Jape (band)

Jape
Jape performing at the Róisín Dubh, Galway
Background information
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Electronic rock, electronica,folktronica,hip hop,pop
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Volta Sounds, Trust Me I'm A Thief, V2, Co-op
Associated acts	The Redneck Manifesto, Brendan Benson, David Kitt, The Raconteurs, Soulwax, Black Belt Jones, Son Green, Bones, Somadrone, VisionAir
Members	Richie Egan Glenn Keating Matthew Bolger Neil O'Connor

Jape is an Irish electronic–rock band from Dublin. Formed as a side project by Richie Egan whilst part of The Redneck Manifesto, they have released five albums to date; Cosmosphere (2003), The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me (2004), Ritual (2008), Ocean of Frequency (2011), and This Chemical Sea(2015). Jape's wider discography includes the EP, Jape is Grape (2007), as well as a number of singles, including "Floating" and "Phil Lynott". The band have performed at festivals and events such as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Lovebox and Hard Working Class Heroes and provided support for The Flaming Lips at Belsonic in Belfast in August 2008.

The first and second albums received airplay on alternative national radio in Ireland. The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me's opening track, "Floating", became a popular single on late night alternative music radio shows and attracted the attention of Brendan Benson during a visit to Dublin. Benson now covers the track whilst performing live with his band The Raconteurs, as do the Belgian bastard pop duo Soulwax during their DJ sets.