C/A/T was started in early 1998 by Crunch Pod label head, Ben Arp, as an experimental industrial project. The project went on hiatus in Summer 2011 when Crunch Pod closed. Arp briefly resurrected the project in May 2014, before going on hiatus until late 2017. C/A/T returned to live performance in late 2017 and began releasing new music again in 2018.