 From 1998 to 2000, Franglen and Deakin released three limited-circulation EPs ("The Bath" (1998), "The Yellow" (1999), and "The Midnight" (2000)) on their own label Impotent Fury.The EPs were a critical success, and led to the duo being signed to XL Recordings.Prinias

Prinias (ancient Rizinia), Crete, 35 kilometres southwest of Iraklion, about halfway between Gortyn and Knossos, is an archaeological site that has revealed a seventh-century BCE temple with striking similarities to Egyptian architecture, and an Egyptianizing seated goddess.