Two studio albums in this mould were released, an eponymous debut on the Catsup Plate label in 2003 and The Owl Of Fives on Textile Records in 2004.
Although mostly recorded by Padden on his own, these albums featured contributions from other musicians including Jeremy Barnes, Alex Neilson and David Keenan.
[1] After this, the project expanded to a quintet featuring Aby Vulliamy, Peter Nicholson, Chris Hladowski and Alex Neilson.
In 2005, Neilson left, and the group's name was changed to "The One Ensemble" with Padden now releasing his solo work under his given name.
[2] In 2009, The One Ensemble composed and released music alongside Sarah Kenchington for Matt Hulse's feature film.