We're really pleased with the sound we're getting. For the facility we're in, we've been able to capture really good sound for the projects we've worked on.

The song is about leaving your home, your friends, your family, for the unknown. And about two different kinds of leaving. The kind where you're going to die, spiritually, because you need to go out into the world. Or the kind of dying where, if you don't leave, they're going to kill you.

If you were to put all these kinds of music into an audio blender, the resulting soup would be the Coyote Gospel sound.

I had been fascinated with Islam since college - particularly how it could inspire such fervor in our modern age and move a significant number of its followers to horrific acts of violence. That invisible hand moved me to study more and more about Islam.

I read a lot of science fiction and biography - these are my two favorite genres. My favorite science fiction writers are Hertling, Suarez, Gibson and Stephenson, but I enjoy many others. I dislike reading business books, although I skim a lot of them.

The story here is driven by poor trading results. Hanging on the horizon are these storm clouds that emerge from the trading business. Every quarter you are holding your breath.