from http://www.x09music.com/codebase/:
"artist statement.

on Style Encoding

Style Encoding is how I like to characterize my approach to music. From an early age, music has always had an impact on me, evoking a wide range of feelings and the expression of patterns, relationships, and meaning.

While some of my compositions are more direct in their message than others, many are abstractions, counterpoint on patterns, or simply a reflection of how I see my surroundings at a particular time.

The interplay of these forces comprises the balance I like to find in my work, between the nuance of minimalism, the deep spaces of layered sounds and echoes, and the fabric of interwoven rhythms. This balance is the encoding of my personal style, in songs and in sounds.

Tom Butcher, February 2003 " Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.