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.