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Review: MONO ‘Pilgrimage Of The Soul’

16th September 202116th September 2021 Martin Williams Mono, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Japanese experimentalists MONO are a band that have been in my periphery for roughly two decades. I’ve heard their name,

Album & EP Reviews M

Review: MONO ‘Beyond The Past – Live In London With The Platinum Anniversary Orchestra’

23rd March 202123rd April 2021 Sean MacRae Beyond The Past, Mono, Pelagic Records, Platinum Anniversary Orchestra, Post-Rock

Apocalypse Now. MONO‘s haunting, emotionally stark but ultimately uplifting canon could be the sound-track to the COVID-19 lockdown. It encapsulates

Live Reviews

Damnation Festival 2015 – Review By Daniel Pietersen

21st November 201513th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 40 Watt Sun, Altar Of Plagues, Amenra, At The Gates, Crown, Damnation, Damnation Festival, Damnation Festival 2015, Daniel Pietersen, Ghold, High On Fire, Lee Edwards, Leeds University, Live Review, Mono, News, Oathbreaker, OHHMS, Sólstafir, Undersmile, Vreid

I hadn’t been planning on going to Damnation Festival this year but a triple whammy of spare ticket, spare car-seat

News

Damnation 2015: Final Bands Announced Join AT THE GATES, HIGH ON FIRE, MONO & More!

20th September 201515th September 2019 Lee Edwards 40 Watt Sun, At The Gates, Damnation, Damnation Festival, Damnation Festival 2015, Ghold, High On Fire, Leeds University, Mono, News, OHHMS, Primordial, Sólstafir, The Wounded Kings, Undersmile

As Damnation Festival fast approaches its 2015 edition, the final bands have now been announced. The first of which is

Articles

Jorge Miguel’s Top 10 Albums Of 2014

2nd January 20153rd September 2019 Jorge Miguel 2014 Year Review, Article, DNMF, Godflesh, Grouper, Hexis, Jorge Miguel, Mono, Pallbearer, Swans, Today Is The Day, Wovenhand, Yob

It’s that time again, when we, music lovers, choose the best albums of the year – the ones that stood

Articles

Dave Bowes’ Heavy Vibes Of 2014

27th December 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014 Year Review, Anaal Nathrakh, Aphex Twin, Article, Babymetal, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Boris, Dave Bowes, Earth, Electric Wizard, Goat, Godflesh, Helmet, Ides Of Gemini, Katy B, Krieg, Laibach, Mastodon, Menace Ruine, Merzbow-Gustafsson-Pandi Trio, Mono, Mope, Multipletap, Psalm Zero, Sabbath Assembly, Sunn O))), Temples Festival, The Body, Tim Hecker, Ulver, Witch Mountain, Yob

I’ll admit it right off the bat – I’m shite at these things. I’m either completely predictable and return to

News

MONO Share An Excerpt Of New Track Recoil, Ignite From Forthcoming Album Rays Of Darkness

17th September 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Euro Tour 2014, Mono, New Album Details, News, Pelagic Records, Rays Of Darkness, Recoil Ignite, The Last Dawn

MONO have just shared the first taste of Rays Of Darkness, the second of two albums the Japanese experimental rock

News

MONO Announce Details For 2 New Albums & Winter 2014 Euro Tour Dates Confirmed

4th September 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Euro Tour 2014, Mono, New Album Details, News, Pelagic Records, Rays Of Darkness, The Last Dawn, Where We Begin

Japanese instrumental rock band, MONO, have unveiled details of their next release and subsequent tour. The quartet will be releasing

News

MONO: Complete Work On New Album; Where We Begin Clip Available To Stream

22nd July 2014 Lee Edwards Mono, New Video, News, Nobukazu Kurik, Pelagic Records, Temporary Residence Limited

Japanese instrumental rock band, MONO, have confirmed that work is complete on their next release, and have unveiled the first

Uneven Eleven @ Mono, Glasgow 27/05/2013

Live Reviews

Uneven Eleven / Dick Fifty / Cru Servers @ Mono, Glasgow 27/05/2013

11th June 201314th September 2019 Dave Bowes Charles Hayward, Cru Servers, Dave Bowes, Dick Fifty, Glasgow, Guy Segers, Live Review, Makoto Kawabata, Mono, Uneven Eleven

Perhaps we’ve been spoiled. What with the impromptu meeting of Kan Mikami, Alex Neilson and Jandek earlier in the year,

Album & EP Reviews M

MONO ‘For My Parents’ CD/LP 2012

15th January 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Classical, For My Parents, LP, Mono, Orchestral, Post-Rock, Review, Temporary Residence Limited, Tom McKibbin

I’ve always been a massive video game nerd and the aspect of a game that will often make or break

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