Bio: A MESSAGE FROM YOUR NARRATOR
“Come, hold my hand and let me take you on a trip to a mythical realm. A realm where you will encounter all manner of ... (more)
Bio: A MESSAGE FROM YOUR NARRATOR
“Come, hold my hand and let me take you on a trip to a mythical realm. A realm where you will encounter all manner of strange and beautiful creatures...a land that will boggle both the mind and the eyes. Oh, and there will be music... not music like you’ve heard before, oh no dear reader, but the most other-worldly, unusual and beauteous music - psychedelic surf salutations, acid jug band blues and spooked voodoo lullabies. Music created by myself and my
fiends to make your trip to Monsterism Island a truly unforgettable one.”
Pete Fowler’s Monsterism Island has long been known as a musical cornucopia and an album full of esoteric musical treats makes perfect sense. This CD contains original compositions from some
of the underground’s most intrepid musical explorers. Spanning monstrous rock fry ups, electronic exotica via psychedelic folk and spooky krautrock, and featuring members of The Super Furry Animals (Gruff Rhys), Jerry Dammers, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (Peter Brooke-Turner), The Future Sound of London
(Brian Dougans, Gary Cobain), Beyond The Wizards Sleeve (Richard Norris), Luke Vibert, Cherrystones, Circulus, Belbury Poly, The Advisory Circle and Wolf People to name but a few, who unleash their most creative tendencies to bring you the
QUOTES
‘Underground psychedelia...with a spliff the size of a marker pen’
NME
“Now I’ve made it to Monsterism Island I never want to leave.”
ARTROCKER
“There’s one thing this 27-track collection never is and that’s boring.”
DJ MAG
“Everything fits; perfect for drinking Mai Tais to.”
PLAN B
“...an enjoyable trip through British nu-psychedelia...a varied and
whimsical delight.”
Q
“...somewhere between Michael Bentine and The Mighty Boosh”
UNCUT
‘one of the most whacked-out comps ever’
The List
LINKS
LCD74 - A PSYCHEDILIC GUIDE TO MONSTERISM ISLAND
CD/DOWNLOAD
- Download Press Sheet
- Download Cover Image CMYK / RGB
Distributed by Revolver USA.
AUDIO
- FREE TRACK ‘Magic Morning’ by Monsters at work MP3
- ‘Monsterism..’ album STREAM / MP3
Please contact us for MP3 download passwords
VIDEO
- Watch an episode of Pete’s ‘Monsteism Island’ cartoon series.
MYSPACE
- The Monsterism official website
BAND PHOTOS
- Download a zip of Pete’s portraits of the artists
on the compilation CMYK / RGB
