The music on New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges was captured entirely live in single takes at Montreal's Hotel2Tango studio, with no overdubs or looping, using over 20 mics positioned close and far throughout the live room. It also features vocals from musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson ("Judges", "A Dream of Water", "Red Horse (Judges II)", and "Fear of the unknown and the blazing sun"), and Shara Worden ("Lord I just can't keep from crying sometimes" and "Fear of the unknown and the blazing sun").[1]