 Feeling pressured to join the supposed band, Falkner reluctantly joined and the band signed with Epic Records in 1993.The intention of the band was to be a democratic collective of musicians, rather than a hierarchical group with a leader and backing musicians.This was due in part to the group’s dissatisfaction with being in a band—particularly Falkner who had just come out of a tumultuous period with the band Jellyfish.