Monolith

Bong-Ra

Record label
PRSPCT Recordings
Catalog Number
PRSPCTRVLTLP001
Release Date
May 7th 2012
Genres

Tracks

playpostitleartistsduration
A1Monolith5:44
A2Inspiration3:50
B1Trillion Nemes4:45
B2Pandora's Box5:29
C1Dawn Of The Megalomaniacs6:07
C2Artificial Flesh5:55
D1Fallen Sons5:52
D2Crawlers4:56

Bong-Ra's new album 'Monolith' is a new step in pure hybrid electronics. Seamlessly mixing all styles with ease. Be it Metal, Drum and Bass, Hip Hop and Dubstep. A musical characteristic he has gained international praise for. 'Monolith' is divided up into two segments : 'Alpha' and 'Omega'. 'Alpha' are four Hiphop-esque colossals featuring the American rapper Sole, who has proven himself over the years with his crew and label Anticon. 'Omega' is the dancefloor orientated part of the album where Bong-Ra continues with his trademark Metalbreaks style which made him remix the likes of Bolt Thrower and even screamo legends Therapy ? Since 1996 Bong-Ra has released 5 full length albums, and has released on labels such as DJAX. Planet Mu, Ad Noiseam, Kid 606's Tigerbeat 6, Jason Forrest's Cock Rock Disco to name a few. The biggest success came with the 2003 album 'Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!' managing a full rotation with the videoclip '666MPH' on MTV. BBC's Radio 1 DJ, John Peel, was also a big fan, inviting Bong-Ra to do a famous John Peel Session in 2001, and was asked to be part of the Peel Tribute CD 'Kats Karavan' containing Peel's 125 favourite session artists. This CD contained the likes of Bob Marley, Boomtown Rats, The Jam, PJ Harvey and Bong-Ra amongst others. In the last decade Bong-Ra has played all the big festivals : Glastonbury, Lowlands, Fusion, Dour, Eurosonic, etc and has toured Europe, the US and Japan. Bong-Ra is further known for being one of the pioneers of the 'Breakcore' genre. Together with artists like Venetian Snares, Shitmat and Jason Forrest they developed this unique and energetic crossbreed in the early 2000's With Monolith Bong-Ra continues to pave the way into heavy electronics, always re-inventing and evolving himself with every album. He recently won the Dutch 3voor12 Award (the largest Dutch music platform) for Best Musician, for his Bong-Ra and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble projects.