and other effects to Ogre's vocals, which were often delivered as a stream of consciousness. Lyrics referred to social and political topics, including animal rights, environmental degradation, drug addiction, suicide, war, privacy, and self-determination. Skinny Puppy's often informal, improvisational approach to musical composition is indicated by their term "brap," a verb meaning "to get together, hook up electronic instruments, get high, and record." The Process was a stylistic departure from their previous albums, featuring untreated vocals, guitar, and more accessible song structures. Artwork The cover art, a photograph of a building, is by Steven R. Gilmore. Gilmore created the cover in memory of Goettel and his wife, Colette. He wrote: Although a color version of the photo was considered, Gilmore chose the sepia-tinted version for the album. Release When it was released, The Process was considered the final Skinny Puppy album; its liner notes read "The End" after the album credits, which included thank-yous to "Electronic Music Lovers" and "Puppy People". Ogre and Key reformed the band in 2000 and released a new album, The Greater Wrong of the Right, in 2004. Critical reception The Process received generally-mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic writer Steve Huey criticized the album for failing to convey its concepts, but concluded: "Still, credit must be given to the band for having finished the record at all, and in its own way, the confusion of The Process speaks volumes". Nicholas Maltezos of The Record gave the album one out of four stars: "Skinny Puppy's sound was certainly original – the group's synthesizer-dominated rock could have easily served as the background music for a dream sequence in a horror or sci-fi movie. But The Process is just a nightmare of a recording". For NME, John Perry wrote that the album was "far from being the industrial, goth knees-up you'd expect" and did little to hold listener interest: "You can't help feeling it would have been better all-round if they hadn't bothered". Ben Mitchell of Select also criticized the album: "An unerring inability to distinguish arse from elbow throughout results in a flimsy 11-track approximation of a gang of mildly irritated moped riders attempting a stage invasion at a Jean-Michel Jarre concert". James Muretich of the Calgary Herald was impressed by "Candle", and wrote that "the band at least goes out with more of a bark than a whimper". Rommie Johnson of The Tampa Tribune gave the album