It was recorded at Konk Studios in London, during sessions that lasted from January to March 1991, being mixed later that same year.

This cemented both a good personal and working relationship with the band's lead singer Douglas McCarthy.

Bloodline was the first Recoil album to feature guest vocalists, with contributions from Moby, Toni Halliday of Curve, and McCarthy.

McCarthy's vocals were featured on the album's first single, a cover of the Alex Harvey song "Faith Healer".

[citation needed] Moby, who contributed vocals for the song "Curse", would later release his 1999 breakthrough album, Play, which arguably contains clear stylistic similarities to "Electro Blues for Bukka White".