Available from now on at the webshop: stylish Monkey-shirts with red logo on them!

You can also find the latest 13th Monkey album Return Of The Monkey at the webshop.

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13TH MONKEY - RETURN OF THE MONKEY
CD. HANDS D167.

01. Korrosionsangriff
02. Piezo Resistance
03. Re:Thrilled
04. Kryophaze
05. Serratek
06. Syphon V2
07. Skulk
08. Sojifu
09. Apanum
10. Guenon

Das Album könnt ihr hier bestellen: WEBSHOP

Oder als digitalen Download: iTunes Juno

Preview:

Die offizielle Release-Info:
The 13th Monkey’s sophomore release carries a self-explanatory title again: This is the return of the Northern German duo that redefined the paradigm of bang! With their HANDS debut in 2009. They maintain the concept of real-time, live in the studio recording of jamming with tabletop sound gear, thus preserving the energetic fascination of their acclaimed live sets. Industrial Techno is the Monkey’s territory, located in the golden triangle of the mighty 4/4 kickdrum, fizzling hihats and wiggling 303 lines. With an approach like that, the question is – how much can you change? The new album actually brings about quite a bit of change: While keeping the trademark structures of the debut, it appears to be less aggressive and straightforward on first listening. Generic acid lines are very sparingly used, instead this album is full of audio trickery, washes of noises, sound bits and oppressive atmospheres, emphasizing the Industrial aspects of the 13th Monkey sound. The opening title ‘Korrosionsangriff’ sets the mood for this trip, beneath crackling noises and dark, brooding atmospheres the rhythm clocks in well below 140 bpm. ‘Piezo Resistance’ is a prime choice for Rhythm Noise DJs, ‘Kryophaze’ a superb cut of Industrial Acid. Most tracks are around 145 bpm and superbly bass-heavy, typified amongst others by ‘Re:Thrilled’, a nice and vaguely EBM-ish example of the more subversive side of the 13th Monkey: Moody, threatening, full of tension, a track so ultimately urban in sound. Towards the end of the CD the band launches two longer tracks: The 10-minute rave bastard ‘Sojfu’, sporting surprising breaks and Japanese vocal samples, and the epic closing title ‘Guenon’: Starting with the quasi-rhythmic structures generated by carefully layered noises, before the kickdrum comes in and out time and again over the whole 16 minutes of this standout piece. Is there a genre called “Psychedelic Gabber” – this is the single-handed invention of it! How about the self-proclaimed objectives of 13th Monkey - digital fractures, revolution in the wires? Andreas Thedens and Harm Bremer have used their long-term expertise in music production to create an album that reflects various moods and extends beyond themes of aggression and subversion; it also takes a deep look inside and explores the darker realms of the human psyche. Yet, there is still plenty crossover appeal that will please fans of Rhythm’n’Noise and followers of more courageous Techno alike. With just two albums, 13th Monkey have not only developed a trademark sound, but also proven they can apply plenty of variation to it. Welcome back, Monkey!

Work in progress: 13th Monkey album #2.

On saturday, March 6th, 2010 we will celebrate a nice (double) release special at Stahlklang party at Markthalle Hamburg with guest dj Thedi: we will not only celebrate the latest KiEw album "mental [per]mutation" which will be released on friday but also the release of the 13th Monkey album "Redefining The Paradigm Of Bang" some time ago.

Sat, March 6th, 2010 -10 pm
STAHLKLANG
Double-Release-Special
with guest-dj Thedi

Markthalle
Klosterwall 11
20095 Hamburg
Germany

More information: www.livingdead.de

13th Monkey - Oropax

As Soundcloud updated their account structure and now have very attractive premium accounts we decided that we will only use Soundcloud for all audio files on the monkey page in the future. To start with it you will get some album-previews with the new look and feel - the download section will also be changed soon.
You can find more audio previews here: CLICK

Here it is, the 13th Monkey-debutalbum! Official release date (label: Hands Productions) is October 30, 2009 but we have the cd already here on our table! 68 minutes of finest Digital Tech Fractures, packaged in one of the typical and stylish Hands-paperbacks. All tracks (except Tremor which was recorded live at the Avantgarde Festival 2008 in Schiphorst) were recorded in 2009 at Villa Keferstein in Lüneburg without overdubs or post-processing - only the final "bang" was added at the masteringg process by speedcore-producer Robert Amar aka Bobby Tense at the legendary Kevorkian Masteringstudios in New York City!

In Europe you can order the album through the Ant Zen mailorder or directly in our webshop: KLICK - overseas distributors are for example Cop International and Audioglobe (or as said you can order it in our webshop).

The tracklist:

01. Aktrus
02. Cedera
03. Oropax
04. Mister 29
05. Yakis
06. Anality
07. Monkey Bites
08. Axyt
09. Tremor (live)
10. A500

The cd release promotext:

Redefining The Paradigm Of Bang is the best description for this 100% club compatible Techno Industrial project by the two sound artists and producers Andreas "Thedi" Thedens and Harm Bremer. While this project is based in Lüneburg, the album demonstrates that there is more than simply calm and beautiful landscapes and curly black haired sheep called "Heidschnucken" in the Lüneburg Heath. If you dive-bomb into the subsurface blow-hole you will find yourself in the middle of a wired rebellion and even cross the way of an anthropoid on the run: the 13th Monkey. The 10 tracks on this album were completely constructed using an array of tabletop hardware instruments programmed in real-time without the use of overdubbing, the mainstay of this project’s energetic live sets, in a style self hailed as, Digital Tech Fractures. The final "bang" of this project’s debut album was added by legendary speedcore producer Bobby Tense at the famous Kevorkian Mastering Studio in New York City. Expect 68 minutes of bass-driven and pounding tech-industrial tracks with distorted and screaming acid-like 303 sounds as extra ingredients. Monkey bites!

update 24.10.10:

Listen to the complete album on soundcloud:
Redefining The Paradigm Of Bang by 13th Monkey