TISM's biggest success was the 1995 album "Machiavelli and the Four Seasons". The release was a shift from alternative-rock to synth-driven techno and dance which retained vocal melodies and loud guitars. The album was certified gold and won an ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. Three of its singles reached Triple J's Hottest 100, two of them in the top 10. On 27 April 1995 the band appeared on the RMITV show "Under Melbourne Tonight" and performed "Protest Song" and "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River".