[2] A Winged Victory for the Sullen's two members, Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, recorded in their own respective studios in Berlin, Germany and Brussels, Belgium.

Orchestral samples were recorded at Studio 22 at Magyar Rádió, Hungary's official international broadcasting station, in Budapest and several parts of the album were rerecorded in Église du Béguinage in Brussels.

Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, for whom the duo had completed a remix prior to his death in 2018, was also noted as an influence.

Swedish abstract artist Hilma af Klint's spiritist group "The Five" subsequently informed the album's themes and inspired the title.

It is A Winged Victory for the Sullen's debut release on the label;[2] the duo were previously signed to Erased Tapes Records in Europe and Kranky in North America.