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About Me

The story of this trio begins in New York City, circa 1997, where their members meet in high school. They play together with several other friends in a band called Milt Opus for a few years. After landing their first gig at the infamous Spiral on Avenue A, they go on to play at other downtown venues such as the Lion's Den, Elbow Room, Acme Underground...The band splits after their members end up parting ways for their college studies. (You can still get a cool recording of them though, issued in 2005 by Manyc records as the All is Normal EP). Two of the band members (Thomas and Igor) meet again in Paris in 2001 and join an early incarnation of the band Mangrove (of which Igor is still a member). Anyways, time passes by, during which these three musicians pursue several projects which we don't really have the time to enumerate here...But, finally in 2006 they agree to regroup in the French capital for a fresh new band. They record a self-produced 5 song EP called Seesaw in April 2007. The band will be showcasing their new material during the rest of the year. We hope to see you there!
L'histoire de ce trio commence à New York aux alentours de 1997, où ils se rencontrent au collège. Ils jouent ensemble avec d'autres amis dans un groupe nommé Milt Opus durant quelques années. Après avoir obtenu leur premier concert au "mythique" Spiral sur l'Avenue A, ils jouent dans d'autres salles de la Grande Pomme telles que le Lion's Den, l'Elbow Room, ou encore l'Acme Underground...Le groupe se défait après que ses membres se séparent pour leurs études universitaires. (Vous pouvez cependant écouter un bon enregistrement d'eux, sorti en 2005 par Manyc Records sous forme d'un EP titré All is Normal). Deux des membres du groupe (Thomas et Igor) se rencontrent à nouveau à Paris en 2001 et rejoignent une des premières incarnations du groupe Mangrove (dont Igor fait toujours partie). Enfin, un certain temps passe, durant lequel les trois musiciens poursuivent plusieurs projets musicaux que nous n'avons pas le temps d'énumérer ici... Mais finalement en 2006, ils se regroupent dans la capitale française pour former Bugskin. Ils enregistrent un EP 5 titres auto-produit appelé Seesaw en Avril 2007. Le groupe sera en train de jouer ses nouveaux morceaux sur diverses scènes durant le reste de l'année. On espère vous y voir!
A historia desse trio começa em Nova Iorque, em 1997, onde seus membros se conhecem no segundo colegial. Tocam com outros amigos numa banda chamada Milt Opus durante alguns anos. Apos o primeiro show dado no legendario "Spiral" na Avenida A, tocam em outras salas da Grande Maçã, como o Lion's Den, o Elbow Room, ou ainda o Acme Underground...A banda se descompõe depois que seus membros separam-se para seguir estudos universitarios. (Você ainda pode escutar uma boa gravação deles, lançada em 2005 pela Manyc Records como o EP "All is Normal"). Dois dos membros (Thomas e Igor) encontram-se de novo em Paris em 2001 para formar a banda Mangrove, numa de suas primeiras incarnações (Igor ainda é membro, você também pode visitar a pagina deles!). Depois de um certo tempo, os três musicos perseguem varios projetos musicais que não temos tempo de enumerar aqui...Mas finalmente em 2006, eles se reencontram na capital francesa para formar o Bugskin. Gravam um EP de 5 canções auto-produzido chamado Seesaw em Abril de 2007. A banda estara tocando suas novas composições em varios palcos durante o resto do ano. Esperamos ver você la!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/21/2007
Band Members: Thomas
lgor
Miguel

Influences: Currently: hot weather; Dirty Projectors; Chico Buarque; D'Angelo's Voodoo; The Dodos; François Truffaut; Robert Littell novels; Portishead's Three; way too much time spent on Facebook; and yes...Barack Obama.

Invariably: Radiohead; Curtis Mayfield; Steely Dan; french syntax; tea, caffeine and alcohol; Zimmerman; you.

Alas: loss, sloth, stress; "the stagnating effects of the metastases of reactionary trends"...

Positive: Joe Strummer's sense of humour.
Negative: too much of the above.

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