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01. Chica And The Folder - I'll Come Running
02. Figurine - Connections
03. Flor Ida - The Girl On The Escalator
04. Manuela Krause & Pole - Mein Freund Der Baum
05. The Burka Band - Burka Blue - B. Morgenstern Mix
06. Masha Qrella - I Want You To Know - Tobi Higgs Mix
07. Komeit - Parade
08. Contriva - Shadow
09. Barbara Morgenstern - Eine Verabredung
10. Chica And The Folder - Daleko - Dinky Mix
11. Contriva - Shadow - Mo Mix
12. Cobra Killer - Heavy Rotation - Like A Tim Mix
13. Robert Lippok - Rearrange
14. Figurine - So Futuristic
15. Cobra Killer - L.A. Shaker
16. Masha Qrella - Hypersomnia
17. Barbara Morgenstern - Aus Heiterem Himmel - Dntel Mix
18. Michaela Melian - Brautlied
19. Komeit - 3 Hours - T.Raumschmiere Mix
ARTIST
TITLE
Monika Force
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MONIKA 040CD MONIKA 040CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/15/2005

"Music is an art. Music may well be the oldest form of human socialization and interaction. Music can change people, express visions and maintain one's mind. The music of Monika can do all three. Monika was founded in 1997 by art-punk giantess Gudrun Gut [Mania D and the 80s female damaged-punk band Malaria!, Matador and still Ocean Club] to cultivate a smooth but subversive collective of lyricists, instrumentalists and programmers. These acts, names like Barbara Morgenstern, Cobra Killer, Chica + The Folder, Masha Qrella, Quarks, etc. would go on to expand the feminine voice of music: a voice that can be pensive and subtle, or erratic and confrontational. With that in mind, Monika is proud to introduce its compilation of salvos: Monika Force. Consisting of rarities, b-sides and selections from Gudrun herself, Force is the best and the rarest of the Monika sound. Included on the 70 minute compilation: A collaboration between Berlin DJ and singer Manuela Krause and dub experimenter Stefan Betke [a k a POLE]; The Burka Band's 'Burka Blue.' An Afghani all-girl band which made headlines world-wide on Monika gets a remix from Monika's own Barbara Morgenstern; The Dntel remix of Morgenstern's 'Aus Heiterem Himmel', previously only available on vinyl. The original English / German song is the magnificent opening track of Morgenstern's Nichts Muss; Cobra Killer's 'Heavy Rotation' remixed by Like a Tim. Also from a vinyl-only 12", Cobra Killer [Gino V. D'Orio and Annikaline Trost] is a duo unmatched in spectacle and force; The amazing off-kilter single from Masha Qrella, 'I Want You To Know' which has steadily found its way onto mix-tapes world wide, as remixed by Tobi Higgs; An exclusive Komëit remix from T. Raumschmiere, a Dinky mix from Chica + the Folder's award deserving debut album; And more contributions from the entire Monika roster make up over an hour's world of music. Also included is a bonus video of Morgenstern's 'We're All Gonna Fucking Die'. Monika Force is a perfect opportunity to stand back and look at Monika as a whole, as a concept and as a plan. 40 releases in, the label has not wavered from Gut's original dream and has continued to challenge the status quo: redefining the meaning and exhibiting the power of music. By moving away from the artificial club atmosphere, and re-engaging the rock paradigm, Monika is making a new way for music in the decades ahead. It's time to follow: Monika Force."