This week Osama Bin Laden released a new spoken word album from his underground studio. Most intelligence officials are having a hard time locating the guy, on a hunt that has been going on for almost ten years. A little known secret: if you talk to him about audio, he'll welcome you into his home like a doting Danish grandma. On the heels of this latest release, we caught up with the acclaimed artist.

Mr. Tunes: So Osama, you have been releasing for a long time now. What kind of gear are you using?

Osama Bin Laden: Well I started out on a 2" reel to reel tape recorder back in the 90s. It was left behind by the Soviets from their occupation. After 9-11, my friend told me about this program called Pro Tools. I tried it once and haven't looked back since.

MRT: Interesting! Now i'm curious, if you are recording digitally, why do your releases sound so grimy and beat up?

OBL: Well i'm always trying to appeal to the common man, and I worry that if the sound quality is too high compared to my earliest recordings, people will think that i'm too good for them and not want to follow my plight. See some people think that it's all about the message, but it's really important to take more factors into consideration. Your sound, your image, the frequency of communication, these things can't be taken lightly or the whole thing comes to an end.

MRT: So what are you using to dirty up the sound?

OBL: Depends on how i'm feeling when I wake up. I have plugins by companies like Waves and Native Instruments. I think Guitar Rig can make your voice sound like fucking gold man! I just dial in my amp, and my voice is sounding like 1990s Al Jazeera in no time.

MRT: But aren't Waves Israeli?

OBL:  Look it. Ever since Barack Obama took office, the whole world is head over heels with the U.S. again. Even my best followers are losing interest in my message. I personally don't have a problem with Israel, but I need to maintain some story to keep people engaged. As America gets ready to pull out of Iraq, the Israel thing is the best tool I have. But yeah, realistically, if you can code a mean plugin and make me a killer schwarma at the same time, I don't really give two shits what country you're from. Besides, i'm a sucker for trance.

MRT: Ok well thanks very much for your time.

OBL: My pleasure. Oh by the way my mix tape is due out in the summer, don't sleep!

Mr. Tunes is busy this year with his Daily Creations project.
Download his new release Nagano Car Rental.