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Mind Vessel is an album by ambient artist Tortusa and saxophonist Inge W. Breistein. The album is mainly composed of saxophone recordings that have been sampled and processed through electronic software and hardware. Larger improvised sections and partial composed melodies blend together through rhythmic repetition, harmonic textures, and ambience. The album's electronic-experimental sound refers to genres such as electronica, ambient, nordic jazz, and minimalism. Inspiration has been found in bands and artists such as Oneotrix Point Never, Xploding Plastix, Brian Eno, Biosphere, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, and Jon Hopkins. Tortusa (alias of John Derek Bishop) is a Norwegian-American electronic musician and composer from Stavanger, Norway. He draws inspiration from classical and jazz music, as well as contemporary electronic music. His compositional method is similar to that of visual collage artists. A cornerstone in Tortusa's production is the texture and timbre of sound. He searches for sounds that are out of the ordinary and play games with the ear. Tortusa´s previous collage album of guitarist Eivind Aarset´s was nominated for the Spellemann Prize (Norwegian Grammy). Inge Weatherhead Breistein is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, electronic musician and composer. He performs and composes music in a wider range of genres where jazz, various kinds of electronic music, experimental pop and free-improvisation can be mentioned. His sound ranges from a warm round tone to more textural and hard hitting expressions. Use of varied contrasting dynamics is a clear feature in his playing.