I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make, and that's a good way of talking to musicians. Particularly bass players.

I hate the way CDs just drone on for bloody hours and you stop caring.

There is a sort of convergence starting to happen between the computer and musical instruments, but it's still quite a long way off.

For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.

A studio is an absolute labyrinth of possibilities - this is why records take so long to make because there are millions of permutations of things you can do. The most useful thing you can do is to get rid of some of those options before you start

Ambient music must be as ignorable as it is interesting.

Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art.