Biography
An indie/funk band located in Chengdu, China. Their lyrics are in French.
Bodo VonZingler (Bass + Crazy Legs), GERMANY.
Sebastien (Guitar + Vocals + Dubious Accent), FRANCE.
Tommy Burke (Drums + Pots + Sensibilities), UK
Sebby and Bodo met whilst studying the Middle-Kingdom language in 2004. They were promptly evicted from the student residence after one too many late night dubious parties.
Sebby went on to join the Alliance de Francais as an events coordinator - organizing activities for the centre, including inviting artists from France such as Mademoiselle K, Constance…etc, to perform in China.
Bodo continued his studies at Sichuan University, whilst moon-lighting as a part-time gigolo/exotic-stripper whilst forming the funk group, Funky-Something, performing at various bars and clubs across Asia. In 2005, Funky-Something released their first LP in Asia.
Meanwhile, Tommy being a mercenary musician (playing guitar, bass, cello, drums, percussion, claps and the Triangle) started to roam the streets of Chengdu in 2004, operating as a "clown", sound engineer and musician. Towards the end of 2005, he met Sebby and Bodo at various music shows. The three guys began to jam in random places across the province and the gist of ARMiSSAN began to flow.
They joined forces to create a corporate venture entertaining indifferent Chinese with Western contemporary music. Jamming was fun, but it was time to quit playing and start solidifying their creations. These frustrations boiled and ARMiSSAN was in the making. In just a matter of days, they had created an album's worth of solid material.
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