Yeah, I suck at variety. I really don't like to repeat things that much, but otherwise everything always comes out too short. It does help a little if you imagine it being in a game.
And I definitely didn't intent for it to sound Asian. In fact, someone on MSN insisted that it has an Egyptian hint to it? I'm clueless! All I know is that I got to do a TON of things I hadn't done before. Including a funky bassline, a generic trance bassline and xylophones! Whee, xylophones.