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- Patti Adachi: Taiko drummer on 1
- Martin AtkinsMartin AtkinsMartin Clive Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke...
: Producer, editing, mastering, mixing on 2-4, 6-11, 13, drums, triggered percussion on 1, clavinet on 1, huge drum thing on 1, vocals on 12, background vocals on 1, 4, 5, chorus vocals on 1, tapes on 2, ambient tapes on 5, record and tape scratching on 3, 4, 9, 11, Naga Baba trumpet on 3, hi hat on 7, 1/4" loops on 9, 11, phone call on 10, timbales radio on 11, artwork, collage - Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
: Mental illness on 5 - Scott Crane: Engineering assistance on 5, 6
- CVC3: Engineering on 3, 6, 7
- Duane DenisonDuane DenisonDuane Denison is an American guitarist. Denison currently plays for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Jesus Lizard, which he recently re-united with after a 9-year break-up, and Tomahawk. He has played for Firewater. He began his musical career by studying classical guitar. Denison and ex-Ministry...
: Guitar on 11 - Mike DillonMike Dillon (musician)Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. He is a member of Critters Buggin, Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Garage A Trois...
: Drums on 5 - Paul FergusonPaul FergusonPaul Ferguson is a rock drummer, best known for his work in the post-punk/industrial group, Killing Joke, and cult English punk band, Pink Parts. Ferguson was a founder member of Killing Joke, and was their drummer from 1978 to 1987, and was known as 'Big Paul Ferguson' during this period...
: Drums on 6-9, 13 - Dirk Flanigan: Vocals on 4, 9
- Flea (musician)Flea (musician)Michael Peter Balzary , better known by his stage name Flea, is an Australian-American musician and occasional actor. He is best known as the bassist, co-founding member, and one of the composers of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers...
: Bass on 2 - Michael GiraMichael GiraMichael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
: Vocals on 7, 12 string guitar on 6 - Laura Gomel: Background vocals on 4
- Julian Herzfeld: Engineering on 1, 3, 4, 6-9, A-DAT transfer on 2, editing on 4, mixing on 8, 9
- Kenny JacksonKenny JacksonKenny Jackson is a former professional American football player. He played wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Oilers and was twice named a collegiate All-American at Penn State University .-Early years:Jackson grew up in South...
: Engineering on 1-3 - Sean JoyceSean JoyceSean William Joyce is an English former professional footballer who made 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United...
: Samples on 3, "Wanna Come Get Some" vocals on 6, ambient tapes on 5 - Algis A. KizysAlgis KizysAlgis Kizys is a New York City bass guitarist most well-known for his long-time membership in No Wave indie band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986s Greed LP, he stayed with the group through The Great Annihilator...
: Bass on 7-10, 13 - Charles LeviCharles LeviCharles Levi is the bassist for My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and project .44. He has appeared on other artists' albums, such as Chemlab and Pigface, as well as being in the films The Crow and Black From the Dead. Levi also recorded bass for Sister Machine Gun's The Torture Technique, as well...
: Female vocals on 1, bass on 1, 3, background vocals on 1 - Jim MarcusJim MarcusJames Marcus is a musician, artist, political activist, and respected typographer who is best known for his work as the lead singer and founder of the Industrial band Die Warzau...
: Package design, taiko drummer on 1, huge drum thing on 1, vocals on 13, background vocals on 1, backing vocal direction on 1, percussion loops on 1, 10, congas on 7 - Jason McNinch: Engineering on 11, 13, guitar on 2, PZM microphone operator on 7
- Brad Miller (photographer): Photography
- Jason More: Taiko drummer on 1, huge drum thing on 1
- Michie Nakatami: Fuck It Up sample on 4
- Hope Nicholls: Vocals on 8, 11
- Dave OgilvieDave OgilvieDave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
- OgreNivek OgreNivek Ogre is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor best known as a founding member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy. Since that band featured another Kevin and was produced by another Ogilvie Nivek Ogre (born Kevin Graham Ogilvie December 5, 1962) is a Canadian musician,...
: Vocals on 1, 3, chorus vocals on 1 - Jay O'Rourke: Editing, mastering
- Genesis P-OrridgeGenesis P-OrridgeGenesis Breyer P-Orridge is an English singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist. P-Orridge's early confrontational performance work in COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution,...
: Vocals on 3, 5, chorus vocals on 1, Naga Baba trumpet on 3 - Chris RandallChris Randall (musician)Chris Randall is an American musician, and the former frontman of Sister Machine Gun. In 1998, he created a side-project called Micronaut, focusing on more instrumental music that was not necessarily appropriate for Sister Machine Gun....
: Background vocals on 1 - Lesley Rankine: Vocals on 2, 6
- Barb Ruchoft: Cello on 8
- Louis SvitekLouis SvitekLouis Svitek is a musician and former guitarist for a number of bands including M.O.D., Ministry, Pigface, Mind Funk, The Hollow steps and Project .44...
: Guitar on 3, 7-9, 11, 13 - James Teitelbaum: Editing on 9
- Third Function: Package design
- Danny Torres: Engineering assistance on 1-3
- Dave TrumfioDave Trumfio-The Pulsars:Dave Trumfio was the frontman in the 90's new-wave band .The Pulsars, made up of brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio, released EPs in the early 1990s before getting signed to Herb Alpert's Almo Records....
: Sitar on 7 - Mark WalkMark WalkMark Walk is an American composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and current member of the bands Skinny Puppy and ohGr. He also composes material for film and television under his name or as a ghostwriter. One such piece was for the "Kitchen Confidential" opener, which was a Fox TV show that...
: Engineering on 2, 5-8, 12, editing on 6, mixing on 2-4, 6, 7, 11, horns on 5, bass on 5, moog bass on 6, samples on 5, 7, background vocals on 5, piano on 12, orchestra on 12, percussion on 12 - Scott Watanabe: Taiko drummer on 1
- Andrew Weiss: Bass on 2, 4, keyboards on 4
- Naoko and Atsuko Yamano: Fuck It Up sample on 4