▁pian ist ▁Mark ▁Fitz g ib bon ▁and ▁bass ▁player ▁Stu ▁Thomas ▁to ▁form ▁The ▁L ur id ▁Y ellow ▁M ist ▁featuring ▁Dave ▁Gran ey ▁and ▁Cla re ▁Moore ▁( or ▁as ▁Dave ▁Gran ey ▁and ▁the ▁L ur id ▁Y ellow ▁M ist ). ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁according ▁to ▁Moore , ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁strange ▁m ias mic ▁cloud ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁science ▁fiction ▁film , ▁The ▁In cred ible ▁S hr inking ▁Man ▁drove ▁his ▁speed bo at ▁through ▁just ▁before ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁transformation . ▁As ▁a ▁collect ive ▁they ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁batch ▁of ▁new ▁songs ▁at ▁the ▁Y ar ra ville ▁M outh ▁Organ ▁Band ▁( Y MO B ) ▁hall , ▁before ▁entering ▁Sing ▁Sing ▁Studios ▁in ▁September ▁where ▁they ▁laid ▁down ▁eight ▁tracks ▁in ▁a ▁day , ▁virt ually ▁recording ▁live . ▁Gran ey ▁and ▁Moore ▁then ▁mixed ▁it ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁studio , ▁P onder osa , ▁finishing ▁in ▁November . ▁The ▁result ant ▁album , ▁We ▁W uz ▁Cur ious ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Ill ust ri ous ▁Art ists ▁label ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁single , ▁" I ' m ▁in ▁the ▁Future ▁Now ", ▁issued ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁had ▁music ▁written ▁by ▁Stu ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁video ▁( fil med ▁in ▁C oc os ▁Islands ). ▁A ▁video ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁for ▁"