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Monolake 
Robert Henke performing as Monolake at MUTEK in 2007Background information Origin Berlin, Germany Genres Electronic Labels Chain Reaction, [ml/i] Members Robert Henke, Torsten Pröfrock Past members Gerhard Behles Monolake is an electronic music act based in Berlin. Originally consisting of members Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke, Monolake is now perpetuated by Henke while Behles focuses on running music software company Ableton, which they founded in 1999 together with Bernd Roggendorf. In fall 2004, Torsten Pröfrock became a member of Monolake.
Monolake's minimal, dub-influenced techno music helped establish the sound of the Chain Reaction label, also located in Berlin, subsequently using their own [ml/i] (Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music) label for the group's output. Both current members have solo projects, with Henke releasing under his own name and Pröfrock as "T++" and "Various Artists."
In 2008 T++ followed Ricardo Villalobos in bridging the gap between minimal techno and dubstep, by remixing Shackleton's Death Is Not Final for the Skull Disco label.
In 2009, Robert Henke appeared in the electronic music documentary Speaking In Code which presented the completion of the Monodeck.[1]
Monolake is named after Mono Lake, which is east of the Sierra Nevada in California.
Contents
Monodeck
Robert Henke's Monodeck II
Henke is a software engineer who develops custom software and hardware for live performances. As well as working as an engineer for Ableton, Henke designed the Atlantic Waves software for performing live with other producers in different countries simultaneously.[2]
In 2003, Henke designed the Monodeck, a midi-controller interface for spontaneous editing and effects work during live performances, even without having to look at the computer screen.[3] The Monodeck and its successor, Monodeck II, control Ableton through patches designed with Max/MSP.
Discography
Monolake Albums
- Hongkong (Chain Reaction, 1997, re-issued remastered and re-edited in 2008)
- Gobi. The Desert EP ([ml/i], 1999)
- Interstate ([ml/i], 1999 re-issued in 2007)
- Cinemascope ([ml/i], 2001)
- Gravity ([ml/i], 2001)
- Momentum ([ml/i], 2003)
- Polygon_Cities ([ml/i], 2005)
- Plumbicon Versions ([ml/i], 2006)
- Silence ([ml/i], 2009)
- Ghosts ([ml/i], 2012)
Robert Henke Albums
- Piercing Music (Imbalance, 1994, re-released 2003)
- Floating Point (Imbalance, 1997)
- Signal to Noise (Imbalance Computer Music, 2004)
- Layering Buddha (Imbalance Computer Music, 2006) also released as a 5 x 7" box set
- Indigo_Transform (Imbalance Computer Music, 2009)
Torsten Pröfrock Albums
- Various Artists Decay Product (Chain Reaction, 1997)
- Various Artists 8, 8.5, 9 Remixes (FatCat, 1999)
- Dynamo Außen Vor (DIN, 2002)
See also
External links
- monolake.de - official website
- Monolake discography at Discogs
- Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music at Discogs.com
- Monolake discography at MusicBrainz
- Interview
- Interview (2005)
- Interview (2005)
- Interview (2004)
- Interview (2003)
- Two and a Half Questions with Robert Henke on Headphone Commute (2009)
- A Conversation with Robert Henke: Silence, Technology, and Process on Create Digital Music (2010)
- - Live at DISK/CTM festival in Berlin
Notes
- ^ McAllister,Lulu (2009). "Q & A: Speaking In Code". XLR8R Magazine. http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2009/06/q-speaking-code/. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Monolake - Atlantic Waves
- ^ monolake - monodeck
Categories:- German electronic music groups
- Intelligent dance music musicians
- Ableton Live users
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