Dave and Sebastian have known each other since 2019. That year, the single "Before Black and White" was Dave's first release on djummi records. He had asked the label at the time whether they would be interested in his music, and Sebastian, in his role as "label boss," was immediately impressed by his unique drumming. In the following years, a lively collaboration and friendship developed between the two musicians.

The first creative teamwork arose on the occasion of Dave's third solo album. For the EP "Drowning In Snow," released in 2021 on djummi records, Sebastian reworked the tracks "Stunted" and "Drowning In Snow" in a way somewhere between a remix and an "expanded composition." The plan to start a joint project was therefore obvious and finally became concrete in 2023. Still nameless and without any rush, the two began to work on the tracks for suralarm's debut album, "train of thought." Due to the physical separation, they exchanged ideas and overdubs in a ping-pong process, allowing the compositions to gradually develop and intensify.