Mono

Mono (stylised as MONO) is a Japanese post-rock band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo. The band consists of Takaakira "Taka" Goto (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Hideki "Yoda" Suematsu (electric guitar, glockenspiel), Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, glockenspiel), and Yasunori Takada (drum kit, glockenspiel, synthesizer).

Mono has released nine studio albums. The band spent their early years, from 1999 to 2003, touring Asia, Europe, and America continuously, and released two studio albums, Under the Pipal Tree (2001) and One Step More and You Die (2002) on the Tzadik and Music Mine Inc. record labels, respectively. From 2004 to 2007, Mono signed to Temporary Residence Limited, released two more studio albums, Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined (2004) and You Are There (2006), and toured worldwide in their support. In 2008, the band took a break, returning one year later with a new studio album, Hymn to the Immortal Wind (2009), also on Temporary Residence Limited. During the tour that followed they recorded a live album, Holy Ground: NYC Live With The Wordless Music Orchestra which was released in 2010. In October 2016 the band released their ninth studio album, titled Requiem for Hell.

The band's style of music is influenced by the genres of experimental rock and shoegazing, as well as by both the classical and contemporary classical periods of classical music, and also by noise and minimalism. 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.

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
MonoMono (2) - Två Porträtt 2015 Vinyl, LP
MonoMono (2) - ADSR 2011 CD, Album
Mono Mono (2) - Oh Nein Oh Nein 1983 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2009 CD, Album, Promo
Mono - Silicone 1997 Vinyl, 12", Promo
Mono - Life In Mono 1998 CD, Maxi-Single
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2009 CD, Album
Mono - Life In Mono 1996 Vinyl, 12"
Mono (2) - Florence EP 2008 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Mono - Life In Mono 1997 CD, Maxi-Single
Mono (7) - Heaven Vol. 2 2023 File, FLAC, EP
Mono (7) - The Last Dawn & Rays Of Darkness 2014 File, MP3, Album, Compilation
Mono (7) - Nowhere Now Here 2019 CD, Album, Promo
Mono (65) - Broken Home, Broken Heart 1995 CD, Album
Mono (16) - Imperi 1986 Cassette, Album, Compilation
Mono (13) - Right Time 2002 File, FLAC, Single
Mono (7) - Rays Of Darkness 2014 Vinyl, LP, Album
Mono - Life In Mono 1997 CD, Maxi-Single
Mono (7) - Requiem For Hell 2016 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition
Mono - Life In Mono 1998 CD, Single
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2009 Vinyl, LP, Album
Mono (7) - Pilgrimage Of The Soul 2021 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Mono (7) - Oath 2024 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Mono (7) - Heaven Vol. 1 2023 Vinyl, 10", EP, Limited Edition
Mono - Life In Mono 1996 Vinyl, 10", Promo
Mono (7) - Session, 02 2002 CD, EP
Mono - Slimcea Girl 1997 CD, Single, Promo
Mono (7) - Heaven Vol. 3 2024 File, FLAC, EP
Mono (7) - Heaven Vol. 2 2024 Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo
[Mono]* - [Mono] 2002 CD, EP
Mono (7) - Oath 2024 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo
Mono - Life In Mono 1998 Vinyl, 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Mono (7) - Kanata 2013 File, WAV, Single
Mono (25) - In The Half Light 2014 File, WAV, Single
Mono (7) - Gone - A Collection Of EPs 2000-2007 2007 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Compilation, Limited Edition
Mono (7) - One Step More And You Die 2006 CD, Album, Reissue
Mono (7) - Holy Ground: NYC Live With The Wordless Music Orchestra 2010 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, All Media, Promo
Mono (7) - Under The Pipal Tree 2016 CD, Album, Reissue
Mono (7) - Heaven Vol. 1 2022 File, FLAC, EP
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2009 CD, Album
Mono (7) - One Step More And You Die 2009 CD, Album, Reissue
Mono (7) - For My Parents 2012 Vinyl, LP, Album
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2012 Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
Mono (7) - Holy Ground: NYC Live With The Wordless Music Orchestra 2010 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC
Mono (7) - Pilgrimage Of The Soul 2021 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
M.ono - Volle Schnauze EP 2015 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2019 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Mono (7) - Memorie Dal Futuro 2006 Vinyl, 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition
Mono (7) - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 2015 Vinyl, LP, Vinyl, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Mono - Life In Mono 1996 Vinyl, 12", Single

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