Every producer of electronic music has at one time or another meditated on the medium and tools of the trade (computers, synthesizer, mixers, etc) necessary for making sounds, and how their manipulation by the inspired controller (you) creates, as if almost by magic, music. Exploring this question, perhaps further than most, is Robert Henke, also known as Monolake. Monolake's minimal, dub-inflected techno has helped establish the sound of Berlin's Chain Reaction label as well as the experimental use of dub techniques in techno as a whole. Originally consisting of only Henke and Gerhard Behles, Behles has since decided to focus on running his software music company Ableton.
Tracks on "Silence"
Null Pointer
(Track 03 on this Album)
is featured in Podcast #036:
Signal Deluxe's zero" podcast surprises with a focus on deep and innovative broken beat flavours however: Starting out with Monolake's 'Null Pointer' and Tom Thiel's 'Pulse' they progress through wonky breakbeats by 1000names and Blue Daisy, funky new school more...
This recording is simply out of this world. The crispness of every transient instance and attention to detail is obvious and your ears will appreciate this fact. The atmospheric resonance is at an instant cool/warm and welcome within the temporal section of the brain. This is an album to enjoy listening directly on a nice playing environment. It is recommended to try the vinyl version because of the immediate air and extra space perceived around every beat and... more...
Observatory
(Track 10 on this Album)
Reconnect
(Track 09 on this Album)
Shutdown
(Track 08 on this Album)
Internal Clock
(Track 07 on this Album)
Void
(Track 06 on this Album)
Avalanche
(Track 05 on this Album)
Far Red
(Track 04 on this Album)
Infinite Snow
(Track 02 on this Album)
Watching Clouds
(Track 01 on this Album)
Top 9 in Download Charts of Week #52
Top 3 in Best Rated Releases of Week #50
Shutdown
(Track 08 on this Album)
Selected as release of the week
Null Pointer
(Track 03 on this Album)
Top 6 in Download Charts of Week #50