I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.
My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.
I'll alight upon words because I think they suggest any number of things.
But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.
I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it.
I didn't want to try and borrow kudos from Indonesian culture. I was trying to get a fresh perspective on these instruments. I'm not doing a Paul Simon Gracelands and stealing all this African music and not give anyone any credit.