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In the winter of 2001, one Francis Choung was
routinely perusing the dark and shady world of
internet message boards.
Sudden and unexplainable curiosity drove the
hapless musician to respond to an eloquent rant
on Craigslist, posted by Matthew Solberg,
a then recent Bay Area transplant.
Blueprints were soon drafted. The apparatus would
require a third cog.
Cue sergio robledo, a former school chum of Francis'
who had all but abandoned his bass guitarisms after
developing an allergic reaction to punk / rock. Convinced by the new
euro-asian partnership that his powers would be used
for non-evil, sergio enlisted.
The three bodies, each of whom were once impossible
to satisfy, have found voice and inspiration within
their precarious balance of sounds.
The three now take themselves way too seriously.
drums
vocals
synthesizer
video
ebay
Francis, the youngest of FMTM, hails from the
desolation that is Bakersfield, CA. Upon successful receipt
of his high school diploma, he immediately escaped his
confines and integrated into UC academia.
In possession of a worthless and impractical BA, he spent
obscene amounts of time behind his CPU, mostly scouring Ebay
for some sort of self-worth.
Now with fresh ideas and attitude, FMTM marks Francis' conscious efforts in
the positive merger of music and multimedia in an often
formulaic rock arena. When not venting and inventing through percussive
means, he attempts his hands at
digital filmmaking.
guitar
vocals
loops
cigarettes
Matt, 26, is originally from Omaha, NE. He was the guitarist/vocalist for the band
Streganona,
and a founding member of The eSTaTe Records Collective in Chicago, IL. He also
sang and played guitar for the Chicago quartet Trophy Wives (a bandname which,
incidentally, is now being used by some people in Kansas City, MO, but there is no
relation). In addition to From Monument To Masses, he currently plays bass and
screams in SF-based deathjazz
band The Mass. Matt
is one of those people who doesn't seem to know when enough is enough. He
also doesn't seem to know when Enuff Z'Nuff
is playing, but he wishes he did.
bass
samples
synthesizer
video
agitation
sergio fell to earth twenty-five years ago. Nothing is known for sure about this
strange creature, but it is suspected that deep inside its shiny brown exterior
are some crafty plans for People-moving. |
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