"The Race" is one of Cooke's older songs. He's been getting requests at shows for a recorded version, so he and O'Dougherty started looking at ways to offer the song to fans. "Over the years the song has morphed enough that we're not afraid of it changing even more -- so we just thought it would be fun to see what people would do," O'Dougherty explans. "We really want to get a variety of influences on this song. String quartet, jazz drummer, hiphop, everything. I did a pop mix of the song to get the ball rolling and we released it all into the air on Cooke's birthday."
This collaborative song isn't just for people looking to make digital manipulations. They're also encouraging people to record more individual tracks on whatever instrument they wish.
All remixes/new tracks/creations will be added to the song's bandcamp page. Details on formatting can be found there, and all submissions should be sent to [email protected].
Cooke is also working on a follow-up full-length to 2007's The Fall I Fell, due out sometime this year. He's also working on an instrumental release. "There are many, many songs in consideration for several releases. We're making those decisions as we record at my studio and at Bob Ferbrache's," says O'Dougherty. "There is a lot more but nothing is set in stone."
