For “Fade“, I was definitely influenced by the more atmospheric side of electronic music.  String pads, pianos, verb, and no words.  Maybe this goes all the way back to Brian Eno.  I also have that love-hate relationship with ambient music.  I think it is a great idea, but what I hear is very often “lazy”, if that makes sense.  I am talking about things like lounge music where the same loops go for hours, apparently.  I like where this short piece takes me.  It is a quiet place, where you get contemplative.