Since data from some homes showed elevated contaminant levels and several residents expressed concern, EPA determined that wellsampling was necessary to gather additional data and evaluate whether those residents had access to safe drinking water.
Stein says there was samplingwell before their "Payoff Mix, " although it existed in a different form namely, the popular Flying Saucer records, which were collages created by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman.
Each song is a world unto itself, but the techniques that he developed to craft the sound using both a wide variety of live instruments as well as the sampling of live instruments and recorded vinyl and turning those into virtual instruments, tie the album together.