A local to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nick has been involved in the electronic music scene since the mid-90s. Known mostly for live hardware techno sets, Nick spent years making broken beats as Vasculator, spaced-out techno as 1/2 of Untethered, and gutter-dipped "dub" as 1/2 of Gnarled Horse Throat.
In 2022, a virus of some sort made percussive transients and loud sounds difficult to tolerate. This resulted in a shift to deeper listening music not aimed at the dancefloor. A trip to Asia served as the catalyst for the recordings found on this album. Characterised by incredibly detailed and thoughtful sound design, the tracks nod as much to the emotional heatseekers of Steve Roach as the tangential mash ups of SAWII era Aphex.