Taurpis Tula is a Glasgow-based band currently comprising
David Keenan, Heather Leigh Murray and
Alex Neilson. Initially a duo of Keenan and Murray (both of whom are listed with the surname "Leigh X" on their debut album), they expanded to a trio in 2005 with the
Steel Rods Bruise Butterflies CDR on Chocolate Monk being the first document of this incarnation. They toured Europe in 2007 with The Skaters, in support of two further albums.