Sonic Animation's third studio album, Reality by Deception, was released on 4 February 2002, which peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Albums Chart and No. 6 on the ARIA Dance chart. Lee felt the album "pares back the more commercially-friendly vocals... in favour of more straight trance-light tracks more akin to their clubbing roots... [They] have flowed with a different aim in mind that has seen a decent, although not terribly inspiring release." It provided the singles, "E-Ville" (October 2001), "I'm a DJ" (February 2002) and "Super Showbiz Star" (April 2002). "I'm a DJ" was listed at No. 74 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.
