Much has been made of the mystery surrounding the origins of this band, whose identities have not been made known and are kept carefully under wraps.  Aliases are used by members of the band, and the name Ergo Tatters itself may be a pseudonym. At a time when courting  algorithms require most bands to fall over themselves to attract attention, this is most suspicious.
    But there may be good reasons for this. Complaints filed to local authorities by concerned parents and testimonies from angry head waiters across the EU and Great Britain point to this possibility. With that in mind, it is strongly advised not to  mention the name Ergo Tatters while patronizing Le Café de Téton Toxique  (Rue des Abbesses, Paris).   
    But it wasn’t always so. As the story goes, a three month master class was held in France, convened by select international music conservatories to advance their best and brightest. In this rarefied environment young musicians were thrown together and asked to be sociable. In spite of this, eight participants bonded as a defense against the grueling administrations of a tyrannical headmaster.
    Two of this pack dropped out early in the program. The assumption was they simply could not stand up to the pressure. Later it was discovered that in separate troubled parts of the world two autocratic despots, inflicting turmoil and suffering in their respective regions were, in fact, the two rogue musicians. Their sadistic tendencies attributed to their experience at the workshop.
    The remaining six students, not taken to such extremes but still obviously effected, went on to form the band Ergo Tatters.

    Though not penned themselves, this is the only version of the story the reluctant and enigmatic members of Ergo Tatters consent to. Perhaps because of the Romantic ring to it, or perhaps because there is no way on earth it can be verified. Maybe the point is to just get on with the music. That is where the true story lies.

                                                     Lliam Malone, The Laire, NYC