From these antecedents Mahler drew many of the features that were to characterise his music.

In 2002 the group left behind the acoustic sound that had characterized their music and decided to incorporate electric guitars and a drummer.

It bears some resemblance to Björk, but with the more passionate feel which has always characterized Kari's music.

Others, however, have characterised Tortoise's music as being heavily indebted to progressive rock.

But now there's a resurgence of interest in the kind of qualities that characterize his music: melody, clarity, discipline, beauty.

Some critics have characterized John Duke's music as lacking substance and relying on shallow charm for its appeal.

It is generally easy to characterize Feldman's mature music as sustained notes gliding by at different rates in different instruments.

The name Zebra Dots characterised their music well as being something that doest exist yet.

It would have been hard, in the middle and late 80's, to go on communicating the thrust and optimism that had characterized his earlier music.

So how would he characterize his music?