For 13 years now, French band Shaka Ponk rocks and funks its way through the music business. The band consists of six members of flesh and blood and a computer animated monkey, Goz. It’s because of Goz that they called their new EP ApeTizer.

The EP features five tracks, two of which will feature on their next album, to be released on 17 November. One of them is the single Gung Ho. The other is my favourite track on the EP, the rather Beatlesque song Mysterious Ways.

My other favourite EP track is Rocksta, which will not appear on the album. It sounds like a great medley of Demagogue by Urban Dance Squad and (Rock) Superstar by Cypress Hill. Featured artists on Rocksta are Skin (Skunk Anansie), Torre Florim (Dutch band De Staat) and French rapper KillASon.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.