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GOLDEN APES

About Me


The GOLDEN APES were founded in 1998 by Peer Lebrecht, Christian Lebrecht and Eric Bahrs. After live-appearances together with Scream Silence and Whispers in the Shadow the Band released their dark wave/postpunk-like debut-album "Stigma 3.am" in 2000, which found regardful attention by the audience and the press. In 2001 Drummer Nestor de Valley joined the Band and the result of the more stronger and the more intensive sound was the very dark and nihilistic album "Thalassemia". It followed concerts with Clan of Xymox, The Crüxshadows and Ikon. After some changes in the line-up (the Band..s long time friend and live-keyboarder Sven Wolff became permanent member of the GOLDEN APES) the Band released "Helianthos and the War", their third studio-album. It was a balancing act between the experimental facings of the bands origins and the dark melancholy of their later work and it convinced even the last sceptics. This combination of earcatching melodies, an atmosphere, which oscillates between the singer..s dark melancholic voice, powerful guitars and elegising soundscapes and the complex, surreal lyrics became soon the trademark of the band, then with their fourth album "Structures [The Inner Scars]" (2004) they consolidated their reputation to be one of the most innovative and interesting German Goth-Rock Bands, proved by several sampler contributions and live-appearances at well-known festivals, most important the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig/Germany. In 2007 the GOLDEN APES signed a record-deal with the Russian Gothic label "Shadowplay" and released their new album, which is called "The Geometry of Tempest".Golden Apes - Ferryman
live at the K17 (Berlin), Nov. 21st 2007 (directed by S. Büge 2008©)GOLDEN APES "Remedy"

taken from "Structures [The Inner Scars]" (directed by S. Büge 2004©)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: goldenapes.com
Band Members:Peer Lebrecht (Lyrics, Vox)Eric Bahrs (Guitars)Christian Lebrecht (Bass)Sven Wolff (Keys)Dirk Wildenhues (Guitars)Nestor de Valley (Drums)
Sounds Like:
"The Geometry of Tempest" (2007)

"Structures [The Inner Scars]" (2004)

"Helianthos and the War" (2003)

"Thalassemia" (2001)

"Stigma 3:am" (2000)

Record Label: Shadowplay Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PLANET OF WAVE

Kommenden Samstag (21.Juni) findet im Rahmen der Féte de la Musique das "Planet Wave"-Festival in der Kulturfabrik Berlin statt, das neben den Golden Apes solch illustre Namen wie Frank the Baptist, ...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:54:00 PST

NEW VIDEO

November letzten Jahres hatten wir das Glück und die Freude AND ALSO THE TREES bei ihrem Berlin-Konzert zu unterstützen. Da es für uns ein überaus erfolgreiches Jahr und dies das letzte Konzert in ihm...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PST

SIGNE DE VIE

Auch wenn unser Fokus derzeit unbeirrbar auf neuen Songs für kommende Alben ruht, wollen wir uns natürlich nicht gänzlich der Aussenwelt entziehen und so gibt hier die ersten raren Live-Termine für di...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:28:00 PST

A TEMPEST IN THE PANTHEON

In der aktuellen Ausgabe des "The Mick" (40) hat Mr. Mick Mercer seine 10 besten Alben des Jahres 2007 gekürt und voller Stolz können wir verkünden, daß es "The Geometry of Tempest" mang ehrenwerter N...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:32:00 PST

A RUSSIAN AUTUMN DIARY EXTRACTS

11.00 Uhr morgens...BerlinFlughäfen und ihre Aufgeregtheit, Sicherheitskontrollen und das Pech Gepäck beizuhaben, dass ein wenig dem pauschalisierten Standart abtrünnig scheint. Aber nach kurzen, gehe...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:09:00 PST

A CANOPY FILLED WITH THANKS

We want to use this way to put our thanks into words to all people, who where part of the last few days being on tour with Radio Infernal in Russia and Finland. It was really a great pleasure and fun ...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:04:00 PST

MOTHER RUSSIA

This years november will see the Golden Apes leave familiar fields for playing some special shows in Russia and Finland. Beside the Apes, The 6th Radio Inferno Festival comes up with followi...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:11:00 PST

NIGHTS FULL OF CULTURE

In the picture areal You find now some stunning pics of the show at the 2nd Nocturnal Culture Night. Thousand hugs and thanks to Mrs. Daniela Vorndran and we bow our heads to her talent!More of her wo...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:43:00 PST

THROUGH THE VEILS OF PAST

Today Shadowplay Records has re-released the sold-out 2004 GOLDEN APES album "Structures [The Inner Scars]". Beside the nine original tracks and the Joy Division coversong "Atmosphere", on this new ed...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:13:00 PST

OF GRAVITY AND SEASONS

Read what Mr. Mick Mercer is thinking about our new album "The Geometry of Tempest": "...It's good to see in the press release a statement that the band never try and disguise the influence bands like...
Posted by GOLDEN APES on Fri, 18 May 2007 07:58:00 PST