Pilgrimage of the Soul
by MONO
Carsten Pieper
Carsten Pieper
Post rock from Japan. Often gentle and beautiful but not without genre typical build-ups.
As a plus, the flac comes in shiny, audiophile 96/24 format :-) Favorite track: Imperfect Things.
As a plus, the flac comes in shiny, audiophile 96/24 format :-) Favorite track: Imperfect Things.
Wisdoms End
Wisdoms End
What I love about Mono is the ability to be a howling ice storm or a descending snowflake without sounding like a pathetic contradiction.
However this album is not a mixture of those both poles.
Pilgrimage of the Soul is tender, calm and mindfull, like resting for a while just to feel the moment, feel yourself.
It is a reminder that sometimes you should take a breake, take a breather and see what is happening inside and outside of you.
This is what it sounds like.
However this album is not a mixture of those both poles.
Pilgrimage of the Soul is tender, calm and mindfull, like resting for a while just to feel the moment, feel yourself.
It is a reminder that sometimes you should take a breake, take a breather and see what is happening inside and outside of you.
This is what it sounds like.
fhigher
fhigher
Played this album when the world seemed to be filled with bad news about -ehm- everybody's health..
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jann10
ghost9
Soma Void
rac_aedhach
bhatfield
beghin
Crissy
hebusvontroy
oiuuunnnn
oldkarl
niss
Christopher Nolan
gundry
roughseas
miesmuschel
llebkered
edrock33
leetwigger
Kc
Koh Hong Pin
Jeppe Klitte Sørensen
HHG UNKUNST
bakum4tsu
Paul Connaughton
muzzlikesit
drcactus
Constantin
analog_memories
bdabkow
tsonol
Alex Mann
Thinrider
locke2007
__horizon_walker__
hopsidpro
camoux57
clubzentralstuttgart
Ferfa
drughoula
pep.mass
Tenchi
Rahza
Richard Henry_ House of Prog
gabrielegafolei
GeoRanger
brandonwolfgang
Mark Ortiz
David King
Ryan Remains
MMMMMMMR
katastrophil
Justin Schwartz
fuffi-mann
Chris Taylor
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epryn
pastakiboo
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Riptide
05:51
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Imperfect Things
06:25
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Heaven in a Wild Flower
07:10
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To See a World
04:00
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Innocence
08:10
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The Auguries
07:30
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And Eternity in an Hour
05:51
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about
Pilgrimage of the Soul is the 11th studio album in the 22-year career of Japanese experimental rock legends, MONO. Recorded and mixed – cautiously, anxiously, yet optimistically – during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020, Pilgrimage of the Soul is aptly named as it not only represents the peaks and valleys where MONO are now as they enter their third decade, but also charts their long, steady journey to this time and place.
Continuing the subtle but profound creative progression in the MONO canon that began with Nowhere Now Here (2019), Pilgrimage of the Soul is the most dynamic MONO album to date (and that’s saying a lot). But where MONO’s foundation was built on the well-established interplay of whisper quiet and devastatingly loud, Pilgrimage of the Soul crafts its magic with mesmerizing new electronic instrumentation and textures, and – perhaps most notably – faster tempos that are clearly influenced by disco and techno. It all galvanizes as the most unexpected MONO album to date – replete with surprises and as awash in splendor as anything this band has ever done.
MONO began in Japan at the end of the 20th Century as a young band equally inspired by the pioneers of moody experimental rock (My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai) and iconic Classical composers (Beethoven, Morricone) who came before them. They have evolved into one of the most inspiring and influential experimental rock bands in their own right. It is only fitting that their evolution has come at the glacial, methodical pace that their patient music demands. MONO is a band who puts serious value in nuance, and offers significant rewards for the wait.
Continuing the subtle but profound creative progression in the MONO canon that began with Nowhere Now Here (2019), Pilgrimage of the Soul is the most dynamic MONO album to date (and that’s saying a lot). But where MONO’s foundation was built on the well-established interplay of whisper quiet and devastatingly loud, Pilgrimage of the Soul crafts its magic with mesmerizing new electronic instrumentation and textures, and – perhaps most notably – faster tempos that are clearly influenced by disco and techno. It all galvanizes as the most unexpected MONO album to date – replete with surprises and as awash in splendor as anything this band has ever done.
MONO began in Japan at the end of the 20th Century as a young band equally inspired by the pioneers of moody experimental rock (My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai) and iconic Classical composers (Beethoven, Morricone) who came before them. They have evolved into one of the most inspiring and influential experimental rock bands in their own right. It is only fitting that their evolution has come at the glacial, methodical pace that their patient music demands. MONO is a band who puts serious value in nuance, and offers significant rewards for the wait.
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released September 17, 2021
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MONO 東京都, Japan
Official Bandcamp page of Japanese instrumental rock band MONO.
Signed to Temporary Residence Ltd. (North America), Pelagic Records (Europe) and New Noise (China).
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