"[2] Far from being a fringe theory as it is often portrayed,[5] an example of the earliest ancient astronauts influencing future humanity was presented by the Nobel award-winning molecular biologist Francis Crick whose research helped reveal the helical structure of DNA.

"[7] The album features songwriting techniques, instrumentation and production similar to the initial era of progressive rock made in the 1966 to 1974 time period.

"[8] Adding to the final sound produced included the Gibson SG Standard played by guitarist Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan through various Marshall JMP amps with Cornish guitar effects pedals.

The bass gear consisted of a Danelectro 4/6 double neck, Sunn Model T, Acoustic 470 amp heads and effects including the Catalinbread Echorec, EHX POG (polyphonic octave generator), Fjord Fuzz Embla, and a Schaffer–Vega Storm.

[9] The band had to take up extra musical roles as Sæther commented they were double and triple tasking during the recordings as he was, "doublenecking all the way and bass pedaling along..."[7] This was heard on the elaborate twenty-two minute long "Chariot Of The Sun – To Phaeton On The Occasion Of Sunrise (Theme From An Imagined Movie)" which was described by Louder Sound as, "gnarly avant-rock that grows ever more urgent and intense.

"[12] Mojo observed "The Ladder" as a "highspeed spin cycle of switchback riffing and molten-fuzz soloing, King Crimson's Red taken for a ride by Rush.

"[16] AllMusic showed that although the band was reduced to the power trio format without guitarist Reine Fiske they multitasked a cohesive album saying, "No matter how far afield this obsessive adventure travels, it remains compellingly listenable, and Motorpsycho never lose the plot."