The Urban Monkeys are James Whitehead and Adam Giardina, two Dj/producers from Australia.
James and Adam have been writing music together for the past four years, merging their musical talents to produce their own original style of gritty grinding techno music.
Urban Monkeys music takes influence from various styles and is typically hard to categorise.
Their music appears on download site reviews under many styles – techno, tech house, fidget and electro have all been used to describe their sound.
Currently the Urban Monkeys are at the forefront of the fidget house movement with their track
"Messed Up" at the No1 spot on trackitdown.net fidget house chart.
They are also working with leading fidget label Grooved Music for their next release "Dysfunktional Caterpillar" alongside Afrostatic, The Bulgarian and Geoff-K.
To catch their recent releases, look out for “Dance Baby” with a fantastic remix by Dopamine and Jan Van Lier as well as remix duties on "Only One” by Diverted/Dopamine, "Freakride" by Matt Rock and "Flip Side" by Prime Time on the awesome French label Bus Records.
Future releases to look out for include "Getting Loose" on Hardplace Records and "Six Zeros" on Open Records (following on from their successful first release, "Chicken Legs" on the Festivus compilation).
The boys have also been working their magic on remixes of "Make Me Wet" by U-One (Disoma Records) and 'Shock/Horror' from Z-Listers.
But it isn’t just their productions which have been gaining notice.
Urban Monkeys have been unleashing their dirty live sets in clubs and festivals up and down the country and their dynamic stage presence and synergy is best seen in their live DJ performances which are fast building a reputation nationwide.
With ongoing remixes, original productions and an international tour set for next year, Urban Monkeys continue to build their reputation as one of the most innovative and consistent production acts breaking through the ranks today.
Contact: www.myspace.com/urbanmonkeys8 or urbanmonkeys8@gmail.com
