Member Since: 13/06/2007
Band Website: http://www.vagrantrecords.com/other/html/catalog/bands/apes.
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Band Members: The Core Contributors to this collective entity consist of;
Erik "Dr. Zaius" 4-A: Main Idea Co-ordinator (guitar/vocal/keys/percussion/weirdness)
"Infra" Ed Portnow: Drums/Percussion/Noises & Strange Ideas
Jim "Zeke" Sadler: Keys & Sonic Eminations (plus wicked guitar when needed!)
Joey "The Saint" St. John-Ryan: Sax & Keyboards
Kip "Slickfinger" Phillips:Guitar (and more sick musical ideas!)
Dan "The Man" Stanard": Bass & Throbbing
Plus the Bastards of Jazz on Horns! (when needed)
Mark "Memby" Bentz-Trumpet
Keith "The Beez" Beasley-Sax
Zack "Bonesman" Davies-Trombone
PLUS SPECIAL GUEST MUSICIANS!
Lisa Rein: Vocals on "Monsturd Theme" and "(You'd Better Run from the) RetarDead"
Kurt Kendal: Vocals on "(You'd Better Run from the) RetarDead"
Bill "The Big Kahuna" Henderson: Guest Lead/Rhythm Guitar on "(You'd Better Run from the) RetarDead"
Evan "The Boss Martian" Foster: Special Guest lead guitar on "Stalking in the Dark Night"
Phil "Thera-man" Bentz on Theramin
Amy Denio on Sax (and backing vocals)
Bill Horist:Guitar/Noises
Jeff Eason:Bass
Joe Ross:Bass
James Whiton: Bass/Noises (and cool shit)
Jock McGowan:Drums
James Gascoine:Drums on "Mondsturd Theme"
Gillian Gaar:Backing Vocals on "(You'd Better Run from the) RetarDead"
Influences: Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Moriccone, John Barry, John Lurie, John Cage, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Spacemen 3, Spectrum, Dead Can Dance, John Carpenter, Bernard Herman, Danny Elfman, Tom Waits, Luciano Berio, Sergei Legetti, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Einsturzen De Nuebatten, Pink Floyd, The Butthole Surfers and the Grateful Dead (scarey huh!) plus many many more!!!
Sounds Like: Something you thought you heard (but didn't) someplace in a movie or on TV.
Record Label: Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington
Type of Label: Indie