In 2002, the band signed a record deal with French label Ultimae Records after the label discovered them on MP3.com. Much of their music from their early period relied on delay and filter effects, and simpler sounds than their later tracks. When Last.fm switched from Winamp to another media player, the band saw a boost in traffic which also increased their income. They named themselves after Notch's second demo album, and thought it fits "with our underlying themes of the combination of biology and technology, also it alludes to a lot of sci-fi concepts." The band had built an initial following as Notch, and a bigger one later as Carbon Based Lifeforms, on MP3.com and Last.fm, which earned the group money following radio airplay exposure. This led to the formation of their own identity, Carbon Based Lifeforms, in 1996, initially as a side project from Notch. After initial tracks were put together still under their Notch moniker, the duo wished to explore the genre further by incorporating drone and chill out elements. The electronic bands The Future Sound of London and Boards of Canada were also a big influence on them Segerstad called them "our role models". The pair had started to fully explore ambient music after Hedberg's sister had picked up Orgship (1994) by Solar Quest, which quickly became a favourite of theirs and influenced the two to make similar music. Lindqvist soon parted ways and Notch discontinued, but encouraged Hedberg and Ringström to continue recording their own music. Their first track was a remix of "What Would You Think" by synthpop group Mourning After. In the following year, they moved once more to MIDI-oriented music and formed Notch, focusing on acid, techno, and house music. In 1994, they started to work on PCs and formed a music tracker trio with fellow Swedish musician and producer Mikael Lindqvist called Bassment Studios. Hedberg and Ringström (both born in 1976) first met in 1991, and started collaborating on the music tracker sequencer software ProTracker and later, the Amiga computer system. 1.2 Signing with Ultimae and studio albums.
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