Artist description Monkey sings, monkey dances. Grinder is noticably absent. Passers-by shun monkey. Monkey spits at them. Some people spit back at monkey. Monkey appreciates their candor and honesty. Monkey makes a choir of them to sing woes. Monkey is happy by being unhappy. Damnable, wonderful consciousness.

Music Style solipsistic electro-folk

Musical Influences legendary pink dots, paul simon/simon and garfunkel, rufus wainwright, flaming lips, michael hurley, donovan, john cage, leonard cohen, neil young, tom waits, john lennon, my pal joey, neutral milk hotel, radiohead, sigur-ros, small object a, christopher e. aviscera, keith jarrett, secret chiefs 3, bach, fairport convention, ladysmith black mambazo, brad johnson, jeff buckley, stockhausen, and other obvious so-and-so's

Similar Artists Flaming Lips, Rufus Wainwright, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen, Elephant 6 bands like Neutral Milk Hotel

Artist History Once, of small object a, monkey now makes movies and sings with nice happy people.

Group Members muzzled dancing monkey, with special help from luis, t. jacops, and the smiley mile gospel singers and choir

Instruments guitar, vox, analog synthesizer, accordion, harmonium, drums/machine, piano, organ, other sound

Albums muzzled dancing monkey [self-titled]

Press Reviews "muzzled dancing monkey is the long-winded anti-hero for troubled times. he takes my joy and turns it into something unpleasant and whiny." actor lee marvin "i don't think a song with that many parts works." monkey's psychoanalyst "monkey, when is that album going to be finished?" monkey's fellow schemers "monkey is a sweet boy, but he doesn't understand the urgency we all face in investing money in bomb shelters, biological suits, and gas masks. monkey thinks it's all fun and games." monkey's mother "monkey is irrational and immature; i will no longer be affected by his egotism" anonymous monkey hater

Additional Info album will be completed soon, co-produced by hand-me-down recordings

Location Athens, Ohio - USA

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