▁concept ▁album ▁An hed onia , ▁released ▁on ▁Sp ot ▁The ▁Gen ius ▁Produ ctions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁which ▁chron icles ▁the ▁life , ▁death ▁and ▁subsequent ▁trip ▁to ▁hell , ▁of ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁and ▁rap ist . ▁ ▁Following ▁An hed onia , ▁S leep ▁Station ▁signed ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey - based ▁E y eb all ▁Records . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁S leep ▁Station ▁released ▁its ▁first ▁album ▁on ▁E y eb all ▁Records , ▁Run away ▁El ba - 1 . ▁The ▁album ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁cy ber net ics ▁engineer ▁who ▁builds ▁a ▁female ▁robot , ▁El ba - 1 . ▁El ba - 1 ▁and ▁the ▁engineer ▁fall ▁wild ly ▁in ▁love , ▁but ▁must ▁fle e ▁when ▁the ▁engineer ' s ▁employ ers ▁are ▁determined ▁to ▁ste al ▁El ba - 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁S leep ▁Station ▁released ▁the ▁Von ▁Cos el ▁EP ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁download ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁website . ▁Although ▁previous ▁S leep ▁Station ▁albums ▁had ▁featured ▁several ▁David ▁Deb iak ▁ac oust ic ▁solo ▁songs , ▁Von ▁Cos el ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁release ▁to ▁slightly ▁abandon ▁the ▁" band " ▁format . ▁There ▁were , ▁however , ▁substantial ▁contributions ▁by ▁Brad ▁Pa xt on ▁( G uit ar ), ▁and ▁Ryan ▁Ball ▁( G uit ar , ▁Bass , ▁Lap ▁Ste el , ▁Dr ums , ▁P iano , ▁Organ , ▁Rec ording , ▁Mix ing