The Elastic Purejoy was Dave Allen's own band on the label he founded, World Domination Recordings. Their sound can be characterized as bass-driven, progressive indie rock and pop.
After their first release, Allen's name appeared on the records' packaging. Their last two releases were subtitled "2/20" and "3/20", the last new contributions to Allen's plan at the time to release a series of twenty records. ("1/20" was the soundtrack to the movie The Harvest.)