't any bad Berne records, anyway; my selections could have been made at random. Most of his output is available at Screwgun.
Reading this over I regret that the tone is not a little lighter: Tim is one of the saltiest, funniest men I have ever met, and that doesn't really come across here. He and Dave King together is a lethal combination.
Tim and I play duo at The Stone on Friday, and Buffalo Collision is going to continue; dates are already booked for later 2009 and 2010. (There are some random Buffalo clips on YouTube.)
Thanks to Bradley Farberman for his help with the transcription.
