From: CA, United States
Years active: 2009-current (currently working on an album and launch of new site)
Genre: Indie, lo-fi, electronic, folk (fuzz folk?), experimental (Still not sure, they describe themselves differently everytime)
Orangutang is an indie band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The members are Benji Pope on vocals, keyboards, programming and guitar, Andrew Taylor on lead guitar, percussion, and programming, David Lindman on synthesizer/effects. They put out an EP, Self Titled, in Nov. 2010. It was free to download on the band's website at www.redheadmonkeys.com untill the site redirected to Facebook.
Benji Pope and Andrew Taylor started Orangutang in 2009 in San Jose, CA. David Lindman joined the band in 2010. Orangutang's debut EP was self recorded at the band's studio in a barn in the Santa Cruz mountains. Drums were recorded by Steve Forbes. Guest Vocals by Melissa Farrow, Lisa Lindman, Stephanie Woo, and Dusty Pope. Mixed and Mastered at New, Improved Recording in Oakland, CA by Eli Crews.