You would think that a rock band called Flying Ipis would have greasy-haired, heavily tattooed men as members, scaring their audiences with loud, angry, death metal music. The truth is, Flying Ipis was born in the corridors of an all-girl Filipino catholic high school, when a flying cockroach (“ipis” in Tagalog) drove them out of their first practice session.
Though college took them to different places, after reuniting at their high school reunion, they decided to relive their undiminished passion for rock n’ roll and they have not looked back since.
Grittier, wiser, and now of legal age, they're back with a brand new invention: their own flavor of garage punk rock, fused with their kick-ass, fun-loving attitude!
With Deng Garcia on the mic, Ymi Castel on guitar, Iris Jumao-as on bass, and Gaki on drums, Flying Ipis has been infesting the Metro bar scene with their high soaring tempo and infectious riffs, evident in their catchy originals - “Sssikreto,” “Past is Past, Bitch!,” “This Song is About You,” “Uh Oh No” and “Lundagin Mo, Beybi.”
Having been featured in Us Girls, Pulp Magazine, FHM, and bagging the In The Raw Artist Award at the last NU 107.5 Rock Awards 2010... the girls' spirits are higher than ever!
So breathe in the manic music of the flying roaches! Jump! Dance! Scream! Fly!...Don’t be afraid.
