- Lindsay Cooper / bassoon, sopranino & alto saxes, piano, keyboards
- Zeena Parkins / electric & prepared harps, accordion, e-bow guitar (6)
- Chris Cutler / drums, electronics, percussion
With:
- Robert Wyatt / vocals (1,2,4,7)
- Sally Potter / vocals (3,6)
- Phil Minton / vocals (5)
- Dagmar Krause / vocals (8,9)
- Bill Gilonis / bass, guitar
Contains printed inner sleeve with full texts, photos and illustrations.
News from Babel were an English avant-rock group founded in 1983 by Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins and Dagmar Krause. They made two studio albums with several guest musicians and disbanded in 1986.