Fan-Tan

Fan-Tan formed in the fall of 2006 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina when Kuki and Sandee Kooks, two Indonesian expatriates active in the Chapel Hill college rock scene, met local singer/guitarist Ryan Lee Dunlap and began making music that parted stylistically from the 90s alt rock sound so abundant in the area, and drew more from British post-punk and new wave. After a few months of recording demos and playing shows around the area, the trio decided to move the project and themselves to New York where they incorporated the unique synth sounds of fellow North Carolinian and circuit-bender Mike Walters, who had also recently relocated. It is here where ultimately the sound of Fan-Tan would take shape. Over the next two years, the band played venues all over New York, toured the east coast, and began recording their second EP with Arjun Agerwala at James Iha's Stratosphere Sound Studio in Chelsea. The results of those sessions, entitled "The Age of Discovery" will be released on March 26th, 2010, followed by a US tour in April.