Jungle Gems

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1.	The Jungle Calls 00:20	buy track
2.	Papia-Tahiti Nui 03:05	buy track
3.	Jumping Beans 02:35	buy track
4.	Missorlou 02:03	buy track
5.	Hawaiian War Chant 02:20	buy track
6.	La Cubalibra 02:42	buy track
7.	Hawaiian China Doll 03:51	buy track
8.	The Endless Summer 02:50	buy track
9.	Bell's Beach 01:49	buy track
10.	I'm Pau 03:01	buy track
11.	Barbados Carnival 02:35	buy track
12.	Jungle Gems 00:55	buy track
13.	Pass The Hatchet 02:52	buy track
14.	Hilo March 02:26	buy track
15.	Na Pali Drums 03:03	buy track
16.	Caravan 05:02	buy track
17.	Kilima Waltz 02:31	buy track

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APE JUNGLE GEMS
If you were a time traveler lucky enough to hang out with Robert Mitchum in some ‘50s tiki bar, you could do worse than have Jungle Gems as the soundtrack to your misadventures. This basement recording is pleasingly evocative, yet simultaneously tough sounding–there’s a subtle intensity that prevents the songs from being Island lullabies or background music for Hawaiian travelogues. I’m sure Bob would be tapping his foot, nursing his drink, and not thinking about fighting–which might get you back to the future with your nose on straight, and you can thank the Ape boys for that.

The Steel-guitar performances by Eric Rindal and Frank Novicki are marvelously slinky and drenched in island pathos. Their ukulele parts are uplifting and aggressively propulsive, and Mitch Tobias’ electric guitar solos evoke all the mystery and funk of Caribbean hoods and fearless surfers. Get this for the fun and vibey instrumentals. Tiki-rific! Simian.

–MICHAEL MOLENDA
Guitar Player Magazine

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released January 10, 2003

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APE San Francisco, California

APE is a six-piece band from San Francisco and the only band in the world that features a live Tiki Carver. APE is anything but conventional.

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