 ", and "Hieroglyph"), and represent an unprecedented musical direction for Cynic.Since the two previous hired musicians, Tymon Kruidenier and Robin Zielhorst, were let go by Masvidal and Reinert, all guitar parts for this EP were recorded by Paul Masvidal.Bass parts were composed and recorded by Sean Malone, who had recorded on every Cynic release, with the exception of 2010's "Re-Traced".