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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.

Just released by Hands Productions: 2010 Hands, the label-Compilation - featuring 30 exclusive tracks, 3 per artist on a double cd! And as you may guess, also included are 13th Monkey with 3 exclusive tracks: Boulder Dash, Incus, Syphon! Order it directly at Hands!

tracklist:
CD1:
01. Incite/ - Memory Effect
02. Incite/ - moonlevel
03. Incite/ - Under Construction
04. Geistform - Valve Base
05. Geistform - Iskra
06. Geistform - Cern
07. Orphx - Anima
08. Orphx - Animus
09. Orphx - Shatter Self
10. Shorai - Todo A Zen
11. Shorai - Noxious Sounds
12. Shorai - El Recopetin - Induccion Industrial (Piticli Mix)
13. 16pad Noise Terrorist - I Met Myself
14. 16pad Noise Terrorist - Load The X In Your Head
15. 16pad Noise Terrorist - Lovecore

CD2:
01. Greyhound - Lunatic
02. Greyhound - Memories
03. Greyhound - Inner Rhythm
04. Maschinenkrieger Kr52 vs. Disraptor - Monotonie 72
05. Maschinenkrieger Kr52 vs. Disraptor - In Vitro
06. Maschinenkrieger Kr52 vs. Disraptor - Nuke Tac Team
07. S.K.E.T. - Deactivate Consumer Fascism!
08. S.K.E.T. - Actualise Yourself In A New World Order
09. S.K.E.T. - No Limits For Heroes (2010 Riot Dynamix)
10. 13th Monkey - Boulder Dash
11. 13th Monkey - Incus
12. 13th Monkey - Syphon
13. Syntech - Pandemona
14. Syntech - Crash
15. Syntech - Global Impulse

The third edition of the krachcom.pilation was just released! Again you will find several members of the krachcom-forum on this cd - including 13th Monkey with an exclusive track named "Lochfrasz"! The compilation is limited to 300 copies and distributed by Ant-Zen - but can also be bought at our webshop: CLICK

Listen to the 13th Monkey-track:
Lochfrasz by 13th Monkey

Complete tracklist of the compilation:
01. (-LüP19490-) - DBS 54A
02. Simon Schall - Und wenn du schläfst
03. Mordex Psy - Alcoholize
04. 13th Monkey - Lochfrasz
05. Euclid - Take Your Keyboard And Fight
06. First Order - Nails And Thorns
07. Goat93 - United (Until The Battle Is Won)
08. Tonal Y Nagual - M.GF.I.A.C.
09. Brudermord - Wave Wave
10. Tardive Dyskinesia - I Can’t Play The Piano
11. Adipocire - Exhumierung
12. Zero Degree - Morgenrot

The Sonic Fiction collective self-released the third record on the in-house label. Compiled on the mix-cd you will find a varied mixture of Sonic Fiction and guest artists that were involved in the parties in the last two years. For sure 13th Monkey - the project of the two SF-members Harm and Thedi - is also included on this cd: Mister 29 (SF-Mix). You can buy the record for 8 euros directly at the Sonic Fiction-website or at our webshop!

The tracklist:
01. Kopfthema – Kings
02. Interelektrika – Melodica
03. Patlac – Heartstrings (zdar light‘s shining eyes edit)
04. Hanz S. – String Theory
05. Thompson & Kuhl – Raumfahrer
06. Second Floor – Free Entry
07. Wagner & Großmann – Morning Dew
08. Erich von Strohhalm – Richtige Entscheidung
09. Soma Load – Phly High (recorded live at A.R.M. on 17.04.2009)
10. Miss Napalm – Asskickin‘ Fingerlicking
11. Harm – Dual Core
12. 13th Monkey – Mister 29 (SF-Mix)
13. Für Immer und Schlimmer – Schwarz ist gleich Weiß

On Saturday, February 6, 2010 13th Monkey will play live at the Brainstorm party at the Rote Flora in Hamburg!

BRAINSTORM

Sat 06.02.2010
Doors Open: 21.59h

Rote Flora, Hamburg
Achidi-John-Platz 1

Lineup:
- Brixton (live)
- Noiseevoluter
- 13th Monkey (live)
- Abilgaard Re-Activat8
- Two-o-onE (live)
- incite/ (live)

At the party you can also buy the Brainstorm Compilation 1 (including an unreleased Yakis mix!) which was released in December and is only sold at the Brainstorm events:

cd 1 - Black
braintro
ronny pries - acid haus
noiseevoluter - the way i like tekkno
gewalt in ton - lleps&kaeps yb deripsni
tails - dirt
boot-sector-viruz - welcome to the ghetto
lysergzwerg - fun-key
abilgaard re-activ8 - stalker
aggracid - areflexie
activists 69 - aggracid forever
brixton - holzflug ii
two-o-one - rest !n ac!d

cd 2 - Blue
kubark porn - de profundis (requiem)
acidboychair - last christmas (i gave you my heart)
gewalt in ton - another way to paradise
the acidizer vs. miro p. - headbanger's delight
mutterkorn - for da brain
t.a.g. - p. hakinson 1
incite/ - nonlocality
13th monkey - Yakis (extended brainstorm mix)
stan grewzell - the circuit
moleculez - space pigs in trains
kiew - harvey
global acid - aaot
dogmatech - banglassi

- Terrorverlag
- Medienkonverter

There is also another album-review and a 13th Monkey-interview in the latest issue (12-2009/01-2010) of the german music magazine Sonic Seducer and a cd review in the November issue of the free Lüneburg Magazine "quadrat":

Monkey Vice: A great review (9 of 10 points)of the 13th Monkey album "Redefining The Paradigm Of Bang" can be found in the latest german issue of the Vice magazine (Volume 5, Issue 11). The december issue is entitled "Goat Demon Issue" and dealing with the dark side of human existence. The 13th Monkey album is definitely the perfect soundtrack to it!