Starmode – Thoughts Blend To Dreams (Zyad’s Magic Carp Ride) {mtk067}

Artist: Starmode
Title:
Thoughts Blend To Dreams (Zyad’s Magic Carp Ride)
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
mtk067
Release Date:
2001/12/15


More vital links back to the oldskool Mono connection, with this remix. The original track (as yet unreleased?) was done by Maleek, aka Starmode, a Dutch citizen of Moroccan descent who’s affiliated with the infamous+obscure Mortimer Twang + Disciples of Ageema organisation.

But the remix was performed by Zyad, a Finnish musician who’s released stuff on Mono since way back in the .MOD days – this is actually his first release on Monotonik since 1998 (or is it? heehee.)

Anyhow, “TBTD (Zyad’s Magic Carp Ride)” is a beautifully washed-out piece of perma-sustain echolocation, with the original, slightly harder electro-influenced track having watercolors splashed all over it, softening lines and chilling out even the hardiest observers. Beat the pre-Xmas chill with a magic carp ride?


Credits:
cover by _ and the secret formula


Tracklist:
01 – Thoughts Blend To Dreams (Zyad‘s Magic Carp Ride)

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic (CC BY-ND-NC 1.0)


Vim!+Zyad – Tea Diddums (Pineapple Remix) {rel#25}

Artist: Vim!+Zyad
Title:
Tea Diddums (Pineapple Remix)
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
rel#25
Release Date:
1998/08/04


Mm, here’s another of Zyad’s prized remixes of Vim!, and another piece of smart witty techno. It has a clock-ticking monotone to it that really begins to appeal after a while, don’t you think? Then there’s some sorta jazz drumming comes in a little later, and it’s all agreeably offbeat. In a sorta onside way. Thanks to both of the lads – they done great.


Tracklist:
01 – Tea Diddums (Pineapple Remix) [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
file_id [DIZ] [PNG]
m_nu [REL] [PNG]
mt_pin [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Zyad – Consept {rel#20}

Artist: Zyad
Title:
Consept
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
rel#20
Release Date:
1998/06/04


Well, after a short break we return with another sparkly jingly jangly cityblockwrecking techno track courtesy of the rather chopsockystyled Zyad. Watch him kick, punch, and shouldercharge his way to victory in the sonic stakes whilst the competition shudders. competition is none, as our foreign friends often say when they’re overexcited 🙂 woohoo! Ok, we’ll stop making sense now.


Tracklist:
01 – Consept [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
file_id [DIZ] [PNG]
m_nu [REL] [PNG]
mt_sep [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Vim!+Zyad – 0% Sianisms (Dark Blue Mix) {rel#17}

Artist: Vim!+Zyad
Title:
0% Sianisms (Dark Blue Mix)
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
 rel#17
Release Date:
1998/04/09


From the loopy original on Mono comes a slightly more ordered, just as loopy, Monotonik remix, courtesy of Zyad… mm, thanks for making it make.. more sense? As if sense was ever a feeling that’s required for living chez Monotonik. Round and round and round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows. Make way for the main contenders..


Tracklist:
01 – 0% Sianisms (Dark Blue Mix) [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
file_id [DIZ] [PNG]
M_1998 [REL] [PNG]
mt_odb [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Various Artists – Mortimeremixed EP {REL#122}

Artist: Various Artists
Title:
Mortimeremixed EP
Label:
Mono211
Catalog #:
REL#122
Release Date:
1998/01/19


From an idea originally suggested by Oh-Gosh, and quite possibly Mortimer himself, this joint release (heh, he said joint!) with Black Sista is a collection of remixes of Mortimer Twang, Sweet Mortimer Tee, M.Twang Esq. With absolutely no irony, this release is dedicated to Meester Twang himself. Lucas, you rule. Don’t forget to check da Black Sista homepage at http://blacksista.mypage.org for more good stuff, of course. 🙂 And thanks to all the artists involved for making this rather pleasant. 🙂


Tracklist:
01 – Ramone+MortimerTee – Streetbeat 2 [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]
02 – Substance+MortimerTee – King Groove (Substance Mix) [MOD] [FLAC] [MP3]
03 – Zyad+MortimerTee – Tranquility (Colacoo Mix) [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]
04 – Subi+MortimerTee – Land (Air2Ground Mix) [MOD] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
file_id [DIZ] [PNG]
m_1998 [REL] [PNG]
m_mre [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Zyad – . … .. .. …. . {rel#12}

Artist: Zyad
Title:
. … .. .. …. .
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
rel#12
Release Date:
1998/01/11


Mmmmm. We figured we should really feature some more of Zyad’s rather gorgeous Monotonik-styled tracks, and here’s a really, really nice one. Sorta slightly Orbital-esque, but more driving, minimal, and twisty than that, it’s another example of why we started up Monotonik – whilst we love all the jungle/triphop/eclecticism, a lot of us really get off on da techno tip too. 🙂 So get off too.


Tracklist:
01 – . … .. .. …. . [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
FILE_ID [DIZ] [PNG]
M_1998 [REL] [PNG]
MT_DOT [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Zyad – Evil Banquet EP {REL#116}

Artist: Zyad
Title:
Evil Banquet EP
Label:
Mono211
Catalog #:
REL#116
Release Date:
1997/12/01


The first Mono release by Zyad, our newest member, and it’s pretty easy to see how he fits in. Very nicely, as it happens. 🙂 So, we got more downbeat bigbeat pleasures for your cerebellum – just sit up and say thankyou. Although there’s definitely some scary, scary static-filled undertones to both these tracks. Be slightly afraid, be very slightly afraid. 🙂


Tracklist:
01 – Banquet [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]
02 – Evil Thoughts [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
FILE_ID [DIZ] [PNG]
M_1997 [REL] [PNG]
M_EVIL [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.


Zyad – Green Colour Yellow {rel#o5}

Artist: Zyad
Title:
Green Colour Yellow
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
rel#o5
Release Date:
1997/10/18


This was going to be a guest release, but then we realised that Zyad was just so good we’d have to ask him to join too. And he did. 🙂 Welcome to him, and here’s the first track he’s putting out on Mono. And it’s absolutely excellent, spooky ambience building up to a cavalcade of hissing, twisting beats. Respect.


Tracklist:
01 – Green Colour Yellow [XM] [FLAC] [MP3]

Additional Files:
FILE_ID [DIZ] [PNG]
M_1997 [REL] [PNG]
MT_GRC [NFO] [PNG]

*FLAC & MP3 zips also include the original versions.