Total Ape
Total Ape is the producer and artist-duo constiting of PƤr Almkvist and August Vinberg ā that just last year re-emerged with their single āYoung Godsā.
āWeāre trying to push the limit in terms of energy, melody, and concept,ā says August. āThe music reflects a feeling of losing your shit.ā āThereās the emotional side that can evoke memories, and thereās the primal side that just feels good,ā adds PƤr. āWe pursue bothā. On paper, their backgrounds couldnāt be more different. āI came from the jazz world,ā says PƤr. āAugust sang for a death metal band before we met. Itās like a collision of the chords and the craziness,ā he laughs.
Striking a singular chemistry, they began writing and producing for other acts, landing placements in the J-Pop and K-Pop genres. Naturally, the focus shifted to creating their own material. Inspired by the likes of Skrillex and āother dope producers,ā the pair quietly amassed a musical arsenal. Initially obscuring their faces and identities, they uploaded āLove You Betterā to Soundcloud in 2016 and stirred up enthusiasm among tastemakers as Dancing Astronaut, who called it āloud and bold enough to restore hope past the nationās more segregated urban musical exploits.ā
Simultaneously, they became a sought-after remix unit, creating official remixes for Nathan Sykesā āGive It Upā [feat. G-Eazy], Neikedās āSexual,ā Miss Liās āBonfireā and many more. As buzz continued to grow, Warner Bros. Records offered the duo a deal. 2017 is the beginning of something bigger for Total Ape.