art direction [concept & production] Luther Blissett artwork Masami Akita artwork Tanja Kopecky backing vocals Gundula Schmitz bass [whistling basses] Dr. Zastrow executive-producer [concept & production] Luther Blissett featuring [hidden instruments] Thies Mynther featuring [musical degeneration] Brezel Göring featuring [musical developments] John Raw featuring [musical environments] Dr. Halb featuring [musical invitations] Disco Hobby human beatbox Nasir Al Shahabi performer [merzbow] Masami Akita photography by [photo] Düse sleeve, design Claude Debussy theremin, keyboards [ems synthi 'a', moog 'the rouge'], noises [noise electronics] Masami Akita vocals Tanja Kopecky zither Moe Recorded At ZSF Produkt Studio Mixed At ZSF Produkt Studio Glass Mastered At Calyx Mastering The album is virtually including 3 CDs in one: left channel is Merzbow album called Floating Eloy (38:38), right channel is Ladybird untitled album with 9 tracks (including 3 hidden bonus tracks) and in stereo mode it's called Balance - both records playing simultaneously. The actual playing time of the CD is 61:45.
First track have silence in right channel (no Ladybird music).
Baby James includes 3 hidden tracks by Ladybird after 10 minutes of silence: Obsession (cover on Obsession by Army Of Lovers), So Dizzy (cover on So Dizzy by Rehab) and Give It To Me (All Your Love) (cover on Give It To Me by The Troggs). Left channel is muted on this tracks (no Merzbow music), but for the last 2 minutes the music is stereo again (Merzbow + Ladybird). Hidden tracks aren't named on the cover.
Some songs on the album by Ladybird are parody renditions of famous pop tracks: It Only Takes A Boy - It Only Takes a Minute by Take That mixed with a famous Popcorn melody I Feel Summer - I Feel Love by Donna Summer Netlove - Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Merzbow's Floating Eloy recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February 1997. Matrix / Runout: HIDDEN CALYX HW 015 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L357 Mould SID Code: IFPI 5221