Ben Chantice – Vinyl

Ben Chantice (2006)
recorded by Hendrik Gundlach
published by Supermodern
cover artwork by ATAK (limited edition hand numbered painting inside the vinyl version)

1 Yuriko
2 B_Suct
3 Myopic
4 Levitate
5 Sessna
6 Death of the Whale
7 Pimp
8 Herra Hu
9 Starbright on S5
10 Noth Amp

“This album is very "contemporary German", and fans of the Morr Music label will find much to enjoy here. At times, Monoland sound like Lali Puna, and at others they have the whirring guitar fury of Sonic Youth. It's a good combination that actually works more often than it does not.“ (PostLibyan at evilsponge.org)

With their third album at the latest, Monoland established a reputation to move between the unusual and the unexpected. Adding sampler to a traditional pop-setup, the Berlin based band create songs remarkably unique in sounds and structure. Occasionally, other bands may come into mind but eventually their unique sound bursts the defined pattern and cuts the ground from under one's feet. This music is amazingly versatile and what you experience is curiously influenced by the mood you are in and by the way you are listening. You can listen to each track 20 times and every time you will hear something different: new layers, previously unnoticed sounds, unknown links and unexpected turns. It is left to oneself. Monoland's music does not simply end. Their music has a visual dimension as it does not produce a finalized image. What you see is that what you lay in it. Monoland's music let's you listen to yourself - let's you listen to what happens to you inside. It's all in oneself. In this way, Monoland are subjective and that's why they burst the pattern.