Mono

[lizard]

Captured to tape by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, IL, You Are There extends the cinematic drama of 2003's Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (also recorded by Albini), while surpassing the sinister heaviness of 2002's lauded One Step More and You Die. MONO disproves the myth that an increased focus on intricate song structures and string arrangements comes at the expense of youthful energy and inspired aggression. With You Are There, MONO's representation of tragedy comes with an inherent joy, delivered with the hope that in all dark there is equal parts light. They're not heavy like Black Sabbath - they're heavy like Beethoven.

just preordered it.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

http://s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32F5FOW72E6GP3QPIH5CGRUW2X

Here's the first track

 

[Krilons Resa]

No...I will not.

Fuck it.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

What'd you think?

 

[Trylakos]

i thought it sounded really good... but I heard that already,no clue as to where I downloaded it from however

 

[lizard]

hey guys temporary residence just emailed me, they're mailing out the new mono today even tho the official release isn't til April 11...

$12 incl shipping

I love indie labels!

 

[Demonspell]

My copy arrived today, will weigh in on the contents later...I agree, one of the coolest labels on the planet.

 

[Corpinen]

Has anyone heard their remix album "New York Soundtracks"? Is it very far from the original soundscape and atmosphere? What about the collaboration album (w/ world's end girlfriend)?

I'm listening to samples from the latter and it sounds as brilliant as the three "ordinary" studio albums... Anyway, would appreciate if anyone could say a word or two about those two discs mentioned above...

 

[unhinged]

only heard the samples myself but I'd say theyre worth getting for sure
I really need to buy this new one
wish I had a credit card or some money or something

 

[Trylakos]

its pretty official now that Halcyon will be my funeral song, yup.

 

[lizard]

You are a wise cod eater. It is majestic in both power, emotion and scope.

 

[Trylakos]

shit yeah

 

[Demonspell]

Just listened to You Are There for the first time...this is a spiritual experience, and every bit the equal of the last two albums. Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain will likely stand alongside Halcyon as a signature song for them, Yearning is their darkest and heaviest song to date (and that suckerpunch midway through...goddamn!), Are You There? is ten times more beautiful than the Anathema song of the same name (which I think is a great song), and Moonlight is essentially one gigantic climax building exercise, but a brilliantly composed one. Forty more days...
PS: I have heard two tracks from the joint album (pun somewhat intended) with World's End Girlfriend, the noise is kept to a minimum but it's every bit as epic and emotional.

 

[lizard]

I hope it will be in my mailbox when I get home today. tomorrow, for sure. but when I ordered the Behold the Arctopus spinoff group Infidel/Castro, it got here damn quick from NY

 

[Dick Sirloin]

I/C fucking rule, I think I sent NAD a track 2 yearz ago

 

[Demonspell]

Just saw Mono last night...absolutely incredible, and perhaps even more powerful live than on record. Pelican was a slight letdown, though nothing can prevent songs like Autumn Into Summer from kicking serious ass. All but one track from the new album was performed, along with Lost Snow (with an insane feedback orgy during its conclusion) and a piece with only the two guitars I can't place right now. Moonlight was one of my most emotional concert closers I've witnessed. For those inquiring about the collaborative album: it's available at their merch table for $10, so naturally I got one.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

I saw TER get some Mono stuff in stock. What should I start with?

 

[Dev]

Assuming you have Godspeed,Silver Mount Zion and co. then

One more step and you die.

Otherwise don't bother.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Assuming you have Godspeed,Silver Mount Zion and co. then

One more step and you die.

Otherwise don't bother.

And having those is a prerequisite to liking Mono because...?

 

[Dev]

No, these bands are just better. Mono are good but they're quite generic to me (didn't they start after Godspeed/Mogwai toured Japan?) and sometimes a copycat of these bands.