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{{short description|Swedish band}}
{{Dablink|This article is about the band. For the book of similar name, see [[The Naked Ape]]}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Naked Ape
| name = Naked Ape
| Img =
| image =
| Img_capt = Members of Naked Ape<br>(from "Fashion Freak" music video)
| caption = Members of Naked Ape<br>(from "Fashion Freak" music video)
| Background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| Origin = {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| origin = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| Genre = [[Independent music|Indie]]<br>[[Electronica]]<br>[[Electro music|Electro]]
| genre = [[Independent music|Indie]]<br>[[Electronica]]<br>[[Electro music|Electro]]
| Years_active = 2000–present
| years_active = 2000–2014
| Label = [[Lobotom Records]]
| label = [[Lobotom Records]], [[K-Werks]]
| URL = [http://www.nakedape.se/ www.nakedape.se]
| website = [http://www.nakedape.se/ www.nakedape.se]
| Current_members = [[Jonas Mathiasson]]<br>[[Albion Venables]]<br>[[Olof Bendt]]
| current_members = [[Jonas Mathiasson]]<br>[[Albion Venables]]<br>[[Olof Bendt]]
}}
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'''Naked Ape''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Indie music|indie]]/[[electronica]] band from [[Stockholm]] that formed in 2000. Starting out as a duo (Jonas Mathiasson/Albion Venables), they gained notoriety after opening for one of the biggest Swedish indie bands at the time, [[Bob Hund]]. Their first release, entitled Television, received positive reviews from Swedish press, around the time that third member Olof Bendt joined the band.<ref name="amazon.com">http://www.amazon.com/Sake-Naked-Ape/dp/B000FMH88U</ref>
'''Naked Ape''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Indie music|indie]]/[[electronica]] band from [[Stockholm]], formed in 2000.


First album "Anropa apornA" was followed up by their second album "For the Sake of the Naked Ape", secured international recognition, propelled by the popularity of their unconventional music videos for songs "Fashion Freak" and "Undo Redo," which feature undead females entertaining the living.<ref name="amazon.com"/>
Starting out as a duo (Jonas Mathiasson/Albion Venables), they gained notoriety after opening for one of the biggest Swedish indie bands at the time, [[Bob Hund]]. Their first release, entitled Television, received positive reviews from Swedish press, around the time that third member Olof Bendt joined the band.<ref name="amazon.com">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Sake-Naked-Ape/dp/B000FMH88U | title=For the Sake of the Naked Ape | via=Amazon | date=11 July 2006 }}</ref> Their first album was "Anropa apornA". Their second full album, "For the Sake of the Naked Ape", secured international recognition, propelled by the popularity of their unconventional music videos for songs "Fashion Freak" and "Undo Redo" - which feature undead females entertaining the living.<ref name="amazon.com"/>


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==Discography==
==Discography==
'''Slagen''' 12" (02/2003)
'''Slagen''' 12" (02/2003)
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#"When I Was a Robot"
#"When I Was a Robot"
#"CNN Sandwich"
#"CNN Sandwich"
#"For the Sake"
#"For the Sake

'''Du vet det svänger''' (11/2014)
#"Du vet det svänger"


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.myspace.com/nakedape2/ Bootleg website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/nakedape2/ Bootleg website]
*[http://lobotomrecords.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=87 Lobotom Records page]
*[http://lobotomrecords.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=87 Lobotom Records page]
*{{myspace|nakedapesweden|Naked Ape}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Swedish musical groups]]
[[Category:Swedish musical groups]]

Latest revision as of 03:03, 2 September 2023

Naked Ape
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresIndie
Electronica
Electro
Years active2000–2014
LabelsLobotom Records, K-Werks
MembersJonas Mathiasson
Albion Venables
Olof Bendt
Websitewww.nakedape.se

Naked Ape is a Swedish indie/electronica band from Stockholm, formed in 2000.

Starting out as a duo (Jonas Mathiasson/Albion Venables), they gained notoriety after opening for one of the biggest Swedish indie bands at the time, Bob Hund. Their first release, entitled Television, received positive reviews from Swedish press, around the time that third member Olof Bendt joined the band.[1] Their first album was "Anropa apornA". Their second full album, "For the Sake of the Naked Ape", secured international recognition, propelled by the popularity of their unconventional music videos for songs "Fashion Freak" and "Undo Redo" - which feature undead females entertaining the living.[1]

Discography

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Slagen 12" (02/2003)

  1. "Slagen" (side A)
  2. "Kommer Ner Igen" (side B)

Anropa Aporna (03/2004)

  1. "Loop"
  2. "Stenbecksmörkt"
  3. "Prima Typ"
  4. "Sjätte Sinnet"
  5. "Gulnad Och Blek"
  6. "Anropa Aporna"
  7. "Innerst Inne"
  8. "Tekknisk Eld"
  9. "Mr. Alter Ego"
  10. "Noll Noll"

A Naked EP 12" (10/2005)

  1. "Undo Redo" (side A)
  2. "Fashion Freak" (side A)
  3. "Super 8 Nights" (side B)
  4. "C.O.M.P.U.T.E.R.U" (side B)

For the Sake of the Naked Ape (02/2006)

  1. "Elsewhere"
  2. "Undo Redo"
  3. "Fashion freak"
  4. "Super 8 Nights"
  5. "Ape Machine"
  6. "Television"
  7. "Zombie Ape Landscape"
  8. "C.O.M.P.U.T.E.R.U"
  9. "When I Was a Robot"
  10. "CNN Sandwich"
  11. "For the Sake

Du vet det svänger (11/2014)

  1. "Du vet det svänger"
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References

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  1. ^ a b For the Sake of the Naked Ape. 11 July 2006 – via Amazon.


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