In the winter of 2007, bonding over a mutual respect & admiration for each otherÕs work & love for old synth music, prog rock, & ambient music, Rune Lindbþk (who has remixed tracks for Lindstrom, Idjut Boys & The Knife) & Cato Farstad hunkered down in LindbþkÕs grandmotherÕs house in Vardø to work on music together, & Pechenga was born. Surrounded by the dark of the season, the flickering northern lights, cold storms & heavy snow, Helt Borte was born in an intense 2 weeks. They cite ambient masters Stars of the Lid, Dead Texans, Peter Namlook, Brian Eno, Steve Roach, & Biosphere (LindbþkÕs old Tromsø neighbor) as a massive inspiration in creating this album.