In February 2006, the four musicians that are Grinderman booked themselves into London's Metropolis Studios for a five-day marathon of non-stop demo sessions, resulting in several hours of raw material. In April 2006, Grinderman entered RAK studios, London, for a week with producer Nick Launay. They re-worked the raw material into thirteen songs, returning to Metropolis in October to mix them. Warren: "It was meant to be really open liberating thing. We went to places we would not normally go… and then tried to push it even further…" Marty: "Having Nick on the guitar changes the whole dynamic. Warren: "Launay gets good sounds down. We didn’t want any obstacles between the band sound and the production, so Launay was perfect." Jim: "The name Grinderman seemed to suit the band. It sums up the sort of music we are making. We grind." NICK CAVE: vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano WARREN ELLIS: electric bouzouki, Fendocaster, violin, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals MARTYN CASEY: bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals JIM SCLAVUNOS: drums, percussion, backing vocals While everything is quiet and easy Mr. Grinder can have his way... -- Memphis Slim, 1941