It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing..

Making music is a total hassle, really..

Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig..

When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end..

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons..

I don't think of my music as something that works well in the background. And because a lot of it isn't in 4/4, people might not like to dance to it..

I love the finished product, but I find working in the studio a chore - I use an old-fashioned setup, so the recording process can be frustrating..

The nice thing about working for a label like Domino is that there's no pressure: They've got a roster of 40 active bands, and they can bang out an a….

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing..

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset..

People call me a bedroom electronic musician, which I suppose I am. But I hate most electronic music; I find it really boring..

I'm actually embarrassed by the idea of writing songs about myself - I imagine someone hearing them and thinking This guy is a bit self-obsessed. I d….

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this suppos….

When I've got massive projects to be getting on with, I find myself open to distractions, particularly when deadlines are involved..

I love playing piano, too, but I don't sit around doing it all day. Part of that's because I don't have one in my house - I only have synths..

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication..

Someone explained parallax error to me, and I thought Ah, with a cheap camera, it would be pretty easy to behead someone..

A lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films..

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument..

The program I use is called MED Soundstudio. It's basically a column of numbers that relate to pitch, duration, the type of sound. If I want to play ….

I'm a bit of a control freak, so I always appreciate being inside the nuts and bolts of the music - I don't like newer programs that paper over your ….