They were joined on stage by some of the musicians featured on the album, including The Raincoats, Mark E. Smith of The Fall, Peter Hein of Fehlfarben, and Schorsch Kamerun of Goldene Zitronen.

[1] It was decided that the new Silver Monk Time would not be a standard tribute album; the participating artists were explicitly asked to experiment with the songs, rather than producing straight cover versions.

Rhythm, sound and melody grow together to a stream of lava on which the energy laden music surfs down into the valley of Dionysus by tearing down mirror balls like apples from trees."

The album artwork was created by Lucia Palacios, and is based on the motif of the Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback film poster by Daniel Richter.

As a result the sound of The Monks is treated to a 21st century workout with synthesizers and beat tracks threaded through the original quartet's already way out psychotic minimalism“.