9 ▁after ▁guitar ist ▁Cris pin ▁Gray ▁came ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁K atie J ane ▁G ars ide , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁D ais y ▁Ch ains aw . ▁G ars ide ▁left ▁D ais y ▁Ch ains aw ▁after ▁comple ting ▁two ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁se clusion ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁District , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁R igg ▁Beck , ▁a ▁retre at ▁for ▁artists ▁and ▁bo hem ians . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁G ars ide ▁moved ▁to ▁B els ize ▁Park , ▁where ▁Gray ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁living , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁recon ne cted ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁drum mer ▁Billy ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Or son ▁W aj ih ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁album , ▁Tax id erm y , ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁Blan co ▁y ▁Neg ro ▁Records ▁im print . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁namely ▁the ▁track ▁" X - ing ▁Off ▁the ▁Days ," ▁was ▁written ▁sole ly ▁by ▁Gray ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁D ais y ▁Ch ains aw . ▁N ME ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁writing : ▁" Wh ile ▁carrying ▁on ▁D ais y ▁Ch ains aw ' s ▁pred ile ction ▁for ▁rock ▁as ▁infant ile