Orlando Gough said in an interview, in March 1985: "I suppose there is some kind of nebulous central core of ideas, which may be to do with us all having come out of systems music and our interest in foreign music but actually we are influenced by Frank Zappa, James Blood Ulmer, Bach".
In an interview conducted in March 1985, Orlando Gough asserted that there is a vague central core of ideas, possibly stemming from their shared background in systems music and their fascination with foreign music. However, he also acknowledged the influence of Frank Zappa, James Blood Ulmer, and Bach on their work.