I started making music in earnest in 1994 with a Casio keyboard and a four-track cassette recorder. Since 1996 I have been using a Korg MS10 analogue synthesiser and some effects pedals which I have added over time Ñ delays, phasers, a ring modulator and a pattern generator. Occasionally I use acoustic sounds as well. On this LP, I made extensive use of a pattern generator (a Moog Murf) in combination with other effects. Before recording anything, I spend time designing and shaping the sounds I'm going to use, many of which I tend to reject at this stage. Each piece is built up layer by layer. The synthesiser and effects are all cyclic in nature, but when used in combination the sound never repeats precisely. It is a continuously varying stream which I bring under control. My starting point is a clear and inquisitive frame of mind, and a certain kind of energy. I never hear a finished piece in my head before it is made, but to some extent I am trying to make real an idealised music which aspires to be useful, beautiful and new. First edition of 250 copies.