Originally released in 2000, 'Sad Clown Bad Dub 2' was a rather stripped-down DIY release - a simple CD tucked behind an illustrated cover with handwritten tracklist and liner notes. The recordings were equally as rough, consisting of a dozen raw 4-track demos that hadn't been treated to any sort of mixing or mastering. Although Atmosphere initially produced only 500 copies of these CD's to sell on the road for extra cash, the buzz and the subsequent demand from fans eventually led the group to pressing more of the CD's, this time stamp- ing the cover art with the phrase 'Authorized Bootleg' as a sly nod to those who'd been ripping and sharing the files. The unpolished nature of 'Sad Clown Bad Dub 2' was no deterrent from the appeal of its contents though.