Produced by Ulver on mobile equipment in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden in May 2002 for the Swedish short film Lyckantropen, the album was issued in November 2002 via Jester Records.

The film's DVD release features an interview with Kristoffer Rygg and Jørn H. Sværen, entitled Shape Shifting - The 1st Decade of Ulver.

Despite protestations to the contrary, Ulver's conversion to electronica did not result in them losing the darkness of their earlier albums; it is still present, albeit in a far more subtle manner.

Like some of Ulver's recent work this material is very calm and rather minimal in its use of textures and tones, and obviously things are not as involved or dynamic as Perdition City or anything of that nature.

"[6] John Chedsey, writing for Satan Stole My Teddybear, comments, "Lyckantropen Themes is the outfit's full fledged descent into ambient soundscapes.

"[7] Webzine Musique Machine wrote, "The cinematic approach of Ulver's last CD Perdition City and subsequent 2 EPs hasn't gone unnoticed and an actual soundtrack composed by them seemed to be a matter of time.