Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Monya Cperski aka ‘Monya’ is a Polish artist and label owner (Corresponding…
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno.
Background/Info: Monya Cperski aka ‘Monya’ is a Polish
artist and label owner (Corresponding Positions) based in Berlin. She released
a debut full length (cf. “Somatics The Book”) in 2013 on Berlin Consumer
Records and has released numerous EP’s. She now joined hands together with
Hands to unleash this new opus revealing eleven songs.
Content:
Berlin is a kind of ‘Mecca’ when it comes
to industrial-techno music. Monya is definitely one of the Goddesses dealing
with this kind of music. Her work is a genuine offspring between hard
industrial and EBM elements (like a bass line reminding me of Front 242) at one
side and pounding industrial grooves at the other side. A few cuts are also
more into minimalism while some passages have something pretty
transcendental.
+ + + :
“Straight Ahead” sounds like a pure sonic
electro-fusion; the mix of different styles makes the album exciting from start
till finish. I however have a preference for the more elaborated pieces, which
are carried by EBM elements. “Schachmatt” is a remarkable composition, which
makes me think of an industrial hybrid of Front 242. Another attention grabber
is the more into minimalism sounding “Search Of A Compromise”. Last, but not
least I’m also fond of “Search Of A Compromise”, which is another minimal
exposure, but still one of the most intelligent cuts.
– – – :
One of the less inspired cuts is
“Benjamin”.
Conclusion:
Hands is the right label for this Monya
album; this is another artist who’ll conquer industrial- and techno heads, but
it also is one of the rare female artists dealing with this kind of
music.
Best songs:
“Straight Ahead”, “Search Of A
Compromise”, “Widerstand Ist Pflicht”, “Nachdenken”.
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