"We were both very influenced by Brian Eno's music, the non-musician's approach to music, and we were big fans of Bill Laswell," says Pearson. "Bill Laswell did an interesting thing, he brought in as guest vocalist Melle Mel, of the original Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It's a very odd addition to the album as a whole, but it was an experimental move on all of our parts. Otherwise, they added some interesting sounds which were then incorporated into finished tracks, and Brian Eno did a very interesting series or remixes which were pleasing to our ears and incorporated into the album versions as well."