[2] Matheny said Western Teleport's title was influenced by his "obsession" over technological advancements while he was living in California.

To promote the album, Bar/None, with the help of the Alternative Distribution Alliance, buried 41 "nodes" at different random locations throughout North America.

[4] Matheny has credited his inspiration for the idea of burying cassettes for others to find when he became concerned about the environmental impact of making multiple copies of the same album.

[11] Dan Weiss, one such critic, compared Emperor X to They Might Be Giants because of their shared penchant for catchy songs and nerdy subject matter.

[10] Blogger "Imaginary Liz" compared the album's sound to "early Mountain Goats as interpreted through an Elliott Smith vibe.