Consisting of past users of Thinner, Crucifix, and Loudspeaker, Imogene met up in 1997 to mix several ambient sounds and trip-hop beats. Without the usage of loud guitars and pounding drums, the users of Kevin Friedman (acoustic guitar), Christo Douglas (drums), Jennifer Folker (vocalist), and Mitch Dark brown (bass) wished to create even more of a suave but reclined experience as the music group starting taking part in throughout their local of Portland, OR, in 1998. 2 yrs later on, Imogene self-released their 1st recording, entitled Underdub.