wˌaɪl ˌɛnˌɛsˌɑːɹdˈiː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd mjˈuːzɪk, mˈɛmbɚz ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈɜːkt ˌɔn ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹt ænd pɚfˈoːɹməns ˈɑːɹt, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈuːvmənt ʌv ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmət ˈɑːɹt, ænd wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd ˈɔfən kɹˈɪptɪk moʊtˈiːfs ænd θˈiːmz.
While NSRD created music, members also worked on installation art and performance art, which they regarded under their own movement of 'approximate art', and which often incorporated strange and often cryptic motifs and themes.