Brother Ape

BROTHER APE is a very fine act consisting of four very talented as well as skilled musicians. Stefan Damicolas (vocals, guitars), who is writing most of the material with all tracks arranged together with the rest of the band, Peter Dahlstrom (vocals, bass, keyboards), Gunnar Maxén (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Max Bergman (drums, percussion). Musically their sound is a unique blend of progressive rock and fusion. At times chord changes are somewhat in the vein of 70's fusion bands such as WEATHER REPORT or BRAND X, but performed with quite heavy, but also kind of sophisticated guitars rather than 70's keyboard sounds. They've also got one foot in the more traditional progressive rock style with SAGA, YES, RUSH and maybe also some A.C.T. influences with the end result creating an original yet accessible sound of their own. Dashes of ZAPPA's rockier style can also be found in their music. Especially in the opening track "The Jerk".
In late 2003 they printed 500 copies of their debut album mainly sold at concerts. It's a very fine album, but a bit short (37 minutes) so therefore we will soon have it re-released on the Progress Records label with a couple of very good tracks added to it. Don't miss the debut album from BROTHER APE! This is our first real album released on Progress Records. It contains about 48 minutes of music in new re-mastered versions by the fantastic sound wizard Viktor Rundlöf. The cd will be pressed in Sweden dcm / with a 12 page booklet for the lyrics.
We are very proud to present our latest release. A mix of classic and modern prog with hints of jazz fusion. A truly exciting new album. (by BROTHER APE)