Following the crash-and-burn of "Surripere" and "Theme of Sudden Roundabout," "VL AI 5" sounds downright traditional and linear. A steady beat borrowed liberally from "Zeiss Contarex" guides the track through its first three minutes, and the moody synth washes that set up the harmonic structure seem to harken back to Amber, of all things. Were it not for the nervous undercurrents of electrical hum and flurry, it would be easy to mistake this for something from their pre-Envane period.

Eventually, the embedded interference rises to break the placid surface, and like the other pieces on the album, this one disintegrates toward the end. This time, though, it's more of a slow and gentle winding-down than a sputtering crash. Bits of modulated noise bleed into as the drums come unhinged, then the track is overtaken by layers of radio chatter which segue directly into "P.:Ntil."