Some songs are better suited for this process, songs that are very full in the lower to mid range, but also very sparse overall are best,’ she says. ‘Idioteque was a great example of this, it has very strong low to mid tones with minimal backing synthetic drums.’ We can debate the merits of plywood versus maple (Ghassaei says they sound about the same, though plywood warps more), but either way, they’re visually stunning, a new take on tree rings. ‘What I really want to do next is get some 12″ wood rounds, the kind with a live, rough edge and cut some records right into the rings of the tree,’ Ghassaei says.