 During its production, Zender left Jamiroquai due to conflicts with Kay.While Zender had not been involved in the album's songwriting, the group chose to scrap his recorded tracks to avoid lawsuits and Nick Fyffe was recruited for new sessions.This resulted in what journalist Lisa Markwell thought was a "tighter, more angry collection of songs" for "Synkronized", while Prasad Bidaye of "Exclaim!"