the first seven tracks are pretty final, for the physical cd. the last three uploads will be download-only bonus tracks.

re: the hip-hop thing - those are guitars, not tables. it's called "muting". you can hear the same sound in virtually any funk song. a related concept, the palm mute, is uses widely in metal. i acknowledge it sounds a little like a scratch, but it's again accidental - it's just meant to be a syncopated guitar muting.