[3] After "four months of rehearsing, Crystal Set began to play all over Sydney, concentrating its performances in the 'inner-city circuit' and gradually branching out to country areas such as Bathurst and Newcastle.
"[3] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt that they "emerged with a refined, atmospheric brand of psychedelia and rock that drew influences from UK artists as diverse as The Cure and Brian Eno.
This track is quite likeable and extremely polished for an independent record... Nice production and street credibility, the North Shore girls should love it.
[2] When Red Eye Records signed a distribution deal with Polydor Australia in 1990, the group's second album, Almost Pure (April 1991), signalled their transition from an independent act to one associated with a major label.
In 1991 Kilbey and Maher relocated to Melbourne and recruited Darren "Fud" Ryan on drums and Paul Agar on bass and backing vocals as new members.
The Crystal Set compilation album, Umbrella, originally issued in 1989, was re-released on CD with an extra track, "Sea of Misconception".
Russell had also collaborated with another brother, John Kilbey (ex-the Bhagavad Guitars), as Warp Factor 9, which released an album, 5 Days in a Photon Belt (1993).