Would they be considered a "true" alternative rock band, or would they fall into the "jam" band category, like Phish? I got into them in the 90s. I like the way they use Middle Eastern type instruement, mixed with folk influences. The first album they did was on their own label. They did that to have complete artistic control I believe. If you can find it is very psychedelic from what I remember. The first major release "Edge Of Twilight", something like that had all the middle eastern influences. I believe they redid some songs from the very first one, on the Edge of Twilight. They had a minor hit in the States during the big "alternative" movement. They were Canadian and were much bigger in Canada and in Europe, then they over got or deserved in the US