[1] Co-founder Neil Perch is an autodidact, he taught himself music production and composition after completing a master's degree in biochemistry in the mid eighties.
[2] Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton,[citation needed] Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London.
This line up consisted of long-term trumpeter Dave Hake, trombonist Bigga and an assortment of international session players and studio vocalists.
[1] In 2007, the group released the album Live As One with members Perch, David Fullwood, P Lush, Pier Paolo Polcari, Bigga and Vedran Meniga.
[citation needed] In 1998, Zion Train contributed to the album released by the Polish Never Again Association as a part of its "Music Against Racism" campaign.