Ultra-fresh, verging on esoteric, 'O Monolith''s music is definitely not the most easily digestible - as its name suggests - no doubt as it is largely born on stage. After Warp Records released the harsh and, let's face it, more predictable punk of 'Bright Green Field' in 2021, Ollie Judge (vocals, drums), Louis Borlase (guitar), Arthur Leadbetter (keyboards), Laurie Nakivell (bass, horns) and Anton Pearson (guitar, vocals) have followed up with a second LP the same year, up to 80% of it generated through live improvisation on stage at the Fieldwork Tour.
The principle was simple: the quintet would tour the most remote parts of the British countryside in search of unsuspecting audiences, creating new songs in between performances of tracks from their previous LP. It was a creative process reversed, from which a series of gut-wrenching insights far removed from conventional formats were able to emerge.
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Released via Warp Records.
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English subtitles available
Sous-titres français disponibles
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00:00 Beginnings
00:40 'O Monolith' during the Fieldworks Tour
02:21 Taking risks
03:00 Stay on course despite the live improvisations
05:28 Sound evolution
07:49 Public engaging & creation
09:11 Playing new pieces and adapting them based according to the audience's reaction
11:03 Studio anecdote
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