the ExMonkeys
Raleigh, NC
Electronica / Punk / Electro
Bio
The evolution of the ExMonkeys continues…
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ANNOUNCEMENT (12/26/11): The new release "Use Your Tools" is available now! Listen to the first 10 tracks on the playlist to hear it, and purchase/download it either from the ExMonkeys Reverb Nation store, or contact the band directly for a CD.
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The ExMonkeys got their start in 2007 when Raleigh-based musicians DJ Ed and MC Ian decided they wanted to create an electronic music presence that they felt was missing from th...
Press
“Performing at the juncture of industrial modern rock and hip-hop isn’t exactly an advisable tactic.
(...) it’s a musical minefield with pitfalls aplenty. But from the most dangerous conditions come the most rewarding victories—Raleigh duo The ExMonkey’s are (still) living proof.
Members Ed Winstead and Ian Shannon have been tinkering around in bands and electronic projects since the ’90s. (...) Raleigh’s The ExMonkeys have become a refreshingly potent force in an often stale form. Grinding bits of noise and feedback, they suggest a gray and dusty apocalypse, windswept and hopeless. But the beats and bass lines sway with sensual energy, allowing The ExMonkey’s dread the luxury of irresistible motion. It’s from this tension that the music derives its power, like DJ Shadow in the back lounge with DEVO. It’s a sound made up of strange moves and seemingly insurmountable odds.
But it appears The ExMonkeys don’t listen to such naysaying. And that’s why they’re diffic”
Artist Stats
Fans: 706
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Video Plays: 8
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Check out the new ExMonkeys release "Use Your Tools"!!! www.exmonkeys.com
