Originally dadala was a collage of pre-existing recordings combined/rearranged/remixed by RDunlap. The first album 'recycles' (2004) was produced entirely from RD's early recordings (solo works and collaborations from the previous millennium, many of which were already tape collage, remixes and/or overdubs). Subsequent albums included more and more source material contributed by an eclectic and eccentric assortment of artists encountered by RD on the internet.