Complex sentence: Jesperson chose Blackberry Way, an eight-track home studio in Minneapolis; however, as the band had no clout there, time spent in the studio was intermittent, and so it took about six months to record the album.
Split into simpler sentences: Jesperson chose Blackberry Way, an eight-track home studio in Minneapolis. However, as the band had no clout there, time spent in the studio was intermittent and so it took about six months to record the album.