The word "tohuvabohu" is derived from the biblical Hebrew phrase "tohu va bohu", meaning "without form and void" or "chaos and utter confusion", which was used to describe the state of the earth before creation.

[2][3] The band describes its usage of the term as meaning "wild and chaotic".

[5] Additional samples from these phone calls were compiled on the track "What We Do For You" on Brimborium, a companion remix album.

made a posting to his personal blog indicating his displeasure at the fact that the band had altered his original artwork submission.

In the final version used on the album, in order to follow preexisting themes, the original red color palette had been switched to orange, and several stylized buildings and cranes in the background had been replaced with a starburst pattern.