The music on Striped started from a desire to capture the relentless vitality of techno. I'm not immersed in the culture or production of techno - I'm more of a tourist in that regards - so these tracks do not conform to the genre. Rather they pick pieces and impressions from my own explorations, mixed with the tropes of many other beat-driven music, invariably reaching some point where, Miasma-like, I indulge in guitar-like sounds for a solo. Maybe call it "chromatic techno", as I'm chasing the color of techno here, more than the definition. Featuring many of the same inspirations (and equipment) from the companion EP "3", these tracks instead use structure and story to get from start to end.