Complex sentence: Rasmussen said that was not his intention, as he tried for an ambient sound similar to the previous two albums, and was not present for the album's mixing, for which Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero had been hired beforehand.
Split into simpler sentences: Rasmussen said that was not his intention, as he tried for an ambient sound similar to the previous two albums. He was not present for the album's mixing, for which Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero had been hired beforehand.