The definition of live sonic innovation

Berlin based Monolake is the definition of live sonic innovation in drum n space club music.

http://www.monolake.de
http://www.version.org.nz
http://www.ableton.com

This event will be unlike any other ever exerienced before in New Zealand.

monolake produces incredible sound and the software used to create it. Not only will he perform the sonic mastery of his latest album completely live, he will also give us a demonstartion of how his software works. (same venue, same date check version.org.nz for details and registration)

Richie Hawtin (Plastikman, Plus 8 Records)
"...a new piece of electronic music software specialised for live performance, which is definitely the most groundbreaking piece of software I've seen for the past decade."

History

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Monolake in conjunction with a collection of friends (Porter Ricks, Substance, etc.), helped organize the Basic Channel and Chain Reaction labels in Berlin. While each individual in this small group has a unique approach to his work, there is nevertheless a common thread tying the label-mates together, one that's less concerned with creating dance music and more to do with working with sound and experience.

Indeed, Henke has stated that he's not a musician at all. Stripping music down to its basic elements (and sometimes beyond), Monolake and a handful of other artists are responsible for a new genre called, for better or worse, minimal.

"It's no use for neophytes; this is the shit you get into after you've been through all the other stuff, after it's sensitized your hearing to the point where the micro-tweaks and infra-nuances are exhilarating." Simon Reynolds - music critic