 Long-term band member Ben Coleman had left prior to the album's release and by 1994, the band had effectively retired from live performance.Considered a vitally important evolution, the album realised the expansive promise of the band's earlier material.Combining dream pop, art rock and moody minimalism, with an epic orchestral scope, "Flowermouth" was well served by the guest performances of /Rain Tree Crow's Jansen and Barbieri, King Crimson's Robert Fripp and Mel Collins, jazz trumpeter Ian Carr and eerie Dead Can Dance singer Lisa Gerrard.