It is also his last studio album as he died on May 2 while recording it, and the only one released under the name hide with Spread Beaver.

In June 1998, Zilch bassist Paul Raven said in an interview: "He was under a lot of pressure to finish his solo record.

He said that I.N.A had a particularly difficult task with the vocals for "Hurry Go Round", which were not fully recorded and have a "heavy" or somber lyrical theme to them.

[4] A song called "Co Gal" was originally demoed for Ja, Zoo but was not completed following hide's death.

Sixteen years later, the song was finished and commercially released after Yamaha utilized their Vocaloid technology to mimic the deceased musician's voice.