If members of the band “Hal and the Big 5″ passed each other on the street, they might not recognize each other. That’s because they’re based all over the globe — and didn’t meet in one place to make music together. Instead, the musicians recorded in their own homes — on their own time — and exchanged music files back and forth on the Internet.

The result is a CD called “Umoya.” The CD is just a first step. Band members are hoping at some point to put their music on-line and let anyone re-mix it.

More on that in a few minutes. First, Duncan Lomax is guitarist for “Hal and the Big 5.” From his home in York, England, he helped bring the group’s various musical elements together.

Listen to the interview

That’s all for us today.

From the Nan and Bill Harris studios at WGBH, I’m Lisa Mullins.

Thanks for listening.

See also

• July 6, 2009 -- Global Hit: Hal and the Big 5
• August 19, 2009 -- Apology campaign for British Nazi code-breaker
• July 7, 2009 -- China’s media strategy
• July 1, 2009 -- China backs down on internet rule