[2] During the 2010 tour in support of Between the Buried and Me along with Scale the Summit and the Devin Townsend Project, the band performed live "an experiment".

Shortly after unveiling this new work, the band announced a new EP coming soon on their MySpace blog.

Paul Masvidal also commented on the new artwork and layout: The artwork on the EP takes Venosa's original song paintings from the 'Traced in Air' booklet and reinterprets them by extracting the basic outlines, almost appearing as though they are etched in wood.

[5]The EP was produced by the band with the help of Warren Riker on mixing and Maor Appelbaum on mastering.

On September 3, 2021, Cynic released a new version of "Integral" featuring the late Sean Malone on bass as a tribute, with half of the proceeds going to suicide prevention organizations To Write Love on Her Arms and The Trevor Project.