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Age of the Ape

by Ape Rites

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Aaron Cyr all tracks are fookin lovely!. can't believe people are so asleep about this album. Favorite track: Close Encounters.
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1.
Swimming in the sea So happy to see 66 dolphins circling Video recording Little hope Memory is out of scope Lighten up Get dressed Lighten up Messed and all obsessed No pain – no gain Let’s hope we find your brain Low IQ Jump the queue Banana knowledge Way below average Potty mouth Face to face Potty mouth No such thing as human race Barking up the wrong tree I guarantee Keep a low profile You’re living in exile Let the dolphins go Your time passed long ago
2.
As you think so you shall become Simplicity is the key to brilliance Take no thought of who is right or wrong The successful warrior is the average man It’s the Nunchaku Gang from outta town Super focused and extreamly mean It’s the Nunchaku Gang with leather jackets Sunglasses and cigarettes Every stupid dog has his stupid day Before you dance kneel down and pray For abandonded gods and human flesh Naked knights and pretty cash Turtle blood and snake poison Holiday wheather and hunting season No such thing as human touch The gangsters they don’t speak that much Remember no man is really defeated Unless he is discouraged People like you are lucky bastards You will never get engaged
3.
It’s all about you The night has fallen It’s all about you Your dick is swollen It harbors a certain danger It carries a certain risk It harbors a certain danger You will be frisked Get some rest Your brain blinks Get some rest Your breath stinks You’re waking up at night Your throat is dry as dust You think you’re alt right But this is just cheap and fast You’re waking up at night That’s fucking right! Feel the the heat, pale with fright Your money gone and your dick is light
4.
It was a perfect day We were six miles away From what we called The sunshine boulevard The way was paved With two billion bottles of wine The red seed in our eyes The yellow blood in our veins It all merged to one Dark matter nugget Them demon voices Light flooded The infernal frame The whole golden shining hell Told us we were right It was a perfect day It was a perfect day – it was a perfect day Until tomorrow we stay – tomorrow we stay It was a perfect day – it was a perfect day Sorry for the delay Practice what you preach Never mind the gap between you And the sunshine boulevard Because we are already dead Six miles ahead a skeleton in a golden suit Plays the trumpet The sweetest melody on earth Which is paved with golden turf Our lousy hearts became noble chestnuts It was a perfect day – it was a perfect day Until tomorrow we stay – tomorrow we stay It was a perfect day – it was a perfect day Sorry for the delay – we are always late We will rot in hell – we will enjoy Sunshine Boulevard – it’s a perfect place Until tomorrow we stay – tomorrow we stay It was a perfect day
5.
Outside of Fargo – ‘61 Hills and mountains – Betty alone Trees around her – nobody else She had a feeling – she felt observed Flash and thunder – a fuzzy shadow Solid material – beady and shiny Suddenly clearer – getting nearer A flying object – extraterrestrial One more person missing – taken by a spaceship It’ll happen once again – no one knows not where not when It could be your neighbor next – or your wife and child Close encounters of this kind – you better run and hide Great Falls, Montana – hikers at night Nocturnal shadows – twilight in sight All of a sudden – the sky changing Gliding and spinning – an object above A beam of light – blinds their eyes Jimmy and Jerry – out of sight
6.
Mintgaton 02:50
Sch‘jeu vesel tut quei che nus havein Televisiun ed autos, decadents il venter plein E quei tut en abundonza Nus schluppein avon pitgira da tschels Ils egls serrai Gie fom ed il mal nus insumma buc muenta Nies concarstgaun nus sgarscheivel sdermenta Mintgaton patratg’jeu vid quella via sin la quella nus oz viandein E sch'ei seigi endretg, gie endretg aschia, Sco nus sin quest mund sedepurtein Bumbas atomicas, armas aschi bia Tertgau vess’jeu ch‘il mund entscheiva grad a schluppar Quei drovi gie tut per la pasch conservar Perquei far il militar senza patertgar Jeu vesel buc en daco ch'il luvrer Duess avon il professer aschi bia respect haver E daco che nus tolerein, senza pli bia, quei ch'ins sa oz en biaras tiaras far
7.
I feel desire – and I feel great lust Not just a feeling – it’s a matter of trust Slippery surface – good grip at once Solid material – ready to dance Boys and girls all use bondage gear – leather gloves, leather gloves I touch you here, I touch you there – top to bottom, top to bottom My hands so smooth, I love my second skin – leather gloves, leather gloves Submissive voices from the basement – top to bottom Cogito ergo sum – but that’s not true It’s an open secret – ask your crew The only existance – is beyond your skin Come on come on – slip inside and sin
8.
Perversa glieud Vus essas perversa glieud Ei dat da quels che tschontschan tup e fan mo sgnoccas Quels che tugnan e che tuornan culla brocca Glieud ch‘ei sin balucca e che dat mo la bucca Che fa giugs cun si perucca Ei dat glieud che catscha det e semna plontas Glieud che fa tuppira e che beiba sch’ina honta Ch’ei buc tschien mobein mo cnapp tschunconta Che fa pass liung cun si perucca
9.
Laser Tiger 01:55
10.
Got hair as black as night Got a skirt that’s ooh so tight I’m tellin’ you I’ve got an itch She’s my witch Loveable, she’s good and bad Mess around and you been had Got a key and the master switch She’s my witch Likes to rock to a crazy song Every night she’s wailin’ on She’s a chick with a wicked twitch She’s my witch Likes to drag in a going mill Plays a chicken, just for the thrill Till you wind up in a ditch Mmh, she’s my witch
11.
Laders 02:09
Tgi ch’engola ha adina fom Nus essan la feglialonza d’in lader Teicla, teicl’il clom Quei che arda lai barschar
12.
Burger Drift 02:00

about

AuGeil Records, AG0020
Recorded from 30 July to 2 August 2020 at Shirts Off Studio, Bern.
All Songs written and performed by Ape Rites, except Mintgaton was written by Caschiel, Carnpiertg e Remiedi and She's My Witch was written by Kip Tyler.

About Age of the Ape
Apes live on trees, sometimes. Sometimes they use caves as a shelter. And they speak billions of languages. Thus, some people ask us: “Ape Rites, why are you trying to sing in English? It’s stupid, because English ain’t no Swiss language!”

Well, it's complicated.

We’ve tried French before. Too difficult. How about Italian? Done that. It was fun, still is. Especially since Italian is the language of the great Cavaliere, the Ape King of Italy. But none of us is native to the French or Italian corner of Switzerland.

Okay, German then? We are certainly (and blessedly) no Deutsch-Punk band. Because we ain’t no Germans either, although we speak an excellent Hochdeutsch with Swiss accent.

So... Swiss German? No, because – for example – Nunchaku Gang needs to be in English cause none of us speaks Cantonese or Japanese. And Close Encounters is a song one can impossibly sing in Swiss German because the title is English (and stolen from an American movie). Swiss people don’t believe in extraterrestrial anyway. They rather have faith in Konkordanz, Föderalismus and Altersvorsorge.

Wait a second... What about Mintgaton, Perversa Glieud and Laders? What kind of cave language is this? Oh right! It’s our singer’s mother tongue: Romansh (or Raeto-Rumantsch) is the true and original ape language. (Which is – by the way – believed to be the secret language of Bill Gates, the lizard people and the guy who owns a certain pizzeria in Washington).

Who would have guessed? The minority language certainly helps to fuck with intelligence agencies all over the world. CIA, СВР РФ, Mossad and certainly the Nachrichtendienst des Bundes: Nobody understands a fucking word. Only few people living in the farthest corners of Switzerland understand the lyrics. Does it help anyone? Not really.

However, feel free to check out the lyrics. Guess what, we wrote almost all songs by ourselves. Except Mintgaton was written by Caschiel, Carnpiertg e Remiedi. And She’s My Witch was written by the legendary Kip Tyler.
And anyway, for those who wanna know: Ape Rites are Mauro Caramella, Ray Uno and Jonny Teschio. Mauro plays the guitar and sings most of the parts. Ray keeps the rhythm rollin’ on his drums and plays the sick organ. Jonny plays bass, 12-string guitar and sings sometimes as well. And not to be forgotten! The charming voices on Sunshine Boulevard and Leather Gloves are Rachel’s and Katyusha’s.

What the hell! Enjoy our record. Pertgei, tgi che sa buc tgei far, dat al giavel lavur.

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released June 18, 2021

Artwork by Linda Meli, lindameli.com
Mixed by Sebastian Zwahlen, Shirts Off Studio
Mastered by Kaya Guggenheimm Kaktus Neus Mastering

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Ape Rites are:
Mauro: Vocals/Guitar
Jonny: Vocals/Bass
Ray: Drums

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