Both projects served as an outlet for Gira's loop experimentation within the drone[1] and dark ambient[1] genres and were compared to the compositions comprising Swans' final pre-breakup album Soundtracks for the Blind.

[2][3] The music was built around samples and found sounds, some of which dated as having been recorded as far back as 1980.

Swans had been active since 1982 and had come to serve as Gira's primary musical outlet.

The music was built on samples and found sounds, with Gira drawing inspiration from composers such as Glenn Branca and Arvo Pärt.

[5] After 1999, Gira turned his attention to his song-oriented project The Angels of Light.