[4] The group disbanded in 2001, in part because Rubinstein's then-nascent return to Orthodox Jewish faith made it difficult for him to attend shows that fell on religious holidays.
Following the breakup, Rubinstein moved to Israel, where he co-founded with rapper Ori Murray the Jewish hip hop/rock group Shtar.
[3] The singles "Flatspin" and "Long Way to Climb" were compared to what AllMusic's Andy Kellman called "completely unrelated bands",[1] such as Massive Attack and Portishead.
[6] Another Allmusic writer, Dean Carlson, compared Cycles to "a trip-hop Depeche Mode, or British baggy after a lecture marathon on Schwarzschild geometry" and described the band's musical structures as "ambitious".
[7] Live concerts would range from stripped-down acoustic sets to elaborate string sections and visuals.