The indie rock five-piece the Gunga Din first performed together in 1998 and continued to mildew their quirky NY products while combining a Farfisa organ and psychedelic drumming. The music group, who is made up of vocalist Siobhan Duffy, guitarist Costs Bronson, bassist Chris Pravdica, drummer Jim Sclavunos, and keyboardist Maria Zastrow, agreed upon to Jetset and released their debut Presenting the Gunga Din in 1999. Glitterati was released a year afterwards.