An upbeat collection of instant dance classics mixed with hints of dub, breakbeats, downbeat, drum and bass, and a few beautifully crafted experimental electronic pieces. The downloadable version of the album contains high quality scans of 14 original color drawings - one for each track.

Since I was born in the 1970's and have always been fond of the funk tunes that came from that era, I set out to record a seventies-style funk instrumental album in my basement recording studio (which I affectionately call the Flower Pot). This album has a very organic feel to it, using complex arrangements of live instruments, analog and digital synthesizers, and a variety of recording procedures. The results are an album that definitely captures the energy of 1971 but the subtle nuances of a modern recording. Each track is segued with random conversations with friends that I recorded at my coffee table (with their knowledge, of course!).

This album has a very zen-like spiritual quality to it, at least for me. My studio is in my basement, with soft-colored mood lighting to accent the instruments. Since I often record my music in the early morning, between midnight and 4 AM - my most creative time of the day, I get a unique feeling hanging out down there. It's dark, but pleasant and pretty. When I stop playing, the air outside is absolutely silent. Playing music when no one else is awake is like visiting another galaxy where only you, the musician, exists. I sometimes feel like I'm sitting at the control panel of a large spaceship, my synthesizers being the steering wheel. I guess I might liken it to dreaming while awake...

Approaching Christmas 2004, I wanted to record a special album for friends and family - something I thought anyone could enjoy as a holiday gift. The solution? A relaxing recording of piano music with subtle synthesizer melodies peeking in and out of the picture - the perfect fancy dinner background music! Or a good album to clean house to. Or maybe a nice mood enhancer to put the finishing touch on a romantic evening... (don't forget the sensual massage oils).

With a love of both synthesizers and classical music, this album represents two great tastes that go together. It features a diverse array of popular classical tunes reworked with analog and digital synthesizers. Includes all 15 of Bach's two-part inventions!

This album is a percussion-driven electronic jazz album, and on that note, it also is probably my favorite record I've recorded so far. If I had recorded this just a year or two later, it would've had a completely different tone - due to the fact that software based recording had taken me by storm. But because it was recorded before I discovered software based recording in full, this record was done using REAL analog synthesizers, a real analog mixing board with knobs and faders and a good portion of it was laid down first on a reel-to-reel tape deck before being mixed down to a digital format. At the beginning of 2001 in Seattle, we had a major earthquake that shook the area. Of course, I had my tape recorder running the whole time - capturing news broadcasts as information was becoming available. Those samples are appropriately woven in and out of the album.