Englishman Jonathon Tye and Australian Peter Smith met in London, where they formed the ambient-techno clothing MLO within the mid-’90s. After documenting two EPs during 1996 (Two Voyages and Backyard), the duo released their debut full-length Plastic material Apple afterwards that year. Following its discharge, the group seemed to stall as Tye spent enough time dealing with his solo task Twisted Research and on the roster for his Lo Recordings imprint.