Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death

Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death is the 1990 debut studio album by avant-garde rock band Idiot Flesh.

Personnel

 * E. Horace (Gene) Jun – guitar, vocals
 * Nils James Larson Frykdahl – flute, vocals, guitar, saxophone, percussion
 * Daniel Wilkins Rathbun – bass, engineer, vocals, cello
 * Daniel Aaron Roth – drums, metal percussion, saxophone, piano
 * Charles "Chuck" LaBarge Stevenson Squier – drums, cover art

Guest musicians

 * Danny Tunick – chimes, glockenspiel
 * William Winant – glockenspiel, marimba
 * Peter Josheff – clarinet

Production

 * Per Frykdahl – cover art
 * Mark Stichman – production, engineer
 * Rance Mannion – engineer