Olsen and Murphy relocated to the United Kingdom in early 1980 on the recommendation of Iggy Pop. "The Canberra Times" Jonathan Green reported that "The Ig was impressed with the band's first ep when out here last year." The duo formed the Beast Apparel, which later became Hugo Klang, and released a single, "Grand Life for Fools and Idiots", in 1982. Olsen returned to Australia in the following year and continued Hugo Klang with Alan Bamford, Tom Hoy and Laughton Ellery, before this group split up in 1983.