Monotonik – Page 20 – Netlabel Archive

Willbe feat. Sear – Back, Back, Back {mtw021}

Artist: Willbe feat. Sear
Title: Back, Back, Back
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw021
Release Date: 2001/04/08

Continuing on the Mono211 (breaks+eclectic) side-label odyssey, we come across French hiphop instrumentalist Willbe (last seen as one of the winners of the Laurent Garnier remix competition, getting his mix pressed up onto limited vinyl by F Communications!), who’s kindly slung us this scratchadelic tribute to Mono211, who are indeed back, back, back.

So, with the help of super-scratcher Sear, this headnodder loops up pianos, rock-solid beats, and strings with super nimble scratching skills and smart sourcematerial to provide a ninja excuse to bop yr hed like a gonk. And with a vinyl climax pitchshifting up to end things off proper, this is why Willbe’s got a real bright future – the boy’s got style, roight?

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Back, Back, Back

Artwork:
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md – Sweaty Palms {mtk050}

Artist: md
Title: Sweaty Palms
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk050
Release Date: 2001/03/27

His last release on Monotonik was wayback when we were putting out .MODs, so it’s a delight to finally put out another tune from Helsinki native, Jaakko Manninen, aka md, and as our 50th Monotonik release, too.

Now residing in London, his “Appelsap” mp3-release was put out on CD by Merck Records recently, including some great remixes from Thug, Ilkae, Crankshaft (Yolk!), and even Warp-signed Brothomstates, and his “Between Gaps” opus, formerly due out as the first release on the scrapped Monotonik ‘real-life’ record label, is now due in the near future from Merck (and is well worth the wait!)

In any case, “Sweaty Palms” is a great example of the new and way-ahead md style, dense as feck and full of foreboding bassrumble and cut-to-heck drums and Finnish voices. It grooves, but in an unholy way, and we like this, like it a lot.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Sweaty Palms

Artwork:
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Pendle – Caffeine Low {mtw020}

Artist: Pendle
Title: Caffeine Low
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw020
Release Date: 2001/03/16

We’re very proud to present the first Mono211 release from UK musician Pendle, who’s also known as Idmonster for his more idm-ish, _reallysmart_ forthcoming releases on Monotonik.

But who is this Pendle wallah? Well, having formerly been a member of the excellent dream-pop band, Butterfly Child, who were major-label signed in the early 90s, Pendle then went his own way, working on projects as diverse as working with Laurie Anderson, conducting a German birdsong symphony (?!), and soundtracking Sony Playstation TV adverts. And now he’s gracing Mono with his presence, and we thank him.

In any case, “Caffeine Low” is a Mono211 doozie, a string-filled paean to coffee drinkers everywhere, with shuffling beats and a gorgeous bowed lead, and the end-product sounding a bit like late 90s triphop-meisters Archive (who were, coincidentally, also Playstation advert soundtrackers.) Air violin-ing is permitted, but just this once, got it?

Credits:
cover by pendle

Tracklist:
01 – Caffeine Low

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Aereal – Connect {mtk049}

Artist: Aereal
Title: Connect
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk049
Release Date: 2001/03/10

A debut of distinction, this, as a brand-new artist from the UK, Aereal, kindly grabs our attention with this emotional “Connect”-ion that truly shines.

Reminiscent of the rangiest early 90s material from dark canines and their ilk, “Connect” blends the background industrial clank to the lushest of strings and percussive clicks to make, honestly, one of the dreamiest tracks we’ve put out in ages. And if Aereal isn’t significantly more well-known, significantly quickly, we’ll eat our post-ironic DJ Touche-style cloth cap.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Connect

Artwork:
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Aquaboogie – Little Star EP {mtk048}

Artist: Aquaboogie
Title: Little Star EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk048
Release Date: 2001/03/03

A return visit to Monotonik from New Zealand-based artist Aquaboogie, and again his very distinctive, almost dreamily spaced-out electronics surface from the Antipodean haze.

First up, “Little Star” brings a kinda Isan-ish calm and simplicity to an ambient haze of a track, with angelic, metallic, computer-generated lullaby over the top of some delightfully re-focusing strings.

Then, “Insecure Robot” brings another Adams-ian piece of whimsy to life, whether intentionally or accidentally, with blooped-up electro and paranoid androids going a little barmy on the emotion front. Punk to funk, super electro style..

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Little Star
02 – Insecure Robot

Artwork:
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DJ Nova – Starshipoetry {mtw019}

Artist: DJ Nova
Title: Starshipoetry
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw019
Release Date: 2001/02/21

A second release for the revitalised Mono211 breakbeat sublabel, and this time, Slovenian musician and DJ Nova, having previously been responsible for a bunch of the DJ mixes we’ve put out (including ‘Oldskoolmonotonikantiks’ and the Elektroblef releases..), hits us with his first original mp3 release on Mono211, the excellent “Starshipoetry”.

Every fule know that essential parts of the perfect tune include messed-up Douglas Adams samples and mixed-up beep noises, leading up to solid-as-rawk breakbeats and cut-up bass-snare action, and so DJ Nova follows this to a tee, providing another indescribable, not quite d+b, almost nu-skool breaks release for Mono211. Just wait for the main break to hit and make that headnod pilgrimage all the way to Lourdes. Or Lords, if you’re a Krikkit-er.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Starshipoetry

Artwork:
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DJ Cowbell – Bumpshaltr {mtk047}

Artist: DJ Cowbell
Title: Bumpshaltr
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk047
Release Date: 2001/02/14

As a special Valentine’s Day release for Monotonik, we’re truly proud to present an elusive release from the reclusive DJ Cowbell.

“Bumpshaltr” is the first mp3 ever to be released from the master of broken beats, who first gained fame by spinning solely to a bovine audience in the Mid-West USA, and whose live sets frequently result in region-wide ‘state of emergency’ alerts and large numbers of sonic casualties, some permanently unable to ever listen to power ballads again.

So, in our quest to find something truly fitting for such a romantic occasion, we felt “Bumpshaltr”, with its careful counterpoint of noise, sound, and , well, more sound, fits our aegis (sonix) perfectly.

So sit down with your loved one this V-Day, open a carefully chilled Chianti, dim the lighting, and relax with this beautifully crafted message from Monotonik to you..

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Bumpshaltr

Artwork:
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Tweeter – Me And My Friend Lobstah {mtk046}

Artist: Tweeter
Title: Me And My Friend Lobstah
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk046
Release Date: 2001/02/08

Having previously been associated with Substance’s excellent net.mod.label Voodoo, Finnish musician Tweeter comes out with his debut for Monotonik, and it’s a real treat.

“Me And My Friend Lobstah” is a sinewave-smooth electronic trip with boil+bubble drums and widening echo-styled passages leading out to the fill-out, the breakdown, the true wide-screen style. It’s strangely reminiscent of an earlier era, the early 90s, but in the best possible way – not retro, just as good as the original stuff.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Me And My Friend Lobstah

Artwork:
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Smash & Willbe – Separate Ways (Hoffman’s Hardware Remix) {mtw018}

Artist: Smash & Willbe
Title: Separate Ways (Hoffman’s Hardware Remix)
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtw017
Release Date: 2001/01/28

When the clamoring for a relaunch of Mono211 died down, we released that we’d been concentrating a little too much on the downbeat, abstract side of things, and it was good to open up with some _real_ kickin’ stuff on our breakbeat break-beast of a sublabel.

So here we are, and the first release sees English jazz-ster, Smash, as remixed by talented French instrumental hiphop-meister, Willbe, _THEN_ remixed by the mercurial Hoffman, who’s been with Mono right from the start, even part of our first ever release. And he’s only getting better, folks – this measured breaks-remix blends techno, jungle, and nu-skool breaks in an gunshot-sharp way. Still seems like the sound of the future to us, and with forthcoming eruptions from DJ Nova, Darkhalo and Willbe feat. Sear pushing the point even further, we predict a sunny break-filled 2001 throughout the Mono211 sublabel area.

But for now, the mellow keys + outrageous snare-hits of Hoffman’s steppah remix transmogrifies Smash+Willbe’s super original into the way we want to go on – stylish and hard-hitting to a tee, but different, subtly different.

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Separate Ways (Hoffman’s Hardware Remix)

Artwork:
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Fun Tourist – DDD {mtk045}

Artist: Fun Tourist
Title: DDD
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk045
Release Date: 2001/01/17

In an alternative universe, Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is acknowledged as the true king of electronic music, not those spiky old bores, Aphex Twin and Autechre. And in that alternative universe, Finland’s Fun Tourist is, well.. at least grand vizier. And probably senior vice-president in charge of snare rushes.

Regardless of folly, “DDD” is a truly spectacular piece of electronic music, complete with funky drums cut to ribbons, strange octave-pitched tribal chants, 8-bit heavy metal guitars, and beautiful intricacies of melody and tone. It’s easy to see why Fun Tourist has a vinyl release forthcoming on the London label Worm Interface, who’ve been responsible for many beautiful moments from Plod, Solar X, Jake Mandell, and even that lovely Mr.Jenkinson himself.

[check out more Fun Tourist releases at the newly relocated and cosmically yummy net.label Milk, http://milk.scene.org 🙂 ]

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – DDD

Artwork:
Front Cover

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