All lyrics by NotAnotherPoet and all music by The Slow Blade, except 'The Burial of Vice' (lyrics and music by The Slow Blade). NotAnotherPoet: vocals The Slow Blade: vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica, synths, sampling, programming, and drum sequencing. Liane Halton: vocals on 'The Burial of Vice' Dan Rothwell: trombone on 'Evergreen Everteens/ The Zeds' and 'We Once Spoke of Rivers'. Itay Kochva: Saxophones on 'Evergreen Everteens/ The Zeds' A gaggle of ne'er-do-wells: backing vocals on 'Native Speaker' Recorded at Daftpop Sounds and Nugget Records in Beijing, China, Engineered by David Carey. Mixed by The Slow Blade at Daftpop Sounds and Nugget Records. Mastered by Zachary Dorne at Khandha Records in the UK. Illustrations: Zuhui Ghang Graphic Design: Martijn de Lange Photography: Graeme Nicol We would like to thank the following people who have helped make this album possible: Matt Byrne, Anthony Tao and Daniel Vuillermin of The Spittoon Collective. Nan Guazi, Trevor and Janet, Chacha and Earlgrey, Dani Wang, Zhuxi and Ganba, Bert Whitehead, Baozi, Dave and Jen at Nugget Records. All those at Temple Bar, Pi Bar, Aotu Space, Xiao Music, Professor J and Quasar Science, Modernista and LiveBeijingMusic. Thanks also to Graeme Nicol, Nina Dillenz, Liane Halton, Itay Kochva, Jesse Young, Daniel Rothwell, Zachary Dorne and not forgetting of course, all the Native Speakers.