I have some rhythms on my computers, that are actually called "trance", they go from 1-30 or 40. They're grooves that come on the synth. If I could somehow use them, I would.
I think an analogue synth is an extension of the natural world.
Just moving one keyboard or synth is a pain in the ass.
When I was playing with synth players, I was still within a conceptual framework of playing music. When I started playing solo, I became much more aware of the acoustic phenomena that the instruments were producing.
It's just not an image I had ever put out about myself - the bedroom synth guy. The whole thing seemed ridiculous.
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
Nearly all the synth work on Heathen is mine and some of the piano.
I'm more of a whiz on the guitar and drums. I hear certain sounds in my head, and I find it easy to translate them into synth sounds, but I'm not really technically-minded.
