The Third Chimpanzee (EP)
The Third Chimpanzee is the fourth solo recording by Martin Gore, the primary songwriter for the band Depeche Mode.[2] Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented, "Like all of Gore's solo releases, The Third Chimpanzee unmistakably feels like a side project."[3] Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of Paste Magazine stated, "On his new EP The Third Chimpanzee, Gore once again reaches for his usual trademarks: the clanging of synthetic marimba-like textures..., siren wails that conjure images of sentient machines crying out in torment..., throbbing bass interlaced with ticking beats...The five instrumentals, all of them named after different primates, have the overdriven sting of vintage industrial, with bone-shuddering bass and the nastiest synth eruptions that he has elicited since Depeche Mode's 1997 album Ultra.The mood is feral and erotic yet curiously comfortable, as if Gore discovered his old bondage gear in the back of a closet and found that it still fits.