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Kaneel – On that chair {od050}

Artist: Kaneel
Title: On that chair
Label: Ogredung
Catalog #: od050
Release Date: 2002/07/30

Beyond the border, under the sun, time flows and notes see the light in that dark time. Under the sea, noiseless vortexes appear and disappear; they look like strange flowers to me. Into the abyss, cyberelectro cute animals live their life with joy and thoughtlessness, under the sun-god, over the throne, sat on that chair.
The artist finds the inner beauty of things, and through music conceives a certain unique melancholy effect, which we already referred to as joie de vivre.

Tracklist:
01 – On that chair [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Mistress Nine – Not Gonna Happen {mrv009}

Artist: Mistress Nine
Title: Not Gonna Happen
Label: monoRAVEik
Catalog #: mrv009
Release Date: 2002/07/29

We got our Nine. Mistress that is, not millimetre. Here’s a joke: What do you get if you put a vaguely gothic D&B chick, a 303, a female voice choir, the complete Macross saga on DVD and the rhythm section of the Cardiff Turntable Orchestra in the same room for four months? You give up? Well, I don’t know either, but there’s one crawling down your ‘net connection.

Love her or hate her, and believe me we do both when it’s her turn to do the washing up, Nine knocks out the funky beats once more. A bit of choppy choral to add to the mystery, but mostly this track is down the subterranean end of the spectrum with a deep growling bassline and drums just not audible on normal speakers. Zentradi commanders discussing the merits of invading 21st century Earth merely add a barely needed surreal element to the proceedings.

Be sure to listen for the KCORKIRVARONOM Satanic messages.

Credits:
cover by subi

Tracklist:
01 – Not Gonna Happen

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Braces Tower – Psshh EP {mtw028}

Artist: Braces Tower
Title: Psshh EP
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw028
Release Date: 2002/07/28

It’s interesting that Mono211 was originally meant to be the ‘main label’ that us here at Monotonik released music on. This was mainly because we were known in our early .MOD days for being eclectic, unclassifiable genre jumpers, and we wanted to carry that tradition on. But in the end, we found our love of idm+videogamebleep action on Monotonik took front stage (and rightly so!) But most of all, we found that there’s just not that many artists making good but ‘unclassifiable’ music that really _works_.

However, in Braces Tower, the London-based artist who submitted an EP of tracks to us earlier this year, we found exactly what we were looking for – the style-straddling, the inspiration, and most of all, the panache.

If his music can be compared to anything, it’s the sample-stitching of the ‘new chill out’ UK massif such as Bent, Lemon Jelly, Mr.Scruff, and so on. [In fact, Braces Tower’s Destiny’s Child vs. The Specials cut-up is already pretty well-known in bootleg circles, showing the kind of cheeky angles he enjoys mining.]

But trying to describe music always brings in dirty or overmined words, and it’s the music that stands on its own. In fact, it towers, with the lead-off track “Ten Fingers” weaving vocal samples and loops hypnotically all of the place, and “Scissorman” skanking up the place something tragic with its frantic brass hits and flamenco-ish trumpet. And when the final two tracks are “King Of Rock”, with feelgood hooks strewn all over the place, and “Valedictory”, a truly majestic flute and vocal sample-littered halcyon fade-out.. well, words fail us.

So yep, we know this isn’t exactly the kind of music we _normally_ release, which is why it’s on our sublabel, Mono211. And Mono211 will continue to be the sublabel we use to break things up with genre-confusing, breaks-borrowing pieces of genius that otherwise wouldn’t make it out there. And this EP is one of those. It’s actually probably far too classy for us. But psshh, don’t tell anyone.

Credits:
cover by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – Ten Fingers
02 – Scissorman
03 – King Of Rock
04 – Valedictory

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Tao – By my window EP {od049}

Artist: Tao
Title: By my window EP
Catalog #: od049
Label: Ogredung
Release Date: 2002/07/20

Yooh. Directly from the cellophane realms, our french dude Tao (aka Soy) presents to the ogre his mellow side, as already did with the great El Sur (part of the Grand Hotel EP). And we catch it at the first bounce, yessir.
The EP is fournished with little cute creatures, hybrid of IDM flavours and full honey sounds, also interlacing with old fashioned fairy notes and upbreaking introducing beats. Sorta made on-the-fly, under the direct inspiration of the environment outside his room window, Tao looks at the world with desire and with the ‘vague’ idea of what men lose by only looking inside themselves.
Worldly sounds, maybe. The dissoluting power of doubt, in music.

Tracklist:
01 – Odd black lotus (intro) [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]
02 – When/by my window [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]
03 – Mr Higaru -Arcade- [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]
04 – Old fairy tales [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]
05 – Outro [IT] [FLAC] [MP3 (New)] [MP3 (Original)]

Artwork:
Front Cover
Back Cover

Additional Files:
od049 [DIZ]

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Epoq – Simpel {mtk083}

Artist: Epoq
Title: Simpel
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk083
Release Date: 2002/07/20

Another of those musicians whose work we’ve known for a long time, and now finally have a chance to put out, Australia’s Epoq has been around ever since his contribution to the Surgery’s excellent “Initial Release” compilation a year or two back. And now, with net.releases from online labels like Kahvi, Quanta, and Corewatch, and his debut “Scintilla” CD just released, also on Surgery, we’re proud to present the lead-off track from that album, “Simpel”.

So, what to say? “Simpel” is anything but that, since it’s almost symphonic in scope, with alien choral leads soaring over multiple layers of serene synths, and the meandering bass in the breakdowns taking us away before the swooping, multi-tracked leads meander back in again. It’s almost as if a classical composition background (as Epoq has) transposed into mellow electronica brings a whole different perspective to the table. In any case, for the height of the languid summer, explore your proclivity for torpidity by lying back and enjoying this creativity?

Credits:
cover+photo by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – Simpel

Artwork:
Front Cover

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‘MbROMO – No l’ FFwd EP {od048}

Artist: ‘MbROMO
Title: No l’ FFwd EP
Label: Ogredung
Catalog #: od048
Release Date: 2002/07/13

Whuh. Yeah that’s ‘MbROMO again!
Giulio Li back with his brand new 3-tracks EP.. sorting out to be always developing his techs and mind, and presenting more and more persuading music for us, as already happened with the great Tao and his Subtle series.
Noise-driven electro-hurry-up basslines make us play with the ideal hi-speed racing game we’re been waiting for. Frantic b-beats of high quality collide with blue carillons in the following tracks and 180bpm dark/noisestep/drill’n’bass gets the upper hand on the hinted cheeky melodies of ‘MbROMO’s happy fingers.
Yes much surprising. 😉

Tracklist:
01 – Tipo Gr A
02 – 5000 Happy Fingers
03 – 180

Artwork:
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Idmonster Vs. Stina Nordenstam – Wittle Star {mtk082}

Artist: Idmonster Vs. Stina Nordenstam
Title: Wittle Star
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk082
Release Date: 2002/07/10

The return of Brighton, UK-based composer, Idmonster, to Monotonik is always an auspicious event. Former member of Butterfly Child and now a TV documentary composer, his side projects under the Pendle and Idmonster monikers are nothing short of gorgeous.

In this case, Idmonster takes a single vocal line from Stina Nordenstam’s contribution to, of all things, the “Romeo And Juliet” soundtrack, and re-orchestrates a sublime idm-house trip over the top, complete with what sounds like a theramin solo, and all the mellowest, smartest keyboard and string arrangements you could ever hope to hear.

So, relax in the summer sunshine whilst you hear “Wittle Star” build and build, all EBTG-esque passion and longing, til it peaks, you stare directly into the sun, and lose your sight permanently – set the controls for the heart of your retina.

Or, like Hunter Thompson, don’t electrocute your friend at the climax of the track, just throw an unplugged electrical appliance in the bath without his knowledge, and get all the pleasure without the permanent physical disfigurement. You dig?

Credits:
cover+photo by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – Wittle Star

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Mark VIII – Presents Action Replays {nmomp2}

Artist: Mark VIII
Title: Presents Action Replays
Label: No’Mo’
Catalog #: nmomp2
Release Date: 2002/06/29

We were hoping this day would never come. That is, the day our copyright-ruffling cousins at No’Mo’ moseyed back into town. But sadly, they’re here. And they have a new champion, a Mark VII. And they absolutely insist that we release this 5-track piece of perverse.. well, quite frankly, c64.gametune.hiphop.mashup.evilness.

So, if you’re the type of sicko who dreams of Rob Hubbard’s classic Commodore 64 videogame theme to “Commando” with Outkast’s “Ms.Jackson” over the top.. they gave us that. Martin Galway’s “Comic Bakery” besmirched by the dulcet tones of Chuck D? Check. Jeroen Tel (Maniacs Of Noise)’s “Children’s Song” splattered all over with vintage Brithop-per MC Duke? Got it. Kathy Brown and Matt Gray fighting in a corner? Sure. Chris Huelsbeck’s “Spherical” theme all crunged up with Busta Rhymes? We’re afraid to admit it.. but we got that too.

So, they’ve got our Flat Eric doll, and they won’t give it back until we release this. What’s a selfrespecting label to do? Go cry in a corner, that’s what. And then unleash the dragon on you. And, dear friends, consider this dragon unleashed (and tell them if you play it out anywhere cool!).

Credits:
cover by mark vii

Tracklist:
01 – Spherical Rhymes [Chris Huelsbeck vs. Busta Rhymes]
02 – Duke Of Noise [Jeroen TelMON vs. MC Duke]
03 – Comic Enemy [Martin Galway vs. Public Enemy]
04 – Brown Vs. Gray [Kathy Brown vs. Matt Gray]
05 – Commando Jackson [Rob Hubbard vs. Outkast]

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Hoffman – Future Thief {mtw027}

Artist: Hoffman
Title: Future Thief
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw027
Release Date: 2002/06/22

Just to mix things up a bit, and to prove that Mono211 itself isn’t entirely dead in its guise as our breaks/freestylin’ sublabel, we’re proud to present another track from the recently elusive DJ Hoffman.

He’s still hiding out in the South-West of England and providing us with dangerously good, dangerously unclassifiable breakbeat-ish tunes which help us hark back to the classic, more beat-leaden days of Mono .MODs which he was a big part of under his Dreamfish pseudonym 🙂

This time round, “Future Thief” takes its cues from the harder techno that Hoffman loves, and applies some of the looping, phasing, and layering facets to a much more breakbeat track. So, take a mini-sonic pan-sonic journey with us, flip to the pulsing bass, helicopter to the nimble drum programming, and headspin to the cut-up lead synths, wontcha? Then watch it all fade away like a really daft skinhead and hit you back up, hard. Wham?

Credits:
cover by h0l

Tracklist:
01 – Future Thief

Artwork:
Front Cover

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