During interviews about his inspiration, Poole discussed his use of hallucinogens to inspire his creativity. Regarding musical inspiration, Poole notes that Soundgarden’s album, Superunknown, was a major inspiration for his guitar work. He says, “On "Limo Wreck" the riff that begins at ~0:11, is probably my favorite single riff of all time. Its essence is easily the biggest influence for Skáphe.” Furthermore, during an interview with Eric Gallippo of Vice, Poole further describes the origin of Skáphe’s sound, “For me, it was writing something that was kind of abandoning guitar chords. Like, unlearning how to play and trying to create music based on not knowing how to create music. I wanted to explore horrible sounds but make them musical. Like, trying to get as close to absolute chaos without it losing its sensibility.”
