Monotonix To Tour UK In September

Sat 4 Sept                      Portlaoise, Ireland, IE Electric Picnic Festival                  

Sun 5 Sept                    London Offset Festival             

Mon 6 Sept                   Brighton Volks                           

Tue 7 Sept                     London Camp                                          

Weds 8 Sept                 Leicester The Musician                                 

Thur 9 Sept                   Sheffield The Plug                              

Fri 11 Sept          Dorset, UK End of the Road Festival          

(more dates to be announced)

LINKS: 

http://www.myspace.com/monotonix

http://www.dragcity.com/artists/monotonix 

Despite having the plug pulled four songs in to their last UK performance (at the Pavement curated ATP festival), Monotonix are back with a full tour in September. Notorious for their riotous live performances, it takes a venue with a special kind of attitude to accommodate the chaotic maelstrom that the Ami Shalev (vocals), Yonatan Gat (guitars), and drummer Haggai Fershtman create. Their refusal to sit still, or even leave the drums in one place for more than a song or two, is a part of their charm — the other parts include balls-out rock and roll (sometimes literally!) and a bottomless desire for good times.

Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, Monotonix have become an incredible part of the international independent rock scene in a just over two years. In April Drag City released the limited edition Never Died Before / Lazy Boy 7-inch and mp3 with artwork hand drawn by drummer Haggai. On 2 August we offer you another chance to score a brand spankin’ new limited edition 7-inch from the same sessions called Fun, Fun, Fun / Try, Try, Try recorded by Steve Albini.

Monotonix’s two releases thus far, the Body Language EP and the full-length album Where Were You When It Happened? have distilled the rowdy essence of their legendary live shows into recorded sound — but the quest to fill the grooves with the rush that comes from the live experience continues. For their latest attempt, Monotonix travelled to Electrical Audio for some furious recording with Steve Albini. The fast and fun results are available on two 7″ singles “Never Died Before,” and “Fun Fun Fun.” These singles are songs-on-the-run, quickly rendered in best punk rock fashion in order to help pay for dinner or gas or whatever else is needed to get to the next town. They won’t be around forever so pick ’em now!

“The stories of the lyrics are brilliantly, blusey and carry the flavour of something different. Monotonix have taken a template and beaten it into their own image without mercy.” – Kerrang Magazine