[9] In October 2006 Dan the Automator predicted completion by December 2006,[10] and in November of the same year, Del told IGN that four songs were already written and that "the album's lyrical theme has been basically mapped out.

[15][16][17] On June 12, 2012, it was announced by Dan the Automator that the album was finished with "small touchups" and would likely be released in September 2012.

[18] On February 2, 2012, Dogfish Head Brewery updated their blog with information about the Positive Contact box set containing a special edition beer brewed to Dan the Automator's specifications, several recipes from renowned chefs, and a 10" vinyl record with exclusive hip hop dub remixes of four tracks from new album, at that point scheduled to be released in May 2012.

[citation needed] On September 23, 2013, Event 2 was put on Pitchfork's Advance Streaming service in its entirety, one week before its official release.

[21] The album debuted at number 41 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 8,000 copies in the United States.