Rockmonster is a
band from
Sweden,
formed in
1999. Their
music is (like with so many other bands) really
hard to
define, but I'd
say it's some kind of
moderately
innovative psychedelic,
ambient,
laid back,
sexy rock with
electronic influences. Like a
mix between
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,
Chemical Brothers,
Beck and "the new
Primal Scream". The
main elements of
rock remain unchanged: The
groove, the
hang, the
dirty sound, but
unlike most rock-
cliché-bands they are not
afraid to do something
out of the ordinary. And unlike most
so-called "
innovators", they don't
mess it up.
The sound:
Repetitive riffs,
hypnotic, groovy
rythms and some
quite melodic vocals.
The
songs are pretty
soft and laid back most of the
time, though a couple of songs are bit more up-
tempo, the
slack sound always remain:
Sloppy,
lazy,
blue riffs with an
equally sloppy, lazy kind of
distortion effect. A lot of
percussion and
rarely any "
regular-style"
drumming; Mostly
toms and
kickdrums. Electronic
strings,
pads, etc. play along
nicely with the soft,
cool voice of Martin Thomasson. And the
final touch of
perfection:
tremolo slide guitars.
Line-up:
Johan Skugge - Guitars and
Keyboards (Other bands:
Yvonne)
Fredrik Wennerlund - Drums and Percussion (Other bands:
Honey is Cool)
Martin Thomasson - Vocals and Guitar
In short:
It's a
great band. It's great for
just chilling,
puffing the herb or riding the
bus. And when you
walk the
streets with this
stuff in your
headphones you will feel like you're the most
stylish dudemeister and/or dudemeistress in the world.
Discography:
Rockmonster -
Rockmonster 2000
Rockmosnter -
Interrupter 2001