Recorded a 9-song demo tape

In 1993, the band recorded a 9-song demo tape at the 8th Avenue Sound Studio with engineer Kevin Hamilton. Their sound was influenced by contemporary Seattle acts such as Soundgarden , Pearl Jam , Nirvana , and Alice in Chains . The two-day recording session cost $500 Canadian dollars. The band had 500 copies of this untitled cassette manufactured. The band found support from the staff at the flagship Sam the Record Man store in Vancouver. The cassette reached No. 1 on Sam the Record Man’s local independent chart. The release was distributed to other stores in the national chain and entered the top 10 on Sam the Record Man’s national independent chart. In October 1993, Moist signed to EMI Music Publishing Canada . Moist spent much of 1993 touring Canada and writing material for an expanded release.