It was the late summer of 1989 when the band recorded their first collection of original songs. These recordings emerged on the self-produced cassette Cold, released winter of 1989. From the anger and energy of Twenty-Fifth to the experimental Ugly Song, the band brought their songwriting to a new level and began to form the basis for what would become their signature  sound.

 

In the early nineties, Robert Medvedz left the band to focus on his life as a painter and artist.

 

Following Robert's departure, during this intense, creative time, the band freely experimented and pushed the  sound in entirely new directions. Reinvented and recharged from the experience, Joe and Patrick emerged from this dynamic period with a collection of songs that resulted in 's most ambitious recording project yet.

 

Officially released in June of 1994, September has come to be regarded by many as the masterpiece album from  's 4-track recording era. From its innovative book-form packaging design to its dark acoustic sound, September was the album that pushed the band to a new level of existence. After a successful performance at Montclair University in May of 1994 previewing the new material, the summer saw steady sales of the album and increased interest from record labels on the East Coast.

 

On the heels of the success of September, the band went on an almost five-year hiatus, while Joe and Patrick pursued careers both inside and outside of music. It was the summer of 1999 that saw the duo reconvene to continue their work as .

 

Since that time, have firmly reestablished themselves in the world of indie-recording artists. They began with the launch of their official website at bait-oven.com.

 

Both of the band's landmark albums, Cold and September, have been released on CD. In 2000, the band released Ugly Songs, a CD "best-of" taken from 's early 4-track recordings. Most recently, in 2005, the band released their new album Big Top World.

 

Never ones to follow trends, have built a solid foundation of recorded music that consistently has that " sound". They are forever pushing the envelope of what their music can be, and in a world of pre-packaged pop, it is 's independance that has set them apart.