While their earlier albums were almost entirely recorded by Freeman and Melchiondo themselves at their home using a 4-track recorder, Chocolate and Cheese marked the first time the band produced an album in a professional recording studio. Starting with the release of their 1994 album Chocolate and Cheese, Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo-known by their stage names Gene and Dean Ween, respectively-began to significantly enhance their approach to studio recording.

Dean Ween described the album as 'the only record that I ever felt really confident about' and 'my favorite record we've ever done.' Gene Ween has echoed this sentiment, saying: ' The Mollusk is probably my favorite, at the end of the day.' Background It is a multi-genre concept album with a dark nautical theme, with most songs incorporating elements from psychedelia and/or sea shanties, while also featuring a heavy progressive rock influence. The Mollusk is the sixth studio album by American rock band Ween, released by Elektra Records on June 24, 1997.

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