 Franglen gave up his job as a landscape gardener to become a studio programmer; he eventually would work with Primal Scream, Björk, and Pulp.The two periodically bumped into each other at 23 Skidoo concerts.They once again formed a friendship, and bonded over a mutual appreciation for rock music – Deakin cites XTC and A Certain Ratio as personal favourites – and eventually dance music.