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1	Etna Drums – AtsuoGuitar [Lead] – Wata	9:50
2	N.L.T. Bass [Upright] – Bill HerzogCymbal [Bowed] – Atsuo	3:49
3	The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Drums [Traps] – AtsuoEffects [Space Echo] – WataPercussion – Adrienne DaviesPiano – Stephen O'MalleyVocals – Bill Herzog, Jesse Sykes, Phil Wandscher	7:37
4	Akuma No Kuma Drums [Lead] – AtsuoDrums [Snare] – Bill HerzogEffects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Korg Ms20] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Greg AndersonSynthesizer [Oberheim] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen, Troy SwansonSynthesizer [Roland Sh101] – Mell DettmerSynthesizer [Vocoder] – Joe PrestonTrombone – Steve Moore	7:52
5	Fried Eagle Mind Guitar [Bottle Lead] – TakeshiGuitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] – Stephen O'MalleyPerformer [Natural Trouble] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] – Troy SwansonVocals, Guitar [Space] – Wata	9:46
6	The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep) Guitar [Space Echo] – WataViola, Violin – Eyvind Kang	5:05
7	Blood Swamp Guitar – Kim ThayilSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Rex Ritter	14:45

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Studio Litho
• Recorded At – Aleph Studios
• Mixed At – Avast! Recording Co.
• Mastered At – Sinister Kitchen Laboratories

Credits

• Artwork – Aaron Horkey, Fangsanalsatan
• Artwork [Art Direction] – Fangsanalsatan, SOMA*
• Bass – Greg Anderson (tracks: 3, 5), Takeshi (tracks: 1, 7)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Floyd Reitzmah*
• Gong – Atsuo (tracks: 2, 7)
• Guitar – Greg Anderson (tracks: 1, 7), Stephen O'Malley (tracks: 1, 7), Takeshi (tracks: 1, 3, 7), Wata (tracks: 3, 7)
• Photography By [Portraits] – W.T. Nelson
• Producer – Boris , Sunn O)))
• Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Mell Dettmer
• Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By – Randall Dunn
• Synthesizer [Kork Ms20] – Randall Dunn (tracks: 4, 5, 6)
• Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen (tracks: 5, 6)

Notes

Recorded at Litho, October 2005
Additional Recording at Aleph, December 2005
Mixed at Avast, June 2006
Mastered at Sinister Kitchen, July 2006

Housed in a jewel-case and enclosed in a specially printed slip-case with sticker affixed to the front.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
sunn62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, Num)	Southern Lord	sunn62	US	2006
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Cle)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Ora)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
SUNN62	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Yel)	Southern Lord	SUNN62	US	2007
sunn⁶²	Sunn O))) & Boris	Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Blu)	Southern Lord	sunn⁶²	US	2007

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