 Siouxsie and Budgie had purchased a lot of equipment and decided to work at their house near Toulouse.The original title of the album was "Gifthorse", then "Mount Venus", before the duo changed their minds to finally opt for "Anima Animus", which was a reference to Jung's theory of "The Man Inside The Woman and The Woman Inside The Man".In 1996, no major label was interested in the demos, as they were judged as too avant-garde and not commercial enough.