 The people who ran the label also organized the "Mouvement Internationale des Musiques Innovatrices" experimental music festival, and took notice when Amoebic Ensemble performed there in 1996.The album was produced by Tom Buckland, except for "Lay Down in the Road", which was produced by Joe Auger.Subsequent to "Amoebiasis"'s release, primarily as a result of members being busy in other music projects, percussionists Paige Van Antwerp and Jonathan Thomas, as well as trumpeter Shawn Wallace all left the band.