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Fractions return to Monnom Black with a full EP of sonic disturbances and ominous cuts. Their integral work on this project is the perfect sublimation of acid and techno combined with infectious leads that spiral into pulsing rhythms for what is an outstanding, no-nonsense and diverse take on modern day warehouse music.
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To celebrate its landmark 20th release, Monnom Black invites you to enter The World of Monnom Black II – a return trip to techno’s most uncompromising landscape. The triple vinyl release features 14 hand-picked contributions from the label’s trusted collaborators alongside cutting-edge artists new to the roster; making this compilation one of the label’s most varied and innovative collections yet.
On The World of Monnom Black II, new artists including VTSS, DIMI (AnD), Vladimir Dubyshkin, Hadone, Fractions, LDS, Aahan and Buried Secrets all throw down tracks which fuse tight machine rhythms with intricate detail. There’s also a return for many established label favourites such as UVB, Dax J, Zanias and Thomas P. Heckmann as Knarz.
To round out the compilation there’s a re-release of the timeless 1998 hip hop cut, “Devious Methods,” from legendary drum and bass producer, Hive, and Tellurian’s hardcore classic, “Big Bad City,” gets a new mix from Dax J.
This release further confirms Monnom Black’s reputation for representing raw analogue music and cements the label’s place as the home of some of the roughest and classiest contemporary sounds in techno.
Welcome to the world of Monnom Black.
Full Track Streaming:
Video:
VTSS – “Atlantyda”
Hadone – “Hope Reminds Me Of Her”
Fractions – “Zero Ground”
DIMI – “Drive Me Up”
Buried Secrets – “Distant Voices”
Specials:
Hadone – “Oecus Podcast 147”
VTSS – “Crack Mix 286”
UVB – “TNDB-podcast no. 13”
Zanias – “Reclaim Your City 349”
Dax J – “@ Exit Festival 2019”
Aahan – “IOD Podcast #016”
Vladimir Dubyshkin – “dubyshkin_test_recording_003”
Knarz aka Thomas P. Heckmann – “Phobiq Podcast 036”
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Berlin’s Monnom Black is back again with the King of The Sewers EP; four cuts of pulsating techno from two of electronic music’s most uncompromising young figures, DAX J & UVB. Already well-known for its more fundamentally rugged take on modern electronics, the label’s 19th release is another intense transmission deep from the underworld.
The menacing tone of the EP hides the friendship that’s developed between these adopted Berliners, two young men who met in the city and discovered a shared passion for raw analogue audio and electronic sounds that marry starkness with depth. Although they began DJing at the same warehouses since 2014, the duo have waited until the right moment to bring together their mutual love of unique mechanised noisescapes and the high-end production values they’ve developed over years of experience and experimentation. The King of The Sewers is that record, a gritty soundtrack inspired by forgotten lives beneath eastern-bloc cities.
For Monnom Black this latest release continues a run of unmistakable techno records that challenge the mainstream with a non-conformist philosophy. The label’s ethos is to push boundary-testing music by artists who are unafraid to explore a chaotic, divided world in the belief that distinctive music can still create moments of grace and community. This is music for the deepest, darkest parts of the night, breaking beyond the dancefloor and into the liminal spaces where analogue and digital, body and mind meet. The King of The Sewers EP represents another step forward in the development of a record label pressing at the borders of what contemporary techno can be.
Full Track Streaming:
Special:
Dax J – “NovaFuture Blog Mix December 2016”
Press Info: About the release
Dax J returns to Monnom Black with an ep of uncompromising warehouse tracks, drifting through acid, UK & jungle influences to create an iconic onslaught of ominous Techno cuts.
About the artwork
Original image captured by award-winning photographer, Lincoln Clarkes in Vancouver 1996, from the highly praised, hard-hitting photo-book series, “Heroines,” portraying social injustice and the stark contrasting realities faced in the forgotten areas of modern day sub culture.
Full Track Streaming:
Special:
“Boiler Room x Eristoff “Into The Dark”DJ Set”
10. Tommy Holohan Inter Dimensional Hardcore Business
11. Inhalt Der Nacht Dosis
12. Cressida Liquid Zoo
13. Opål Factory 4
14. Gaja Urban Meditation
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Monnom Black will mark its 17th release with its first various artist compilation presented on triple vinyl. Keeping with the label’s modus operandi, the compilation is packed with iconic, raw and uncompromising techno, featuring 13 artists new and old to the imprint, including a re-release of a classic Drax aka Thomas P. Heckmann track from 1993.
To coincide with the launch of the compilation, Monnom Black will hold its first highly-anticipated label party. Locking arms with the notorious underground Dutch promoters Reaktor, known for their challenging events and pushing the boundaries of what techno has to offer. Together they will celebrate with an electronic onslaught on New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam’s Elementstraat Warehouse. A location cut to the bone that perfectly encapsulates the label and promoters combined vision and ethos.
Full Track Streaming:
Video:
Raffaele Attanasio – “Gundam”
Specials:
Stranger – “BASIS// 23.09.16// All night long Part 2”
Airod – “DSNT Podcast 066”
Dax J – “@ Dockyard Festival ADE 2018”
Raffaele Attanasio – “Concerns Music Podcast Series 29”
