The Search Party formed to expore the musical connections between Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, The Fall, Neu!, Can, Throbbing Gristle, Leather Nun, and Suicide.

Their first show was Nov. 18, 1997 at Bates Motel, 311 E. 6th St. The Bates Motel was not even around one year. They played a few shows in Austin with Lauren on drums, recorded an EP at Sweatbox, and then Lauren moved away to D.C. Then Sarah Carlson, then of Rock Hudsons, took over drums and they played at 33 Degrees for an anti-SXSW gig in 1997.

After Search Party ended its run in Austin, Paul and Lauren played two shows in Washington D.C. under the Search Party name, before breaking up for good. some final mixing of Sweat Box recordings were mixed down in Providence, RI by Ernest Salaz but those final mixes had phasing problems and so they were never released. John Croslin recorded a few songs on the east side, and those were not released either.

Lauren went on to play in The Long Goodbye, Thunder Claw, and Ascended Master in San Francisco. Paul went on to play in Kingdom Of Suicide Lovers. Malcom records and performs in NYC.