When guitarist and fellow Chicagoan Fareed Haque tapped keyboardist Eric Levy to join Garaj Mahal, the event took place at In The Pocket Studios in San Francisco, CA. Haque was already performing regularly with veteran bassist Kai Eckhardt and highly sought drummer Alan Hertz. Residents of San Francisco, Eckhardt and Hertz formed a rhythm section of unmatched skill. With Haque’s gymnastic six-string workouts and Levy’s finely honed keyboard work, the possibilities for the new Garaj were infinite. The quartet immediately captured their sound in the studio, and wound up with more than an hour of stunning material. Friends DJ Fly Agaric, DJ Roto, and The String Cheese Incident’s Michael Kang contributed to the proceedings. Standard Jewel Case