Dif Juz formed in West London in 1980 (apparently while at Her Majesty's Pleasure). The band were an instrumental quartet consisting of brothers Dave and Alan Curtis (both Guitarists), Bassist Gary Bromley and Drummer/occasional Saxophone player Richard Thomas. The band released two seminal EPs; "Huremics" and "Vibrating Air" in 1981 on the (then) fledgling 4AD label. Dif Juz left 4AD for the label Red Flame in 1983 where they released an experimental EP entitled "Who Says So?" After which they toured extensively through 1984 and 1985 supporting early 4AD labelmates Cocteau Twins and The Wolfgang Press before they returned to 4AD to record their first full-length LP "Extractions" which featured vocals by the Cocteau Twins Elizabeth Fraser and production by fellow Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie. Shortly thereafter Dif Juz were introduced to Jamaican dub innovator Lee 'Scratch' Perry. They served as his backing band for a series of shows, before eventually attempting to make a record together, the five tracks that made it onto tape (including a nine-minute version of "The Mighty Quinn") never quite gelled, despite Robin Guthrie's attempts to mix them and the collaboration remains unreleased. With the exception of a reissued and re-recorded "Vibrating Air" EP in 1986 (re-titled "Out Of The Trees") and a contribution to the 4AD compilation "Lonely Is An Eyesore" the band effectively disappeared, though the members were active separately; the Curtis brothers and Thomas recorded parts for This Mortal Coil's "Filigree & Shadow" album, Richard Thomas would also appear that year on the Cocteau Twins/Harold Budd collaboration "The Moon And The Melodies" playing drums and saxophone. He and Dave Curtis also contributed to The Wolfgang Press on "Queer" (1991) and "Funky Little Demons" (1995) respectively. It is rumoured that the band's 'final' disolution came when Richard Thomas became a touring drummer for The Jesus And Mary Chain. After many years of silence, the posthumous 4AD release of the compilation "Soundpool" occurred in late 1999. Containing the original recordings of the "Huremics" and "Vibrating Air" EPs as well as the track "No Motion". Coinciding with the release was the creation of a website which appeared to be created by the band. This page ran the banner "By us about us", as well as "More soon" though this never materialized.