 "Creamfields" was also the third in a series of mix albums of the same name commemorating the festival, with previous albums by different DJs being released in 2000 and 2001, with both releases carrying the same name.Oakenfold's "Creamfields" was considered a relaunch of the series

Musically, the album was a return to his "epic" progressive trance style that he had popularised on his acclaimed mix albums "Goa Mix" (1994) and "Perfecto Fluoro" (1996).Like those albums, film dialogue appears, and also features a tribute to "Goa Mix" via a remixed version of that album's "Point Zero" by Li Kwan.