It’s testimony to this band that they can come all the way from Japan, play songs of up to ten minutes in length and not say a single word to the audience and still leave every audience member in a state of nirvana.

Mono – Scala, London 26/03/09
It’s a quantifiable fact that any show involving a massive gong is going to be pretty great, and Mono had no intention of proving the exception to the rule. The feted Japanese post-rockers showcase latest effort ‘Hymn To The Immortal Wind’.

Mono – Hymn To The Immortal Wind
Mono’s fifth album may be beautifully presented and packaged, but Jude Clarke finds the integrated music/art/story of this cinematic post-rock ultimately disappointing.

MONO announce Albini produced new album
Just in time for their 10-year anniversary, MONO return with their fifth studio album, Hymn To The Immortal Wind due to be released March 30th via Conspiracy Records.
Mono / Jesu – Scala, London, 20/07/07 [Photo Review]
Our resident photographer, Valerio Berdini, rejoiced at the resumed train link between London and Cambridge by visiting the Scala and witnessing the post-rock of Mono and the shoegaze metal of Jesu.
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