 Sostak subsequently relocated to Peru where he worked as a teacher.Sweep the Leg Johnny combined elements of a number of styles and genres into a sound that was not easily categorized.Allmusic described their sound as a combination of "dissonant rock, progressive music, jazz, noise and punk", while the "Chicago Tribune" described the band as "art-punk", stating that the band "combines the complexity of art rock, the sledgehammer forcefulness of punk, brooding melodies and countless hours of toil into one of the city's most distinctive sounds", describing their music as "a roller-coaster ride of jarring guitar riffs and blaring free jazz saxophone, abruptly changing time signatures and dramatic, dynamic shifts".