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Artist
Apes, Pigs and Spacemen
12+ albums
britishrock
about
The early days Paul Miro and Bart (AKA Paul Bartram) met in a rehearsal room in Leicester in 1994, both having been called upon to work on some songs for a guy neither of them knew very well. It quickly became apparent that Miro and Bart had much in common musically, so they quickly broke away from the poor guy who had inadvertently brought them together, and started working on their own project. After numerous auditions and various line-up and name changes, the band started playing gigs, which they financed by selling merchandise. It had not been their intention to pursue record deals, or, for that matter, even to employ management, but word of the band’s sound began to spread and AP&S found themselves with a growing and loyal fanbase across the UK. AP&S first sprang to public attention in 1995. While still unsigned, rumours of the band’s musical strengths reached Kerrang magazine and MTV, and the band suddenly found themselves garnering media attention without having signed a record deal. Hastily (rather too hastily, as they were soon to find out), AP&S signed to Music For Nations, and within eight weeks had released their first EP, Antiseptic, which was promoted via a hectic touring schedule. The band were hardly off the road for the next twelve months, touring Europe almost constantly, either supporting acts like Warrior Soul, The Wildhearts, Skid Row, Monster Magnet, or, as their profile continued growing, as a headline act. Another EP, Safety Net, was released in the
