This album is most notable for exceptionally strong lyric and melodic composition, compiling of a full length studio album.

While some composers, like Mozart, have used this interval in melodic composition, other composers found it awkward.

Nebulae kept his roots in melodic composition, which he married with the percussive sounds of beat-driven dance floor music.

In the last year, he has released two new albums of his knotty, melodic compositions.

Sthaayi: The initial, rondo phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition.

Antara: The first body phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition.

Vilambit bandish: A slow and steady melodic composition, usually in largo to adagio speeds.

Sanchaari: The third body phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition, seen more typically in Dhrupad bandishes.

Ter Veldhuis favors tonal, melodic compositions, avoiding the dissonance of some recent classical music.

The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Donnelly's singing, the often melodic composition, and the morbid themes expressed on the project.