▁Until ▁about ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ch ater ▁was ▁using ▁a ▁Power ▁Mac int osh ▁G 3 ▁be ige ▁with ▁System ▁ 7 ▁for ▁Studio ▁V ision , ▁a ▁sequ encing ▁program ▁that ▁ended ▁support ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁to ▁max ▁out ▁credit ▁cards ▁to ▁help ▁fin ance ▁production . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁worked ▁with ▁multiple ▁guest ▁vocal ists ▁and ▁mus icians , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁album ' s ▁final ▁cut . ▁In ▁working ▁with ▁vocal ists , ▁the ▁A val an ches ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁vocals ▁that ▁mes hed ▁se am lessly ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁samples . ▁Jonathan ▁Don ah ue ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁Rev ▁provided ▁vocals ▁and ▁musical ▁saw ▁instrument ation ▁on ▁multiple ▁tracks . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Kevin ▁Parker ▁of ▁T ame ▁Imp ala ▁provided ▁additional ▁drum ming ▁on ▁" Go ing ▁Home " ▁and ▁viol in ist ▁Warren ▁Ell is ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁" Step k ids ". ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Bernard ▁also ▁provided ▁some ▁orch estr ation ▁to ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁tracks . ▁Both ▁D anny ▁Brown ' s ▁and ▁B iz ▁Mark ie ' s ▁vocals ▁on ▁" Fran kie ▁Sin atra " ▁and ▁" The ▁No ise y ▁E ater " ▁respectively ▁were ▁done ▁rem ot ely . ▁For ▁Brown ' s ▁vocals ▁on ▁" The ▁W oz ard ▁of ▁Iz ", ▁he ▁visited ▁Sing ▁Sing ▁Studios ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁all - night ▁recording