Tag: Monølo

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: MONØLO Shares a Hypnotic Club Banger

Samuel Lachaud is a French electronic music producer and artist, best known as MONØLO. Lachaud is a classically trained pianist and with MONØLO, the French electronic producer and artist has developed a sound that blends organic piano with contemporary techno.

The French artist’s latest single “H14” is the first release on Other Dimension Records‘ new techno imprint while also showcasing a new sound. Featuring listening analog synths, skittering. tweeter and woofer rattling thump and a relentless motorik groove, the song is anchored in hypnotic repetition, tension and delayed release. Arguably one of the more raw tracks of Lachaud’s growing catalog, “H14” sonically seemingly channels a blend of Tour de France-era Kraftwerk and JOVM mainstay LutchamaK.

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: French Artist and Producer Monølo Lovingly re-interprets a Classic House Banger

Monølo is a French classically trained pianist and electronic music artist, who has built a career exploring the intersection of acoustic piano and contemporary techno. Throughout his career, his work has seen him crafting a sound where minimalism, rhythmic tension and club-focused energy — with an emphasis on live performance, organic recording method and a raw production aesthetic. The result is a distinct and modern take on techno that’s equally suited to deeply focused listening and the dance floor.

The French artist’s latest single “The Bells Tribute (Piano Techno Mix)” was originally conceived a free, solo piano reinterpretation of Jeff Mills‘ iconic 1996 track “The Bells.” The Monølo re-interpretation turns the original into a percussive and hypnotic tune that’s one-part techno with a decidedly industrial leaning. It’s a club banger but at its core, the song explores an uneasy yet irresistible tension between hypnotic repetition and interpretative freedom.