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Bottomley was born in Toronto. As the son of a Canadian Air Force officer, he traveled frequently, setting up brief homesteads in Ottawa, London (England), Cold Lake (Alberta), Lahr (Germany) and back to Toronto by the time he was in his early 20's.

Back in Toronto, Bottomley cut his teeth alongside his brother John with a band called Tulpa who were part of the 2nd wave of punk/new wave on the Queen Street circuit in the mid-80s.

Originally called Private Lives in 1984, they changed their name to Tulpa and released their first album 'Mosaic Fish' on England's Midnight Music label in 1985. They toured extensively between Toronto, London and New York City. By 1986 they had become fixtures at the legendary CBGB’s in New York City. Hilly Krystal, the owner, managed them for a while and signed Tulpa to his Off The Board record label and released a live album. Tulpa also received a mention in Krystal's book called "This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB’s".

Following the demise of Tulpa, Bottomley struck out as a solo singer-songwriter and released 'Brainfudge' in 1995. It and his subsequent albums 'Knotty Bits' (2003) and 'Cerebral Lubrication' (2004) and , are an eclectic mix of world music, funk, soul and R & B.






Singles


Albums
as CHRIS BOTTOMLEY
1995 Brainfudge (Partly Bent)
2003 Knotty Bits (Partly Bent)
2004 Cerebral Lubrication (Partly Bent)

with TULPA
1985 Mosaic Fish (Midnight - UK)
1986 Off The Record - Live At CBGB's (Off The Board - US)

Video
with TULPA
1984 Initiation Rites
1985 Passion
1985 Life's So Strange


Compilation Tracks




Official Chris Bottomley Website