[7] Percussionist Chris Vrenna, who had performed on Nine Inch Nails' 1989 debut Pretty Hate Machine, joined the band to collaborate on tour and to record in studio.

[8] Tim Griggs of AllMusic gave Big Electric Metal Bass Face a mostly negative review and called the songs "not as heavy as other industrial recordings; in fact, considering the name of the band and album title, some are wimpier than they should be.

"[9] Ben Thompson of The Wire was also critical of the album and said "the single 'Funkopolis' is something of a toe-tapper but much of the rest steers perilously close to the little-lamented early 80s college-educated tribal funk essays of Shriekback et al."[10] A critic at Keyboard was more positive in their review, identifying the band's strength at rhythm arrangements and saying "their mixes are unusually bright: Samples punch, synth saxes honk, Moogish bass lines go yowp-yowp, drums thump, unidentified noises circle and take off, all of them clear and sharp.

"[11] Mondo 2000 praised the band for developing a jazzy and more quiet and kinetic energy, describing the album as "a dance – till – it – hurts mutant blend of industrial, rap, funk, and house.

[14] All tracks are written by Van Christie and Jim Marcus, except "Head" by James WoolleyAdapted from the Big Electric Metal Bass Face liner notes.