Super Ape is the recording name of Eric Barone, a video game developer and composer from Los Angeles, United States, born in 1987.

Overview

Super Ape is described as a band of producers rather than a conventional group. The project brings together Stephen Barrett on programming, samplers and turntables, Dirty Haire on drums, programming and samplers, Christopher Holston on guitar and keyboards, Jason Michel on bass, keyboards and programming, and Scott Slagle on keyboards, percussion, programming and samplers.

Style and background

The project combines elements from dub, jazz and rock, and is presented as a genre-blending outfit with a strong focus on sound design and layered production. Its listed tags also place it alongside ambient, electronic, funky and chillout music, while the project’s broader classification includes indie game soundtrack and video game music.

Connections and context

Super Ape includes members associated with two other bands, Bullship and Dirty Drummer, and is linked with the labels Electric Mountain and Ropeadope through those connections. The project is framed around collaborative production and instrumental performance, with samplers, turntables, keyboards and programming central to its sound.