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Sense – 220500 {mtk030}

Artist: Sense
Title: 220500
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk030
Release Date: 2000/07/16

We’re lucky enough to get another release from Australian quiet electronic.storm, Sense. Once languishing in slightly more obscurity than he deserved, his great remix of Lackluster for the DeFocus 12″ (“R U Oho?”) has put him squarely back on the idm radar, and there’s going to be more Sense out on vinyl/CD in the next few months – a man to watch.

In this case, we’re graced with a koto-laced ambient experience, “220500”, delicately twined with echo and its twin brother, reverb, along with cicada-like hihats and quiet bleeps, to create one of those dreamlike moments you never want to leave, over and over again, until you never want to leave the moment where you think that you never want to leave. and so on.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – 220500

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Vim! – Timecrunch EP {mtk029}

Artist: Vim!
Title: Timecrunch EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk029
Release Date: 2000/07/12

Monotonik is delighted to welcome the return of the plastic inevitable, hewn from solid nostalgia, Vim! 🙂 As always, beavering away with his very own carefully skewed musical style, he serves up these 3 vignettes as the “Timecrunch EP”.

The lead-off track, “Thin Strips Of You”, hovers majestically in 3d.space before skittering around a retrig.forest, whereas “Jackie Batey” plays off the evocative arpegiating of classic Vim! with some subtle melodies – all too short, mind. Finally, “Angel Delight Saved Me” is a jaunty little trot through the vagaries of where milk-based desserts will take you in life.

He may have an upcoming Surgery compilation appearance but someone give this man a proper record deal, and quick 🙂 You can only say ‘undiscovered gem’ so many times, you know? 🙂

Credits:
cover by vim!

Tracklist:
01 – Thin Strips Of You
02 – Jackie Batey
03 – Angel Delight Saved Me

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Vae – Harry Slazenger (Theme For A Movie) {mtk028}

Artist: Vae
Title: Harry Slazenger (Theme For A Movie)
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk028
Release Date: 2000/07/09

And the band played on. With the band, in this case, being made up of the rather smart Finnish-type Vae, formerly known as Strala, and boss of the smart Net.label Kahvi (recently resurrected from purgatory, and looking all the better for it!)

In any case, “Harry Slazenger” (no relation to Jake, Vae assures us..) is an initially distant, suddenly pendulum-like swing through sweetly toned electronic pop music – like Kraftwerk without the Teutonic bent, or a massively slowed-down electro-machine of the kind Drexciya or Anthony Rother wield. Muha, it’s subsonic speed robot boogie time again..

Credits:
cover by vae

Tracklist:
01 – Harry Slazenger (Theme For A Movie)

Artwork:
Front Cover

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DJ Nova/Elektroblef – Oldskoolmonotonikantiks {mtkdj07}

Artist: DJ Nova/Elektroblef
Title: Oldskoolmonotonikantiks
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtkdj07
Release Date: 2000/07/03

A little more of the mixed-up-ness for your tired brain, and perhaps the best mix Monotonik’s released so far, Slovenia’s DJ Nova presents us with a mix of classic older Monotonik tracks from Lackluster/Distance, Prob, Jiva, and others..

In the style of his previous mix for Mono211, but much more laidback, “Oldskoolmonotonikantiks” uses soundscapes, cut-ups, and ethereal voice-overs to really mix things up intelligently, and the selection of tracks is pin-point sharp. In conclusion – this is your brain [&]. This is your brain on Monotonik [!!&!!]. See what we mean?

Tracklisting:

1. Distance (aka Lackluster) – “Grind”
2. Dharma – “Otsuki”
3. Distance – “Only”
4. Distance – “Tourists”
5. Dune – “7”
6. Jazz+Fndr – “Antigotchi”
7. Mellow-d (aka md) – “b”
8. Distance – “Thor’s Magic Bathtub”
9. Prob – “Chinwokh”
10. Prob – “Naks Raks”
11. Distance – “Mabo”
12. Prob – “Skyline”
13. Jiva – “Unicorn”

[NB – A number of these Distance/Lackluster tracks, previously released on Monotonik, are available in souped-up LP/CD form via Focus/DeFocus, please consider supporting Monotonik artists and buying them.. check out the Lackluster discography for more information/online stockists..]

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Oldskoolmonotonikantiks

Artwork:
Front Cover

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gd – Space Bar – Session 1 {mtkdj06}

Artist: gd
Title: Space Bar – Session 1
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtkdj06
Release Date: 2000/06/25

Monotonik hasn’t had much chance to showcase less dark chill-out mixes up to now, but with so many of our artists being fans of the dreamiest ambient techno, as showcased by the FAX label and bands like Global Communication, it was only a matter of time.

Fortunately, San Francisco’s gd, an oldskool demo-fan and friend of Mono, has stepped up to the plate, so to speak, and delivered an excellent mix that blends Deep Space Network, Pete Namlook, and even Monolake in a sparsely electronic but refreshing mix-up. Also interesting to note that this mix solely uses Pioneer CDJ CD-mixers, and to very good effect.. with virtual turntables, pitch-variable CD players and vinyl all becoming parts of the DJ’s repertoire, blending sounds has never been such fun, or sounded so good.. 🙂

Track listing:

1. Deep Space Network – “The Beyond Within”
2. Monolake – “Abundance”
3. Global Communication – “9.25”
4. Move D + Namlook – “The Retro Rocket”
5. Spacetime Continuum – “Transient Generator”
6. Move D + Jonah Sharp – “U”
7. LTJ Bukem – “Feel What You Feel”
8. John Martyn – “Sunshine’s Better (Talvin Singh Remix)”
9. Galaxy – “Aquarian Deep Sea Diving (Part 1)”

Credits:
cover _is_ gd

Tracklist:
01 – Space Bar – Session 1

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Lime – Rugby {rel#85}

Artist: Lime
Title: Rugby
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#85
Release Date: 2000/06/21

“Rugby” is a sort of b-side track for “Bulentoi” (release #84). This is more minimal than “Bulentoi”. The song is build on a simple sine bass melody. Different kinds of loops of effects and drums are built on the bass line and they all seem to say “rugby”. The drums and noises are probably made with speech synthesizers or vocoders. This is nothing groundbreaking – I would rather describe it as a nice little tune.

[84%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – Rugby

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Lime – Bulentoi {rel#84}

Artist: Lime
Title: Bulentoi
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#84
Release Date: 2000/06/21

Jonatan Bäckelie’s “Bulentoi” (under alias Lime) goes by the same paths as his earlier Milk-single “The Bulentoi” he made as Bulentoi (confused huh?). This is again minimal intelligent electronica. The tracks is built up by a nice rhodes/electric piano melody with lots of different background instruments to fill the audio spectrum. The drum loop is again quite minimal with not much happening but enough to keep the listener interested. This is good and melodic easy-listening iem.

[92%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – Bulentoi

Additional Files:
FILE_ID [DIZ] [PNG]
MILK0084 [NFO] [PNG]

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Sense – Bubble Blower {mtk027}

Artist: Sense
Title: Bubble Blower
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk027
Release Date: 2000/06/20

Fresh from his appearance remixing Lackluster for the DeFocus-released “R U Oho?” 12″ (FOC354), the Australian artist Sense, who’s been around the music-scene a long time, and is finally getting more welldeserved recognition (he’s played supporting Aphex Twin on his live Oz jaunts, and even now is being courted by Jeff Mills for his new label..)

“Bubble Blower” is a wonderfully serene piece of ambient techno, calmly rippling through your speakers (or, indeed, headphones) with gently drifting synths, bass drum pirouettes, and snatches of.. well.. a certain Mr. Wonka and his guests, right? This is, honestly, one of the most beautiful pieces of music Monotonik’s ever released – in our opinions, a future classic. But then, we’re horribly biased, right?

Credits:
cover by fthr

Tracklist:
01 – Bubble Blower

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Fun-Tourist – Face On/Take One {rel#83}

Artist: Fun-Tourist
Title: Face On/Take One
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#83
Release Date: 2000/06/17

This is a funky fusion of wicked electronic jungle beats and 70’s disco. This tune has both a great melody and tricky playing with drum beats. “Face On/Take One” starts with a nice filtered bass line. Then a Squarepusher influenced drum beat with lots of variation joins with different layers of melodic parts made with strings, electric guitar and background vocals. This is a good quality tune that will be loved by fans of earlier music of Mr. Tom Jenkinson.

[93%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – Face On/Take One

Additional Files:
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Texas – Daggia {rel#82}

Artist: Texas
Title: Daggia
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#82
Release Date: 2000/06/17

Daggia is a preview track of Texas’ Arabai EP to be released at Roger That fan site. It is a strange mix of noises and random melodies. A heavy arabic influence can be heard on this crazy tune (as on the whole EP) in the form of random melodies not played on the 12-note scale. Also the wicked tabla rhythm gives a nice edge to this tune.

[85%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – Daggia

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MILK0082 [NFO] [PNG]

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