El Ten Eleven has an equipment list of more than two dozen instruments, pedals and electronics that it brings along to every show, but the full-atmosphere rock sound is created by only two men.

The duo of Kristian Dunn on the double-neck bass and looping pedals and Tim Fogarty on drums was created almost by accident. Dunn knew the sound he was looking for and figured a four-piece band would be necessary until Fogarty saw a one-man show do a Fleetwood Mac cover through looping effects. They borrowed a looping pedal from a friend in 2003 and their future was determined.

"We were just kind of messing with it and our eyes just kind of popped open like, wow, we might be able to do this with just the two of us," Dunn said. "And here we are, all these years later, there's just the two of us."

El Ten Eleven performs the songs just as they are recorded on its album, but without using any prerecorded tracks, laptops or sequences. Every note and sound is created and looped live. The live aspect opens them up more to the possibility of making mistakes that continue to sequence through as long as the loop repeats itself, but Dunn said he actually has one friend who prefers it when they do screw up.

"He said it's like watching a tightrope walker going across, and if he just makes it across very smoothly, it's not that exciting," Dunn explained. "But if he gets halfway across and loses his balance and almost falls, it's much more interesting and much more dramatic."