let's see. oscillator. delay. cable. 4 band eq. 5 band eq. 6 band eq. compressor. compressor. compressor. i think that's all of them.

the amount of time and multiple reinventions resulted in an album formed by pulling together separate elements into a context where they could be placed together, rather than songs radiating outward in different directions as with my normal process.

the earliest forms of excalibur facsimile protocol and dead letter office predated the completion of the album by about 7 years, during which i went through multiple sharp changes in what kind of music i wanted to make and how i approached writing.