ɪt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz ɐ kjˈɛɾɪl bɹˈændsdəl sˈoʊloʊ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, bˌʌt wʌz ɛkspˈændᵻd tʊ ɐ pˈaʊɚ tɹˈiːoʊ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, wɪð bɹˈændsdəl ˌɔn bˈeɪs, nˈɪlz ˈɜːɡə ˌɔn vaɪˈoʊlə ænd dʒˈæn kɹˈɪstʃən ˈɛl. kˈaɪvɪk ˌɔn dɹˈʌmz.
It started as a Kjetil Brandsdal solo project in 1999, but was expanded to a power trio in 2002, with Brandsdal on bass, Nils Erga on viola and Jan Christian L. Kyvik on drums.