"[2] Varley and Bell met while studying at Leeds and named their group after the initialism for the common synthesizer function low-frequency oscillation.

The popularity of the demo in clubs led to the track being released by the Sheffield-based Warp label in 1990, and it was a Top 20 hit in the U.K., reaching number 12 in the singles charts in July.

Mark Bell explains: We gave a tape of our recordings to DJ Martin who helped loads with arranging our tracks so it'd work on the dancefloor.

[4][5] According to Bell, most of the album was made by him alone because Varley felt "trapped by the confines of Warp" and wanted to make more direct dance music; the credits were nonetheless split 50/50.

[5] The duo later signed to Tommy Boy Records in the U.S. and remixed Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock", as well as songs from Björk, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Laurent Garnier, and The Sabres of Paradise.