Lemon Kittens was an avant-garde project that remained a collaborative effort between Karl Blake and others, including Danielle Dax. Lemon Kittens material is often described as avant-garde, tribal and psychedelic. Lemon Kittens were formed by Karl Blake and Gary Thatcher (the latter ex-of local hard rock band Nightporter) on the 5th of April, 1978 whilst Blake was still in the group Maggots (Peter Fallowells group, and also featured future Shock Headed Peter, John Duffy) - a group that also previously briefly featured Gary Thatcher on bass.