Reception

Ned Raggett of allmusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "significant step forward in the trio's continuing sonic evolution" and noting the increased use of Tara Vanflower's vocals as well as electronics playing a larger roll in the music Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi received a degree in Mathematics in 1982 from University of Turin, where he did work on the General Theory of Relativity. For a number of years he was the head of the Artificial Intelligence Center at Olivetti, based in Cupertino, California. He has been a visiting scholar at...

 gave it an 7 out of 10, placing it at #103 on his "Best Rock Albums of 1996" list. Aiding & Abetting gave it a mixed review, calling it an "a pretty, if somewhat uneven, performance."

Track listing

Personnel

Lycia

• David Galas – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
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  , synthesizer
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  , sampler
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  , programming
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  , engineering
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  , mixing
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• Tara Vanflower
  Tara Vanflower
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   – vocals
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• Mike VanPortfleet – vocals, guitar
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  , synthesizer, programming, mastering
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Additional musicians and production

• Kevin Gray – mastering
• Ryan Lum – mastering
• Lycia – production
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• Sam Rosenthal
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   – art direction
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