 For the first album titled, "Mellow Diamond", Leppin drew from far and wide, from avant-garde pop to ambient style.She recorded analog synthesizers, a harpsichord, pedal steel, a cello, mellotron, found sound samples, and radio frequencies.Several political messages are found in the work, notably in "Belly of the Beast" which is about living in Washington D.C., as well as in "No Treaty" and "Cast in Gold."