Fern is the combined efforts of the German duo Johannes Rix and Jürgen Krause. Inspired by Aphex Twin's album "I Care Because You Do" and Nonplace Urban Field's "Raum Für Notizen", both artists began to make electronic music independently in 1996. In 1997 they started working together using synthesizers, electronic bass, personal computer, drum computer, Boss digital delay, and multi-track tape recorder as their primary tools. The next two years