The duo first formed in late 2018 for a YouTube video where the two would go into Uptown recording studio and record an album in a single 10-hour session. Their first album, Ten Hours, was recorded on October 1, 2018, and released for free on October 15 the same year. The album was mixed and produced by Rob Ruccia of Uptown Recording and formerly of nu metal band From Zero. There was no tour to support the album, which was self-released online. Huang announced the breakup of the band in a video containing all the album's songs, "The band name is the First of October, because that was the day we recorded the album, and the band doesn't exist any other day of the year!"
