Chungking (band)

Chungking
Origin	Brighton, England, UK
Genres	Indie pop Pop
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Institute Recordings
Website	Official Site Official MySpace
Members
Jessie Banks (Vocals) Sean Hennessey
Past members
James Stephenson

Chungking are a British indie pop group formed in Brighton.

Overview

Chungking was set in motion by the basement-based musical tinkerings of Sean Hennessey and his friend James Stephenson. The pair eventually decided to obtain a vocalist and discovered that Hennessey's then-girlfriend, Jessie Banks, could sing. Together they spent some time writing music and demoing songs, some of which made their way to Japan where a Tokyo DJ cut part of the demo CD onto 12" records. One of these records landed in the hands of the owner of Tummy Touch Records with the Japanese label reading "beautiful Chungking music" (From where the band eventually got its name). The owner tracked the band down and persuaded them to finish their album. Their first album We Travel Fast was released under Tummy Touch Records in 2003.^[1][2]

Discography

Albums

• We Travel Fast (2003)
• The Hungry Years (2004)
• Stay Up Forever (2007)

Singles

• "Making Music" (2003)
• "Voodoo" (2005)
• "Love Is Here To Stay" (2007)
• "Stay Up Forever" (2007)

References

1. ^ BBC.co.uk: Chungking Interview
2. ^ The Milk Factory: Chungking Interview