[1] Formed in Montreal, Quebec and currently operating in Toronto, Ontario, the group was founded by Ruby Kato Attwood and Alaska B[2] – former members of the defunct Montreal noise rock band Lesbian Fight Club[3] – and now features Ange Loft on vocals and percussion, Joanna Delos Reyes on vocals and guitar, Brendan Swanson on keyboards, Hiroki Tanaka on lead guitar, Brandon Lim on bass guitar, and Aylwin Lo on projections and lights.
Past members have included John Ancheta on bass and acoustic guitar, Walter Scott, Shub Roy, Alana Ruth, and Adrienne Mak.
They developed a music and performance style incorporating aspects of Asian C-pop and J-pop, progressive rock, heavy metal and industrial music,[2] with roots in Haudenosaunee and First Nations culture, as well as Buddhist philosophy, anime and manga, Chinese opera and Kabuki and Noh theatre.
[2] It was shortlisted for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize,[5][6] and appeared on the !earshot Campus and Community National Top 50 Albums chart in January, 2012.
[14] The band is scheduled to open every show of Acid Mothers Temple's spring 2019 tour of Canada and the United States.