▁from ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁Studio ▁D ; ▁the ▁drums ▁were ▁recorded ▁at ▁Factory ▁Studios ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ical ▁them es ▁Town send ▁channel led ▁his ▁new - found ▁self - control ▁and ▁sob ri ety ▁into ▁Ki , ▁a ▁" rest rained , ▁mel od ic , ▁and ▁tran qu il " ▁album ▁that ▁is ▁" a ▁sharp ▁contrast " ▁to ▁the ▁heavy ▁metal ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁for , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁his ▁" sign ature ▁sound ". ▁The ▁album ▁features ▁und ist orted ▁guitar ▁t ones , ▁live ▁takes , ▁no ▁drum ▁trigger ing , ▁and ▁relatively ▁quiet ▁master ing , ▁with ▁a ▁musical ▁style ▁combining ▁ambient , ▁progress ive ▁rock , ▁jazz ▁rock , ▁and ▁psych ed el ic ▁bl ues . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁rec urr ing ▁musical ▁theme ▁is ▁" t ension ▁and ▁release ", ▁a ▁grad ual ▁build ▁in ▁intensity ▁which ▁suddenly ▁stops ▁and ▁gives ▁way ▁to ▁" something ▁relax ing ". ▁The ▁album ' s ▁musical ▁style ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁Por cup ine ▁Tree , ▁Ch rom a ▁Key , ▁and ▁P ink ▁F loyd , ▁with ▁Town send ' s ▁vocals ▁drawing ▁compar isons ▁to ▁Steven ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Steve ▁H ack ett . K i ▁was ▁mixed ▁by ▁Town send , ▁and ▁features ▁very ▁little ▁compression , ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁his ▁usual ▁wall - of - sound ▁production ▁style . ▁Town send ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁originally