Bigod 20 was a German EBM-techno band which was formed in 1988 by music producers Andreas Tomalla (a.k.a.
At the time, Tomalla was also involved in the production of several other projects such as Tribantura and his other collaborations Axodry, Robotiko Rejekto, Moskwa TV, and Microchip League.
[1] In 1988, the duo released their first single as Bigod 20, "America," on the ZYX Records label with a b-side cover of Depeche Mode's "Photographic.
[3] Sire Records had originally expressed interest in "Carpe Diem" as a b-side to "The Bog," but later reconsidered and released it as its own single.
They considered Dirk Ivens of industrial band The Klinik but decided that his vocal style was too "hard" for their purposes.
The album took a distinctively different approach to the band's sound, integrating more conventional instrumentation (guitar, jazz organ) and having less emphasis on their previous industrial dance style.