As of today (about 5 minutes ago, actually) I have four complete songs, or about 16:04 of music. I've done a great deal of planning, and it looks like the final product will contain 12 or 13 tracks.
As far as instrumentation goes, everything has been synthesized on a computer; nothing is live. It's unfortunate, but I doubt that anything will be recorded live, as I do not have any high-quality means of doing so.
There is a strong Eastern influence in many of the tracks, but it is by no means classified as "world music." Synths and other more traditional instruments (such as piano, organ, etc.) make up a large part of the music. The Eastern instruments have a great importance (and it has to do with the story of the concept album), but I'll get into that later.
If I had to pick a couple music genres to describe the music, I'd have to go with experimental, avant-garde, alternative, psychedelic, and ambient. This isn't exactly easy-listening. Its intention is to tell a story.