ARTIST...: Monuments
TITLE....: Age
YEAR.....: 2013
LABEL....: Mannequin
CAT.NO...: MNQ040
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 39:38
SIZE.....: 90,82 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2015/05/31
WEBSITE..: http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com
TRACKLIST
01) (07:21) Oblivion
02) (04:19) Herz Von Samt
03) (03:56) S.A.L.T.
04) (05:19) The Seals
05) (04:55) Clock's Room
06) (04:12) Ice Age
07) (06:14) Geisteskrankheit
08) (03:22) Veiled Lady
We are pleased to present a crown jewel of the early 80s Italian Minimal Synth
scene.
The MONUMENTS came into being in January 1981 in Turin when Mauro Tavella
(keyboards, programming) and Andrea Costa (keyboards, voice) pooled their
artistic experiences. From the outset they produced exclusively synthesised
music, following the natural evolution in electronic music from the early days
with monophonic synthesisers to the latest virtual sounds generated with the
aid of computers.
The MONUMENTS released in 1984 their only official record on Discordie, a mini
LP called "Age" comprising six incredibly fantastic electro-pop tracks, here
reissued by Mannequin Records with 2 bonus tracks, "Veiled Lady" and "The
Seals", which are out-takes from the same period. All the tracks were recorded
on a Tascam 8-tracks, with external synchronisation of the percussions, at the
TKS Studio in Torino.
From 1987 onwards, they focused exclusively on music for theatre, radio and
independent film, writing scores for the opening sequences of programmes for
some of the most important Italian TV companies as well as soundtracks for
documentaries.
Anna Logue Records released "XXVII" CD in 2009, an anthology of their music
that contains the best of their early work from the years 1981-84.
Some critics thought of this mini LP as being the best electropop record ever
coming out of Italy. A masterpiece!
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