baɪ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ðə fˈɜːst ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv ˈæmpɐɹˌænɔɪə ðə wˈɜːdpleɪ ɡˈɛts bˈɛɾɚ wˈʌns juː nˈoʊ ɪt kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə vˈɜːb ˈæmpɐɹˌɑːɹ, mˈiːnɪŋ tə pɹətˈɛkt wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ɪts fˈɜːst dˈɛmoʊ ænd kwˈɪkli lˈændᵻd ɐ dˈiːl wɪððɪ ˈɛdəl lˈeɪbəl.
By December 1996, the first edition of Amparanoia (the wordplay gets better once you know it comes from the verb amparar, meaning to protect) was recording its first demo and quickly landed a deal with the Edel label.