Ray Aggs also plays in Sacred Paws and Shopping, and Rachel Horwood in Bamboo and Bas Jan (the latter also featuring Serafina Steer).
[2] Trash Kit themselves listed early influences as Y Pants, Ikue Mori of DNA, and Marnie Stern.
[3] Ray Aggs and Rachel Horwood met and became friends at university and had been in a couple of bands together prior to forming Trash Kit, inspired by post punk, African percussion, and street performers who drum on trash cans.
[3] Upset The Rhythm asked them to record for their label immediately after seeing them play for the first time at the 'Yes Way' festival UTR had put on.
[1][7][8] It featured the addition of Murray's former Electrelane bandmate Verity Susman playing free jazz-inspired saxophone.