the double album highlights a mix of genres, including jazz, breakbeats and classical. three songs feature a full 110-piece orchestra. unlike his previous two albums, which featured vocals on almost every track, this album is entirely instrumental. the tracks change genres constantly. for example, "the antikythera mechanism" starts off almost lullaby-like, complete with a piano, acoustic guitars and reversed beats; halfway through the track, it explodes with a 110-piece orchestra, followed by a section of breakbeats and ending with the de-construction of the orchestra. animated videos created by visual effects artist scott pagano to accompany each song were included in a dvd packaged along with the cd. "this binary universe" reached #4 on the "billboard" dance/electronic albums chart. bt's company, sonik architects, built the drum machine (the first in surround sound) used on the album.