The critically acclaimed Transfusion topped the rock charts both in the UK and Europe, and, on the surface, it looked like AP&S were ready to start on the path to international success. But, behind the scenes, there were obvious problems: a miniscule budget, and a label that had never before handled a mainstream act meant that no singles were released from the album, so, unsurprisingly, within a period of months, the band found themselves in the ironic position of playing sellout tours and losing money. Consequently, the band were starved of finance for a year.

It took another year for MFN to agree to finance the second AP&S album, Snapshot. In the interim period, internal band problems were resolved (this in itself is worthy of a six-part radio comedy series!), and new drummer Laurie Jenkins was brought into the fold, with Miro taking on the guitarist mantle.
..From then till now...

The first independent AP&S album Free Pawn, was released May 2003, and was greeted warmly by fans. Obviously, without the resources to finance distribution or press, or even to tour, it has been an ‘underground’ success. But, the album continues to sell, and has helped to spread the word that the band is alive and well.

2005 saw the launch of the Apes Singles club. Firstly, rather than keep everyone waiting for another album, we thought it would be good to release EPs, so that fans could get a regular dose of new music. The idea to release solely in download format was a test. But, so far the feedback has been more than encouraging, and the eEPs will continue to appear on our official site at regular intervals.