Human = Garbage

Human = Garbage is the debut by American band Dystopia, released originally as a 12" EP through Life is Abuse, Common Cause, and Misanthropic Records. The record was later reissued on CD format containing an extra set of bonus tracks pulled from various split releases.

The five tracks from the original EP were recorded throughout February 1994, the first session starting at a mere 3 hours after bassist Todd Kiessling was bailed out of jail.
According to Kiessling, he was arrested for trying to purchase an item with counterfeit money. He was, however, unaware of the currency's dubious status at the time of arrest. According to the liner notes of the CD edition of the record, all of the artwork was composed of various pictures and magazines that the band found in trash cans.

The CD edition of the album has been released on vinyl formats. In 2014, the album was pressed on double vinyl through Tankcrimes.

Personnel:

Todd Kiessling - bass |
Dino Sommese - vocals, drums |
Matt Parrilo - guitar, vocals, typography, artwork |
Dan Kaufman - vocals (tracks 6 through 12)

Michael Nicoles - photography |
Robert Vandoran - photography |
Jim Barnes - production |
Michael Perniski - typography |
Vomit BDF - artwork, typography