 Their wildly erratic stage shows featured liberal use of old 16mm films and projections courtesy of Gordon and Jody's neighbor Michael Allen as well as live deployment of electronics and samples.The group signed with Geffen Records, home of Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Beck, in 1998 and recorded an album's worth of material with former Brave Combo and Tripping Daisy drummer Mitch Marine.However a shift in power at the label resulted in the group departing Geffen before the album was mastered.