[4] Deconstruction disbanded shortly after the release of the album, with Eric Avery forming the band Polar Bear and Dave Navarro joining Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[7] Deconstruction was formed following the breakup of Jane's Addiction in 1991 by bassist Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro, along with drummer Michael Murphy.

Critics gave the album largely mixed reviews, often while comparing Deconstruction to its predecessor Jane's Addiction.

Trouser Press wrote that "while Deconstruction can claim a few decent songs and Dave Navarro’s dazzling guitar work, the album is ruined by utterly toneless vocals — both Navarro and bassist Eric Avery are credited, but whomever is doing the singing makes former bandmate Perry Farrell sound like Pavarotti.

wrote: "Deconstruction is an ethereal and evolving affair, containing both Eric and Dave's stringed histrionics and ever-morphing jams, yet again lacks the edge of Jane's Addiction, and meanders when it should rock, almost to the point of being lackadaisical.