Over the first two months of their existence Macaca Mulatta have squeezed in an inordinate amount of gigs all over Melbourne, honing a vibrant and intense set of songs that will form their debut album being recorded in September.

In the meantime the band have produced a live CD of a raucous set from the infamous Tote. A limited run of budget CD’s available from the band’s website and gigs to fill the gap…

Macaca Mulatta is fiercely Independent, DIY, full of passion and energy for what they do, It’s music with excitement, with something to say and the guts to say it, music that gets the audience moving, dancing, shouting along and sweat dripping from the walls. Drawing together a wide variety of influences, the band posses a raw sound, a mixture of raucous calls to arms and slower, dark, brooding epics.

The UK line up of Macaca Mulatta (consisting of Chris Chinchilla, Jim Rhesus, Arran Lovechild and Dan Lobster) rapidly formed several months after Chris Chinchilla left infamous Indie-stars, ‘Art Brut’ and London Punks, ‘Rhesus’ imploded. Initially cobbled together to support ‘The Rakes’ at a secret gig, the band speedily developed, playing dates all over the UK and further afield including New York City.

‘Prime Evil demos’ was the bands first demo, recorded half in a dark, dank and dreary old distillery in Deptford with electricity borrowed from the car wash opposite, and half in a front room in Brixton, engineered and produced by the band and infamous Les ‘Fruitbat’ Carter of 90’s superstars ‘Carter USM’.

We’ve done all this so far with little or no help, no major press coverage, no money and no celebrity fans, just pure hard work and a love of our music. It’s been a struggle, we hope you enjoy our music, please let us know if you do, we play anywhere and any time, so get in touch.

Contact
chinchmonkey@macacamulatta.com

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Antescene - The Age EG Magazine
Antescene - Dues Feature
Time Out Antifolk feature
Sandwich Club
Teletext (reproduced)
Spin.com
Popartsuckedtoast
nothingbutgreenlights
Just Like Music
Silence is a rythmn to
The Torture Garden
Shoes are for work
Headphone sex
Culture bully
Indie for bunnies
Subbacultcha
One Louder
Time Off
Scene Magazine
Rip It Up Magazine
Music Towers
Maps Magazine
Drum Media
Drowned in Sound
Maps Magazine @ The Windmill
Maps Magazine, Oz Tour Diary
Maps Magazine @ Gspot 2
Maps Magazine @ The Good Ship
Maps Magazine, NYC Tour Diary
Playlouder.com
The Cuckoo Press
Wireless
Undercover
Beat (iss 1067)
Beat (iss 1070)
InPress (iss 971)
Inpress Feature (iss 974)
Melbourne Leader