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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Archis Tiku |
| Born |  Bombay, India |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Post-punk revival |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
| Associated acts | Maxïmo Park |
Archis Tiku (born 6 May, 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000
Born to Kashmiri Pandit parents, Archis moved to the UK with his family when he was one year old. Original Kashmiri Pandit ( Hindi: hi कश्मीरी पण्डित refers to a person who belongs to a sect of Hindu Pandits who originate He grew up in Wigan and attended Bolton School. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Bolton School is an independent school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the North-West of England. In 1995 he moved to Newcastle upon Tyne to study medicine at Newcastle University[1]. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. Whilst in halls, Archis formed a band with three other friends, one of whom was Duncan Lloyd. Duncan Lloyd is guitarist songwriter and backing vocalist for Newcastle-based band Maxïmo Park. Finding themselves with too many guitarists and no bass guitarist, Archis stepped into the breach.
Not content with completing his studies and working as a local doctor, Archis continued to appear with Duncan in various pub bands over the next few years, which ended in a fortuitous meeting with Lukas Wooller, current keyboard player of Maxïmo Park. Lukas Wooller is the keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Archis Tiku was the original lead singer of Maxïmo Park, and when he decided to turn his concentration to playing bass, the band were on the verge of collapse until they met Paul Smith, who now serves as the lead singer. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Paul Smith (born March 13, 1979) from Billingham, in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, is the singer for British indie
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