Mostly Ape

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Mostly Ape
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2002 (2002-09-08)
GenreExperimental rock, instrumental rock
Length50:18
LabelRighteous Babe Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]
The Daily Campus(7/10)[3]
Cavalier Daily(mixed)[4]
Daily Nebraskan(B)[5]
LAS Magazine(unrated)[6]

Mostly Ape is an album by experimental rock trio Drums & Tuba, released on September 8, 2002 on Righteous Babe Records. It is their second album released on the label.

The album's title derives from a phrase the band often uses to describe humans' animalistic tendencies.[7]

Recording[edit]

Brian Wolff, the band's tuba and trumpet player, said their goal in making the album was to "get people to say ‘I’ve never seen anything like that before in my life, and it fucking rocked.’" The album was recorded largely live in the studio, with minimal overdubs,[8] over a period of one week.[9]

Track listing[edit]

  1. Brain Liaters
  2. Igor Rosso
  3. Sevens
  4. The Metrics
  5. 4style
  6. Elephants
  7. Clashing
  8. Air Con Dee
  9. Superbee
  10. Breakfast with Miletus
  11. Goose Geese
  12. Magoo

Personnel[edit]

  • Neal McKeeby – guitar
  • Tony Nozero – drums, electronics
  • Brian Wolff – tuba, trumpet

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Mostly Ape Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (4 March 2003). "Consumer Guide: I Said Ignoramus, Not Dummie". Village Voice. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Michael (2 October 2002). "CD Review: Drums and Tuba, 'Mostly Ape'". Daily Campus. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ Gowin, Lori (24 September 2002). "Experimental guitar mars Drums & Tuba". Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ^ Bredenkamp, Aaron (26 September 2002). "'Mostly Ape' CD offers psychedelic trip through space". Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. ^ Herboth, Eric (1 October 2004). "Mostly Ape". Lost At Sea. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. ^ Abbott, Jim (5 September 2003). "The Tuba Gets A Chance To Rock Out". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Drums & Tuba showcase 'tight-knit' arrangements". Daily Emerald. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  9. ^ Doggett, Clinton (14 October 2002). "They don't need tubas to make you get down". The Pitt News. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.