previous albums, the record was jointly co-produced between the band's percussionist Iain Copeland and their longtime co-producer Calum MacLean. The band described that after installing the cottage they "had a party" for three months, "occasionally recording as [they] went." The band openly admitted that their stay at the studio was protracted and "whisky-enhanced." Band leader, piper and whistler Peter Morrison wrote seven of the eleven tracks on Welcome to Dun Vegas which, according to The Living Tradition, "somehow summons up peat bogs and mountains – and of course a fine malt!." Two of the remaining songs were written by other band members, and the other two were traditional pieces. The Veganites, a local harmony group, were in the cottage during the recording of the album and agreed to collaborate. While still incorporating electronic instrumentation, the band marked more of a return to live instruments than the predominantly electronic Faerie Stories during the production of Dun Vegas, while continuing to experiment, incorporating vocal effects, "found sounds" and reversal techniques. Music Welcome to Dun Vegas fuses the band's "own brand of Hebridean music" with various other styles and genres such as African music, "deep dub bass lines," "all round spacey electronica" and "earthy dance rhythms" with "keyboard effects," experimental music, "inimitable" vocals and "various unidentified noises." Dawn Laker of Roots Review noted the album's mixture between traditional and modern instruments, and "rhythmic inspiration from as far afield as Africa and South America." The foreground of the music throughout the album can change from traditional Celtic tunes originating from Ireland and Scotland, often in a fragmented fashion, to "modern melodies" and instances where "anything goes." Neilson and Morrison provide the traditional-esque melodies, which unfold over Copeland's "hi-tech grooves," Salter's "richly layered guitar" and Jones and Innes Hutton's keyboard and bass work. The album is the band's first to feature vocals, sometimes in Gaelic, although only a small amount is featured, and are used unconventionally and inimitably, and placed sparsely. For example, the spoken word vocals on "Teuchstar" and "bendy version" of traditional Gaelic song "Fear Eile." The final two songs on the album, "Skeabost Monsoon" and "A Taste of Rum," feature guest vocals from the local vocal group The Veganites, who were in the cottage during the album's recording. Peatbog Faeries later wrote a thank you message to the Veganites in the liner notes of their following album Croftwork (2005) which also features