A team of individuals has banded together to save the Earth from the dark fate of what it says is the musical apocalypse.

Comprised of beats and freestyles of galactic proportions, the group Future Ape Tapes poses as the prototype for a new element of rhyme.

The members are Donald Whitehead (“The Architect”), his wife Mina Whitehead (“Elan Vitale”), Jason Arrington (“Blast Famous”), Emmanuel Obi (“Kid Kwame”), Jason Peavey (“Sir Hamlet”), Thomas Valadez (“Tom Television”), Brian Walker (“Paperboy”), and soon-to-be-introduced “Mister Fear.”

The octet will take the stage at tonight’s Fat Man “Five Bands for Five Bucks” show at the Georgia Theatre, but it may be necessary for audience members to reject any preconceived notions of hip-hop music.

According to Future Ape Tapes, they acquired unique powers individually, and then came together in response to global chaos.

They formed a heroic team known as “The WolfPak,” to use their musical mutations to attack those pursuers of social and environmental injustices.

“It all started in February of 2007 with ‘Fuck the Future,’ with hopes to cross boundaries,” Donald said. “(We) sought to fuse fiction with personal experiences to create broader narratives.”

“Fuck the Future,” their first album, began in the early stages with the group taking and composing primarily from samples.

The first album makes a statement, a snub, an applaud almost, to music – what it could be and what it is,” Donald said.

He, along with Mina and Walker, expressed a clear distinction between their three-album discography.

The second album, “WolfPak,” is unique to its kind.

“(Wolfpak) is organically produced, containing almost no samples,” Mina said, as the only woman in the group, and acting as a contemporary example of how music has grown socially.

“The album is a melding of digital technology and live instruments,” Donald said.

Mina said it is important to note that Future Ape Tapes uses beats from “three different beat makers: Board of Directors, Chosun Productions and Das Kapital- who is actually a part of Double Phantom, which produced the first album.

Their third album is not scheduled for release until late Fall of this year. In this album, there is an introduction of a new character, “Mister Fear.” The group declined to say about him, pressing back grins. He remains under an ominous veil. What they will discuss is his purpose:

“He acts as the villain of the group,” Mina said. “The metaphorical manifestation of our dark side.”

Future Ape Tapes delve into a world full of narrative themes drawing from theories of time travel, physics, police, gender, philosophy and others. Implementing a science-fiction type of mythology alongside funky futuristic raps, Future Ape Tapes are a two-in-one deal.

What is Fat Man Touring?

Fat Man, headed by Jimmy Hughes, is an agency that devotes its energy to finding touring and performance opportunities for small, independent musical acts.

Current Fat Man artists and bands include names such as Madeline, Venice is Sinking, Summer Hymns and Folklore (of which Hughes is frontman.) While tonight’s acts will include Folklore, Fat Man has offered its services outside of the agency to other local acts.

Here’s what to expect of tonight’s line-up at the Georgia Theatre:

- Folklore: a seven-piece band that’s lyrics are fictional short stories.

- Christopher Without his Liver: mellow, ambient solo artist with wandering songs and positive vibes.

- Future Ape Tapes: diverse eight-member rap group that uses freestyle lyrics and complex beats.

- Matt Kurz One: a one-man band playing up to five instruments.

- The Buddy System: adventurous detective cartoons animated alongside the music on screen.