Ambient pop duo Insides teamed singer/bassist Kirsty Yates and guitarist/programmer Julian Tardo, who previously joined forcesunder the name
Earwig. Signing to 4AD's Guernica imprint, the duo debuted in 1993 with the disquieting Euphoria; a year later,label chief Ivo Watts-Russell
issued Clear Skin (consisting of a single 38-minute ambient piece) without Insides' permission, andthe group parted ways with the company
soon after.