Which indie rock band's 1994 album 'Bee Thousand' was recorded on a four-track in a basement?

Guided by Voices recorded the 1994 album Bee Thousand on primitive four-track and home-recording equipment in garages and basements.

The Dayton, Ohio band released Bee Thousand on June 21, 1994, through Scat Records. Rather than using a conventional studio, the musicians assembled recordings made in various homes and rehearsal spaces. Many were demos, and the album's rough edges became part of its identity.

The lo-fi sound was initially driven by limited money, but frontman Robert Pollard and the band came to prefer the spontaneity of inexpensive recording devices. Sessions were remarkably quick: the album was recorded in about three days, with Pollard estimating that many songs took roughly half an hour.

Bee Thousand helped make Guided by Voices a defining name in lo-fi and slacker rock. It is sometimes described as a basement recording, but the material actually came from several Dayton locations. The album also includes later favorites such as “I Am a Scientist” and “Echos Myron.”