2023: an update

All may appear quiet in the domain of Dead Sea Apes, but things are afoot:

Our new album Rewilding is at the pressing plant and should be back with us in the next month or so. Coming after a slew of collaborations and studio jams, this album really represents the new material we’ve been playing live as a 3-piece. If you’d like a preview, one track has been released already on the We Love You Junzo benefit comp. There will also be a re-release of our recent split LP with The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol coming soon.

We have a couple of gigs to announce: On Saturday 8th of April we’re playing a free gig at the Bank Top Tavern (FB) in Oldham with local young scamps Honeybadgers; and on Friday 26th of May we’re back at the Golden Lion in Todmorden in the company of US indie rock legends Come, ten years almost to the day since we supported them at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge. Details and ticket links on the GIGS page. And if you’re within reach of south Wales, it may be worth keeping an eye on this…

Finally, for you devotees of social media, we’re now on Instagram and Mastodon!

Apes / Chimps / Trees

Our final gig of 2022 will be back at ye olde Golden Lion on Wednesday 16th November with the mighty Part Chimp. Tickets here or click through the poster below.

Astral Daze

A great night at Rebellion last night. Big thanks to Sammy and the Acid Mothers crew.

Our next gig is back in Manchester, on Saturday 5th of November as part of Astral Daze at The Peer Hat and Aatma above it.

Also next month we return to The Golden Lion, Todmorden with the mighty Part Chimp. That’s on Wednesday 16th November. See the gigs page for all the info.

In other news we’ve finished recording our next album, so it will be in the works as soon as possible. For a preview, check out Parasite Rex on the mega compilation We Love You Junzo.

Acid Mothers Rebellion

Thursday 13th October we’re playing Manchester’s Rebellion club, supporting legendary Japanese psych lords Acid Mothers Temple, who we last met playing Band On The Wall back in 2015.

Tickets available at See Tickets, Ents 24 and Dice.

That London

Our next gig is down in that there London, at the Strongroom Bar on 13th June. Click the poster for details and tickets.

Ukraine

Our next gig is a fundraiser for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal at the famous Golden Lion in Todmorden. We’re on at 9pm; click through for more info on the FB event page.

Some gigs…

A couple more gigs to tell you about:

Firstly we are playing the inaugural HRH Psych festival at Liverpool Arts Club on the Easter weekend. We’ll be on at 6:30pm on Sat 16th. See the poster below for the full lineup; day splits and ticket links here or see their Facebook for the latest info.

Then we’ll be supporting Black Doldrums at the famous Night & Day Café in Manchester on Friday 22nd April. Tickets here.

You say Ommicron, I say Ohmicron…

Thanks to everyone who came out to hear us in Levenshulme and Dumfries, and special thanks to Sammy and Dave respectively for putting the gigs on. We really enjoyed playing live again despite the challenges involved.

We’re having a little break over Christmas and then for the dark months of the new year we’ll concentrate on recording; by March / April time we should be ready to venture out again, subject of course to how badly our alleged government have bollocksed up the next phase of the Covid pandemic. We have a slot at HRH Psych in Liverpool on the Easter weekend still on the cards; any other promoters or interested parties please get in touch!

Get yer jabs, be careful out there, and merry Christmas.

Dead Sea Apes Live

It’s just over 2 years since our last gig, so we’re looking forward to getting out and about again with a local show followed by our Scottish debut:

27th Nov at the Talleyrand in Levenshulme, Manchester supporting Rocket Recordings artists SMOTE and also featuring Black Brunswicker;

and 11th Dec at The Venue in Dumfries, supported by Vert:x and Snakes Don’t Belong In Alaska.

Click the flyers below for tickets or see the GIGS page for more info and links.

Something to look forward to…

UPDATE: Due to ongoing Covid restrictions, this event has been rescheduled to 16th-17th April 2022.