[1] The music is produced by the members of the group – Ed Handley, Andy Turner, and Ken Downie – under various aliases, including Plaid, Close Up Over, Xeper, Atypic, I.A.O., Discordian Popes and Balil.

Bytes was released on the Sheffield techno label Warp on 8 March 1993.

The members of the Black Dog collaborated on the album in various combinations with pseudonyms.

[1] In 2002, Slant Magazine placed Bytes at number 23 on its list of "The 25 Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century".

[9] Bytes has been cited as a landmark album of intelligent dance music.