Archive乐队于1994年，由伦敦的DJ Darius Keeler和Danny Griffiths组建，以trip-hop和电子风格为开端，最开始，他们将Bristol的trip hop与rap混音。之后，每张专辑都有不同的合作人。 　　虽然Archive是英国乐队，很多评论说他们实际上离英国乐队共有的气质甚远，反而沾染上不少法国派的矫柔造作。 Archive乐队最先被人归为Trip-Hop，后来又被归入post-rock，看似风格多变实则很简单－－他们比较追求录音室的效果。 　　The trip-hop project Archive was formed by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths, who originally met in 1990. The pair released a few singles on their own Swam label, worked with Genaside II, and formed Archive in 1994. Signed to Island, Keeler and Griffiths released their debut, Londinium, in 1997. After splitting briefly, the two re-formed and released their second album, Take My Head, on Independiente in 1999.