THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “So the Germans call English football fans Island Apes? I guess they don’t know about the punk band of the same name. Island Apes features a lineup of U.K. underground punk legends.
Antronhy the drummer was Nirvana’s infamous dancer at their live at Reading performance. David Riley was the bass player in the legendary U.K. noise-rock band Fudge Tunnel and is the current bass player in doom masters Conan. Singer MKJ was in Forcefed and Meatfly, two early ’90s influentialhardcore bands. Guitarist and producer Dean Selby is an underground-rock vet. They have all paid their dues.
And now they’ve produced a wild, lo-fi trip into an alternate punk universe where they tame audio chaos and explore the psychedelic side of consciousness. It’s grungy and grimy, guttural and grating, and even dubby, all in the most beautiful way. Their roots lie in anxiety, ritual and underlying melody. Call it what you like. Answers on a postcard to God Unknown.”
