The album consists primarily of samples of medical procedures, including plastic surgeries, liposuctions, hearing tests and bonesaws.

The album maintains a sense of humour in contrast with the serious nature of the audio being sampled.

The two members of Matmos, Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt, both had doctors as parents, a fact that likely influenced them in the album's creation.

[3] Heather Phares of AllMusic described the album as "seven remarkably accessible, melodic pieces of experimental techno.

"[2] Simon Reynolds of Spin said, "Matmos have captured with discomforting vividness the sheer surrealism of the modern vanity industry, the medieval tortures people gladly endure in pursuit of physical perfection.