They had both been making experimental music for years, so when they got together, it made sense for them to start a project. They started noisy, but became more experimental, gradually developing a looser structure. Add in some kosmische, music concrete, rhythm and melody and you have the current iteration of "Illicit Relationship". They have collaborated with many notable artists, including poet and visual artist Bryan Lewis Saunders, experimental musician Joesph Hammer, and others. In addition to Illicit Relationship, they are both members of the legendary harsh noise unit Black Leather Jesus and the obscure space rockers, Unified Space. Carol also performs with the country bootgaze band Jane Woe, while Austin has been a DJ on the Houston, Texas airwaves since 1983.