Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death is the 1990 debut studio album by avant-garde rock band Idiot Flesh. 
  Track listing
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| 1. | "Something" | Nils Frykdahl | 6:33 | 
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| 2. | "Thinking of a Number Above 17" | Gene Jun | 2:56 | 
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| 3. | "Meditation" | Jun | 6:45 | 
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| 4. | "Artstroking" | Dan Rathbun | 4:36 | 
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| 5. | "The Tale" | Daniel Roth | 4:32 | 
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| 6. | "Housewife" | Frykdahl, Jun | 7:54 | 
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| 7. | "Heavy Metal Beer" | Frykdahl, Jun | 5:52 | 
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| 8. | "Cosmic Interlude" |  | 0:43 | 
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| 9. | "Get Floor!" | Frykdahl | 4:50 | 
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| 10. | "The Widening Gyre" | Roth | 5:43 | 
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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
  Production
 - Per Frykdahl – cover art
- Mark Stichman – production, engineer
- Rance Mannion – engineer
References
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