Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) saw "Tilt" as Broudie's attempt to modernize the band's sound. According to Jason Damas, also of AllMusic, although "Ian Broudie is probably one of the least likely people to embrace electronica," "Tilt" brings some of the band's "dancier undertones" to the forefront. He also noted that the band were "no strangers to stiff, computerized beats" because Broudie had used a drum machine to round out the Lightning Seeds' sound when it was still a solo project prior to 1996, and said that, as such, "Tilt" "is neither electronica or rock, but merely danceable pop" and said it was "harldy a
Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) mixed by Bomb the Bass member Tim Simenon who also helped with the dance beats throughout the album. Production duo Cutfather & Joe are also creaited with additional production on the album and for remixing "Sweetest Soul Sensations". Cenzo Townshend, John Grey, Kenny Patterson and Mads Nilsson all engineered the album, whilst in the liner notes of "Tilt", Joe Belmaati gets extra credit for programming work and Dave Bascombe for mixing the album. Departing from the group's indie rock sound, "Tilt" explores electronica and dance music, and features hard dance beats. Music writer Colin Larkin and Jason Ankeny of AllMusic