Mono

Mono (stylised as MONO) is a Japanese instrumental band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. The band consists of Takaakira "Taka" Goto (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Hideki "Yoda" Suematsu (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Dahm Majuri Cipolla (drums), and Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, glockenspiel). The band have cited a variety of experimental, avant-rock and classical music artists as inspirations but stated that their aim is to transcend genre, rejecting the post-rock label which has often been applied to them. Mono's sound is characterised by the lead and rhythm guitars of Goto and Yoda respectively, both of whom make extensive use of reverb, distortion and delay effects. The band's live performances are noted for their intensity, both in the playing and in the dynamics.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first play the band's material in 2002 and would continue play their material into the summer of 2004, where the group did a session for his programme. He nominated their album, 'Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined', as one of his records of the month for June 2004 (Peel's Record Box).
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 2004-07-21. First Broadcast: 11 August 2004. Repeated: 04 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank)
*1612 / Since I've Been Waiting For You / Halcyon
==Other Shows Played==
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*19 September 2002 (Radio Eins): Jackie Says (album - Under The Pipal Tree) Tzadik
;2003
*17 April 2003: 'Sabbath (LP - One Step More And You Die)' (Rykodisc)
*24 April 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Sabbath (LP - One Step More And You Die)' (Rykodisc)
*26 April 2003 (BBC World Service): 'Sabbath (LP - One Step More And You Die)' (Rykodisc)
;2004
*22 April 2004: Mere Your Pathetique Light (LP - Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined) Rykodisc
*20 May 2004: 'Halcyon (Beautiful Days) (LP - Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined)' (Temporary Residence Limited)
*16 June 2004: 'Mere Your Pathetique Light' (LP - 'Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flat Fluttered & Sun Shined') Ryko
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists