The album Neon Golden (released in 2002) put them on the map for American listeners, with its heartfelt sentiment and more pop-oriented sound.

[11][12] In January 2015, Close to the Glass was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.

Singer Markus Acher also collaborated with Anticon and rapper/producer Alias on the song, "Unseen Sights".

In 1991, Markus Acher founded Village of Savoonga,[6]a more experimental ensemble that incorporates noise, post rock and even neoclassical elements in Weilheim, Germany.

The band, that included elements of Tied & Tickled Trio, Fred Is Dead and others, released Village Of Savoonga (1992), Philipp Schatz (1996) and Score (1997).