I spend a lot of time trying to get different sounds out of the guitar without using too many effects. Most of my songs document personal experiences and incorporate some kind of repetitive rhythmic acoustic backdrop. I listen to a lot of African music and borrow from the circular approach you may find in the thumb harp, marimba or kora instruments associated with that music. I also enjoy the movement jazz music provides and pursue rhythms that are most comfortable reclining a little. Mix in these elements with a night sky, a full moon, or an open field and you have something like what I do. Folk Noir. Musical Haiku. Suspended Animation.