'Now,' says Pat Metheny, 'ten years into the new century, it feels like time to try to create something particularly connected to the reality of this unique period in time.' What he's come up with, Orchestrion, is an adventurous 'solo' recording that pairs the composer-guitarist with a phalanx of remarkable, custom-made instruments played via solenoid switches and pneumatics, resulting in the most original set of his career.