Marmarsa-mu was born out of the ashes of the band DIZZY DRIVE. The transition from one band to the next came about when the members decided they wished to remain together as a unit, but wanted to go in a new musical direction. Both bands were led by guitarist/vocalist masa, who had left his previous band Spiky to start new projects. Marmarsa-mu's sound had a hard rock and roll style which became more edgy and pronounced as the band developed.