The four-piece ensemble was founded by Yoshimi P-We (also known as Yoshimio), the drummer and occasional trumpeter for Boredoms.

She invited a few of her friends to join her, and they created a fake band for the shoot, which they later decided to make real.

[3] According to AllMusic's Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because — by design — it rarely follows consistent patterns".

[1] Some of their music has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders"[4] or a "witchy, tribal side".

[4] Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums,[4] dancey polyrhythms[5] atonal composition[5] or psychedelia.