So it begins: 1995-1996. Rising from the ashes of a previous living room band, which included Kenny, Mark, and Lisa, the group who was to become The American Analog Set recruited friend Lee on bass and began in earnest in the spring of 1995. Work was begun on what would eventually become The Fun of Watching Fireworks in the winter of '95 at the Legend House in Ft. Worth, TX. The record was comprised of songs they had been working on since their inception the previous spring and the majority of the record was done in about three weeks. Recording this album was kind of like trial by fire as none of them, except for Ken, had the slightest idea how to record a song, let alone an entire album. And although dedicated to recording, the members were actually living in different cities within Texas which made recording, practicing and playing shows a more arduous task than usual. Perseverance paid off, however, and Fireworks was released in the summer of 1996 on Trance Syndicate/Emperor Jones Records.

The Living Room Years: Late 1996-1997

Kenny and Lee moved to Austin soon after Fireworks was released, and set up house with Mark with the intention of having one roof under which to live, practice and record. Their dream of having a house which doubled as a place to practice and record was shattered rather quickly by their intolerant new neighbors who complained to their landlord. As a result, their second album, From Our Living Room to Yours, was recorded under the threat of eviction. No longer novices, and fearing homelessness, American Analog Set recorded quickly and diligently, releasing From Our Living Room to Yours in the summer of 1997 on Trance/EJ, and theEP Late One Sunday, recorded at the same time, in October of that year as part of the Darla Records Bliss Out series. Upon release, the band toured the states extensively for the first time, until....

The Golden Band: 1998-1999

Early 1998 found the Analog Set broke, homeless, and scattered over the state of Texas once again. Rehearsals and shows were rare for a short while, but a summer tour with the Magnetic Fields gave the band a more structured schedule. That winter, work subsequently began on what was to become their third album, The Golden Band. The album was completed in February and released the following July, resulting in the most consistent of American Analog Set's albums to date. A lengthy, strenuous tour followed, resulting in a couple months of some downtime for the AmAnSet. However, an autumn's worth of distance couldn't keep real life from moving forward and Lisa left the band at the end of 1999 to pursue a career.

New Equation: 2000-2001

The AmAnSet existed for a few weeks in the uncertain no man's land common after a band member leaves. Shortly after New Year's Day, Ken, Lee and Mark began rehearsing with Tom Hoff who joined the band a few hours later. Tom picked up the large back catalog fairly quickly and they rehearsed through the spring as a four piece. The Set played all of two shows before Sean Ripple was asked to join the band as a guitar