In late 2009, Subconscious Communications announced the release of the "Beyond the Vault" series. With it, a new Download album titled "HElicopTEr" was included in the series which was written by cEvin Key and Phil Western with a guest appearance by Mark Spybey. As stated on the official Subconscious Communications website, the album employs some of the oldest synthesizers the studio has in its collection. The result differs from the more ambient releases of "Effector" and "Fixer" and is more akin to Download's previous works such as "Furnace" or "Charlie's Family".