I realized there were no words or anything in my music, nothing that people would have to draw them in a little bit more.

If I bare my soul in bits and make it personal, I think people can sense that when they hear it.

I worked on the tracks so they sounded as good as possible in there... I wanted to make something that was for the night.

When I first heard bands like Tortoise, it seemed to come off the back of that world, like let's make a record with three vibraphones and release it on a seven-inch with black-and-white artwork.

I realized there were no words or anything in my music, nothing that people would have to draw them in a little bit more.

I thought Everything Ecstatic was the happiest of them all - hence the "ecstatic" name. The whole concept behind that was total out-and-out euphoric mania. I think tracks like "Smile Around The Face" are the jolliest things I've ever done, really. But one of the things I like about my music is the fact that it's instrumental, so there are no lyrics to guide people.

People read into the music. I have a feeling that they can believe that I'm trying to put some emotion forward. It's not just some technical exercise.