I've enjoyed the strange magic contained in the sonic art crafted by the Amsterdam based three piece art rock outfit I saw Les Monte for a while now. It is one of the benefits of supporting indie artists via this blog that artists come to me and, oftentimes, it is artists that look at the world a bit differently and are able to distill those differences in wild and wonderful artful ways. The latest from I saw Les Monte, "Pygmalion", is no exception. It starts with simple acoustic strains feeling almost flat and monochromatic and then it blooms into full color. The vocal aesthetic is intimate but also almost stifled as if something dark and emotional and hard to say is being discussed. From there, with almost militaristic drums and big bass down strokes, the drama grows and glows into a dark brilliance.
I saw Les Monte's first album ‘Machine & Men’ was released on October 8th, 2021 and will be part of a trilogy.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.isawlesmonte.com/
https://www.youtube.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2otiojywIeyfUiD7I3CTfb?si=ef5g6FYPSRujruxIVkcL4w&dl_branch=1&nd=1
https://www.instagram.com/isawlesmonte/
https://isawlesmonte.bandcamp.com/releases
https://tidal.com/browse/artist/26849543
I saw Les Monte is a three-piece-planet, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The music of I saw Les Monte is a mix of lyric dreampop with a (sometimes) dark twist.
Nocturnal atmospheres and moods play an important role in our sound.
Little journeys that consists out of acoustic elements, synths, snippets of field recordings, sci-fi effects. Always slowly, but never fully revealing beautiful melodies.
Since all songs are little journeys you should experience from start to end, we realize that it’s hard to be judged in 30 seconds.
Our first album ‘Machine & Men’ was released on October 8th, 2021 and will be part of a trilogy.
Please check the music video of their first release 'x-rayed Eden' and 'Dark Matter' on www.isawlesmonte.com.
I saw Les Monte, Amsterdam, Netherlands, art rock, indie rock, post punk, three piece outfit, dream pop with a dark twist, "Pygmalion", snippets of field recordings, sci-fi effects,
I saw Les Monte's first album ‘Machine & Men’ was released on October 8th, 2021 and will be part of a trilogy.
-Robb Donker Curtius
* * *
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.isawlesmonte.com/
https://www.youtube.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2otiojywIeyfUiD7I3CTfb?si=ef5g6FYPSRujruxIVkcL4w&dl_branch=1&nd=1
https://www.instagram.com/isawlesmonte/
https://isawlesmonte.bandcamp.com/releases
https://tidal.com/browse/artist/26849543
I saw Les Monte is a three-piece-planet, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The music of I saw Les Monte is a mix of lyric dreampop with a (sometimes) dark twist.
Nocturnal atmospheres and moods play an important role in our sound.
Little journeys that consists out of acoustic elements, synths, snippets of field recordings, sci-fi effects. Always slowly, but never fully revealing beautiful melodies.
Since all songs are little journeys you should experience from start to end, we realize that it’s hard to be judged in 30 seconds.
Our first album ‘Machine & Men’ was released on October 8th, 2021 and will be part of a trilogy.
Please check the music video of their first release 'x-rayed Eden' and 'Dark Matter' on www.isawlesmonte.com.
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