 Tim Blake left the band before the album's release to pursue his Crystal Machine project and does not feature on the album, with his usual contributions being replaced by increased synthesiser work by Niall Hone and Dead Fred.The album also marks the first official appearance of Haz Wheaton.Wheaton had appeared with the "skeleton crew" spin off live band, Technicians of Spaceship Hawkwind some years before joining the band at The Coronet performance in December 2015 to play bass.