After leaving Cake, Brown and bassist Victor Damiani met up with Gumbiner, who was playing solo shows under a variety of names, most notably The Micronauts.
The three recruited multi-talented rock and jazz drummer James Neil and keyboardist Max Hart to form Deathray.
While the album received critical praise, the band's future became murky during the collapse of Capricorn and a hastily organized nationwide tour.
After a long battle, Deathray was dropped from Capricorn, but regained control of the masters from their album, which they have since released on their own label, Doppler Records.
The band's self-titled album was released in 2000 with producer Eric Valentine (Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth, Citizen King) and released on Doppler Records, a small indie label run by the band's designer, Keara Fallon, and Deathray bassist, Victor Damiani, which they started when Capricorn Records collapsed.