It's the first "weekly show list" of the year, and this is another wonderful and eclectic week for fans of music in the bay area! Thursday, January 5th Christopher O'Riley, Matt Haimovitz at Yoshi's - SF Two of the most important movers and shakers in 21st Century classical music are playing a very, very special [...]
Mondays are for getting washed out. Maribel - Jezebel Jive (via soundcloud) The Full Colour Hardback Books – The Future of Britain (via bandcamp) Return to Mono - Black Swan (Le Crayon remix) New Hands – This I’ve Heard (via bandcamp)
Every weekday, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. 'Daily Downloads' via Twitter , Facebook or RSS ! (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s: Baby Teardrops - Banged In The Heart [ Artist ] [...]

Return To Mono - Framebreaker ( Celebrity Murder Party Remix) [ mp3 Facebook] a bit like Marvin Gaye, Debussy and Timbaland all thrown in a blender

Tonight is the Denver AFTERDARK Music Festival and the last interview that we have is with Alert from the Whomp Truck. You won't be able to miss the Whomp Truck tonight and we wanted to chop it up with Alert to see what Whomp Truck is all about and what we can expect from them this evening. See you at the 2700 block of Larimer tonight. If you haven't purchased your tickets, you can do so here . Q: How did Whomp Truck start? "Ben Travis, who [...]

Let's keep that sweet sweet crunch going that Hot Biscuit left us with . Swedish Katzenwaffe (Martin Carlson) takes aim at San Fransisco based electronic indie group, Return To Mono , and decides to bump it up a notch. Bringing Song of the Beast straight to the club, he boosts the tempo and takes the slight grind of the original and cranks it to ultra. To me this sound is much more fitting of the track title. 1am stomp frenzy? Yes please. [...]

Gapless mix of 2011 tunes for your listening pleasure: click here for ZIP file TheDaDaDa Summer Mix 2011 1. You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown – Over the Sun, Under the Water (from Chromatic ) 2. Bibio – Take Off Your Shirt (from Mind Bokeh ) 3. Black Lips – Modern Art (from Arabia Mountain ) 4. Stripmall Architecture – Daylight Machine (from Feathersongs for [...]
This Memorial Day post is from Apathos , a new contributing blogger from South Louisiana. From San Fran comes Framebreaker , the first full-length release from electro art pop act Return To Mono , a trio featuring Andy Sybilrud's analogue synth tones and beats, the guitar punctuations of J.G. Paulos, and the sexy, slinky reptile vocals of Tanya Kelleher. These club-friendlies have some serious crossover appeal. Warm, pulsing Moog glides through floor-thumping beats, fleshed out by buzzing and crawling synth textures and the [...]
Unfortunately you woke up in your bed on planet earth this morning. Chances are, your friends and family are here too. Rapture ... negative.However in the rapture spirit, Return to Mono released an apocalypse-like mp3. The song is called "Song of the Beast" and can be listened to here: [mp3]The song is off their album Framebreaker. Their songs create this fun atmosphere of electronic synth and

“Hail Spray Tan” is Return To Mono’s motto it seems, but there is absolutely nothing fake about this fresh San Francisco band, I can tell ya! Setting off proceedings with an octane-precise ‘back-to-the-nineties-feel in ‘Framebreaker,’ lead vocalist Tanya Kelleher, guitarist J.G. Paulos and keyboard man and beat conductor, Andy Sybilrud, release a more firmer electronic-rock-mode to the Stone Roses, and a more faster and construct version of Morcheeba meeting with a Roland 808 acid machine. ‘Seeker Circuit’ fits into that mould quite nicely and ‘Song Of The Beast’ is that pert little cherry [...]
“Hail Spray Tan” is Return To Mono’s motto it seems, but there is absolutely nothing fake about this fresh San Francisco band, I can tell ya! Setting off proceedings with an octane-precise ‘back-to-the-nineties-feel in ‘Framebreaker,’ lead vocalist Tanya Kelleher, guitarist J.G. Paulos and keyboard man and beat conductor, Andy Sybilrud, release a more firmer electronic-rock-mode [...]

Photo by Diana M. Bowden Three by-the-hammer-of-Thor-there-wi ll-be- synths-synths-synths reasons to liquid dance over to Subterranean tonight... 1. Since Subterranean neglected to give this showcase a name I’m going to call it, “Synth-tastic Tuesday.” Headliner yourfeetstoobig take its usage of synths all the way back to that glorious decade known as the 1980s. In modern terms, the Chicago group is a lot like synth-pop Brooklynites Neon Indian. The ambient waves of synths and moans combine to create an atmosphere quite similar to being [...]

East Coast Tour Dates MAR 11: 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN MAR 12: High Noon Madison, WI MAR 15: Subterranean Chicago, Il MAR 16: Ava Lounge Pittsburg, PA MAR 18: The Annex Wreck Room Toronto, Ontario, CAN MAR 21: Fontanas NYC, New York MAR 22: The Bowery Electric NYC, New York ~ "Framebreaker" , "Seeker Circuit" , "Black Swan" , ~ All from the new album Framebreaker , out now.
Another batch of (really nice) songs found Friday evening. + overlord - Keep It from the Baby + Calm Paradox - Boots + Rose Elinor Dougall - Start Stop Synchro (Dark Dark Horse Remix) + Return To Mono [...]

This track has really grown on me, as I quite like lead singer Tanya Tucker's vocals on it. Return to Mono is a San Francisco based band that has just released their full length, "Framebreaker" from which we have the title track for your listening enjoyment. They have an intresting mix of electronic elements, modern rock sounds, and Tanya's rich voice. Return To Mono - Framebreaker

Only had enough time to download one of the tracks that San Francisco’s Return To Mono sent over to us and now, as I write this on the underground, I’m wishing that I got the rest. Going to keep on the same par as usual and avoid trying describing the track, you’re going to have to listen to it. Will say one thing though, [front-woman] Tanya Kelleher has got some serious clout. Return To Mono - Seeker Circuit – download Download audio file (Return [...]

Return to Mono is back...well they've kind of been preparing for January 13 th when their album " Famebreaker " to be released. Return To Mono has one of the most mature and electrifying sounds out there and their album its simply electrifying. Yesterday I received a brand new track to share with ya'll , which should allow the readers to taste of what is to come. Return To Mono - Black Swan [...]

Well i'm back from my small break and am ready to get 2011 in full swing.I first would like to say THANK YOU to all our continued supporters.Also want to say THANK YOU to all the producers,bands,PR firms,and Labels who keep sending in the great content.I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and NYE.First order of business due to the amount of emails we get; I will no longer read an email from a private person outside of someone in the biz unless you do the following. Have a soundcloud preview,have an mp3 download link(This is because we [...]
San Francisco based trio Return to Mono have a sound that's can't rightly be described as 'monaural', so their moniker might be slightly misleading, or possibly ironic in some way. Their music is full-on heavy synth rock, sounding more like a mid-nineties industrial juggernaut than the two-track recording method that their name would suggest. The...
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San Francisco band Return To Mono’s new album Framebreaker will hit the shelves in a few months on Jan 13. On Framebreaker , Return To Mono delivers a lush and edgy collage of rock and electro that can loosely be described as Florence And The Machine meets Ratatat , with soulful emotionally charged female vocals over crunchy rock steady beats, Moog Voyagers, and swirling guitars. The new full length Return To Mono album recorded in SF and mastered by Mike Zirkel (Beck, [...]