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

So many people I was at school with have all ended up being musicians and putting records out.

It's such a normal thing for a dance producer to make music and try it out in the club, but that was relatively new to me. I wanted to make a good album that felt like it had a point.

I like putting a lot of personal touches in the music.

I find that people in American are often much more purist. If you're into hip-hop, you're totally into hip-hop - you wear the uniform, that's all you listen to. If you're a goth, you're totally a goth - you've got, like, 4,000 piercings, black hair, you really go for it.

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