Download on:
iTunes | Addictech | Amazon | eMusic | Boomkat
ARTIST: Monk Fly
TITLE: The Far Side of Zen
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR146
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 02/02/2010
Monk Fly is a Producer, Dj and musician influenced by jazz, hip
hop, dubstep, jungle, wonky beats & the found sounds of his
environment.The Monk Fly sound is thus animated, diverse, bass
heavy and has ended up in the record bags of some of the worlds
most respected DJ & Producer such as Danny Breaks (UK),
Flying Lotus (US) & Gas Lamp Killer (US).
Monk Fly’s previous releases through his own label,
The Frequency Lab, have had critics stating:
“…serious top notch production…fusing together a variety of
musical inspirations. I’ll eat my hat if you don’t appreciate this”
(3D world) “a stand out Sydney producer…” (www.inthemix.com.au)
Live Monk Fly cuts both an amazing laptop set or DJ set. A recent
2 part live laptop set can be heard or downloaded at
www.fortheheads.blogspot.com Live reviews have commented, “see this lad he has an ear for
sound and where it meets fun…he rocked” (Drum Media)
Most recently Monk Fly has played support to Internationals
such as Hudson Mohawke, Mamiko, Harmonic 313, Deadbeat,
Benga, Skream & Dorian Concept.
Monk Fly, with his cohort Jonny Faith, also hosts Sydney’s only
weekly future beats radio show (FOR THE HEADS) and also the
only regular club night HEADROOM dedicated to such left-field
wonky beats, Beyond producing, Monk Fly has long been an active player
in the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of
Elefant Traks, a label now known for “…some of Australia’s
best hip hop, dub and broken beats.” (Juice Magazine)
After Elefant Traks, Monk Fly continued on to set up The
Frequency Lab, an artist run initiative – offering affordable
performance, recording and exhibiting space. The Frequency
Lab ran for 5 years as a venue and became known as “the
breeding ground for Sydney’s creative music community.”
(Clayton Thomas, co-director of The Now Now Festival). The
Frequency Lab has since evolved into one of Australia’s most
innovative boutique left-field music labels.
Tracklisting:
01) Birthday Funk
02) Hurry Chops
03) Ghlomp
04) Well If I Ever!
05) Bumpin Joints
TITLE: The Far Side of Zen
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR146
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 02/02/2010
Tags: Daly City Records, Monk Fly, The Far Side of Zen, The Frequency Lab