| The Space Monkeys | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Madchester |
| Years active | late 1990s |
| Labels | Factory Too, Interscope Records |
| Past members | |
| Richard McNevin-Duff, Tony Pipes, Dom Morrison, Chas Morrison, and Neil Walsh | |
The Space Monkeys were a four-piece alternative band from Manchester, England, signed to Factory Too and Interscope Records in the US. The band members were Richard McNevin-Duff, Tony Pipes, Dom Morrison and Chas Morrison. After working with the band for a number years, Neil Walsh (guitar and keyboards) later joined the band.
Their musical style was often compared to baggy and acid house music, some would even call their music post-Madchester.
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They released their first album, The Daddy of Them All, on November 4, 1997. The single "Sugar Cane" from this album reached 58 on the Billboard chart. The single edit remix of the song was frequently played on American radio in place of the LP version and is available as a separate CD single. The music video for this single was the second video from famed photographer David LaChapelle and featured hip hop legends Rock Steady Crew. The band toured the US and Europe with Smash Mouth and Third Eye Blind. The song "Drug Soup" was recorded especially for and features in the soundtrack of the Gwyneth Paltrow movie Sliding Doors.
The band went on to record a second album, Escape from the 20th Century, which included tracks produced by legendary hip hop producer Prince Paul. However, due to the collapse of Factory Records and other problems, this album was never released and resides somewhere in a studio vault. The group disbanded shortly after this; Richard McNevin-Duff, Tony Pipes and Neil Walsh went on to release an EP under the guise of "Munki", and Chas Morrison joined avant-garde drum and bass group RSL.
McNevin-Duff, Pipes and Walsh also produced remixes for the Space Monkeys and others, under the name The Chopper Squad.
Tony Pipes is now a multi award winning Creative Director, working in Advertising, Broadcasting and Design. He is responsible for designing the current incarnation of the Doctor Who logo with colleague Matt Rhodes.
Richard McNevin-Duff has recently returned to music with his band "Socrates".
The band were in the headlines in 2010 after bassist Dom Morrison was involved in a bare knuckle boxing match with ex-Happy Mondays dancer Bez.