I got tired of playing by the rules. (The album concept was using only portable instruments which I could carry in one trip.) This track uses every functional piece of gear I own at least once. In no particular order . . . TR-606, TB-303…

A Capella. I'm not doing Tibetan throat-singing but due to some happy accident it sounds as if I am in parts.

An encounter between a little astrodroid and a little insect. Monotron, junk percussion, DW-6000, and MT-32 (I think).

A nine-minute meditation piece. Gear: Roland JX-3P, Korg Monotron, acoustic guitar, soprano & alto recorders, bamboo flute, and junk percussion samples.

Listen carefully. It really isn't the same pattern over and over and over. Seriously. Gear: MT-32, junk percussion samples.

Mostly Monotron (yep, that little thing I'm holding up in front of my face). Vocal, clarinet, soprano recorder, and acoustic guitar. The percussion is also Monotron. I decided to make this a tribute to the late, great Mick Karn after realizing…

This could have been an out-take from the Austin Powers soundtrack, thus the title. ;) Gear used: MT-32 & sampled junk percussion.

Acoustic guitar, woodwinds, and junk percussion samples.

Acoustic mellow woodwindy stuff with a bit of menacing Monotron.

View the footage with music [at youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQZDRKD8oSA&hd=1) After watching the video of the tsunami devastating the shores of Japan, I couldn't work anymore. So instead I sat down to dedicate a few hours of…