Monoganon
“A GLORIOUS CURVEBALL... THERE ARE BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR MONOGANON” – THE LIST
“ACCOMPLISHED, INFECTIOUS... GENUINELY HEARTWARMING” ★★★★ – THE SKINNY)
Monoganon’s vibrant blend of disjointed psych-pop and jazz-grunge bristles with energy. Alongside guitarist and singer, John B McKenna, are Andrew Cowan (guitar and backing vocals), Susan Bear (bass), and Keith Smith (drums), all providing dexterous and intuitive accompaniment.
F A M I L Y, the band’s 2013 release was recorded in a week in Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts. The album has been worked over with love and unfettered imagination. Monoganon’s raw talent is barely harnessed and pinned down over the rush of these nine songs. Within the dynamism is an inspiring spontaneity that conveys a bold and beautiful approach to song-writing. An abstract expressionist spirit haunts the recordings as the process of creation seems to be crystalised in each perfect piece of music.
The songs, with shifting time signatures and unpredictable structures are laced with ethereal vocal lines that climb and wind to add to their dream-like quality. John’s voice glides along over the chaos, like another instrument and the harmonies are otherworldly.
If you are lucky enough to get to one of Monoganon’s rare live shows, (john lives in Malmo, Sweden, while the rest of the band reside in Glasgow) then you should prepare yourself to bear witness some of modern pop’s hottest avant-garde filth, as Lost Map’s sexiest band wow you with an intoxicating display of musical innovation.
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UNDERMEDVETENHETEN , an immersive new project from John B. McKenna.
RELEASED 12th JUNE 2020 on 12” VINYL LP, with accompanying Live Action Role Playing game (LARP) insert.
Initial pressing limited to just 300 copies, and each copy comes with a download code.
Order today, £16 + postage.
PostMap Club subscribers, remember to use your discount! (check PostMap newsletter for code!)
The first release in our first series of VISIT▲TIONS was by experimental-pop musician, MONOGANON.
MONOGANON is the alias of John B. McKenna, a skilfully diverse multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, who hails from Carluke, Scotland, and is currently based in Malmö, Sweden.
The vinyl comes with a CD copy, and postcard with download code.
You can purchase it separately, or as part of Series 1 (with Free Love + Slow Tree releases).
KILLMENS … +… KILLMENS II... the brand new album from MONOGANON
Released 19th November 2017 … AND AGAIN … on 19th November 2018.
Comes on translucent teal-blue vinyl LP with download code, and an accompanying magazine (not pictured) …. AND ALSO AVAILABLE … as a new cassette tape.
THE CASSETTE VERSION IS NEW FOR 2018, AND CONTAINS AN ENTIRE NEW 10 TRACK ALBUM ON SIDE B, KILLMENS II.
EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE AVAILABLE ... You can purchase KILLMENS on LP (with download + magazine) + the cassette version for a nicey pricey.
DEVONANON - CITY OF ALL TIMES
LIMITED EDITION cassette tape, with download code
Devonanon is the work of John B McKenna (Monoganon) and Richard Greenan (Devon Loch) - and this release is a joint effort from Lost Map and Kit Records.
City of All Times is a transportive collage of field recordings and songs recorded at various locations across Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Spain and the UK.
The first official album on Lost Map Records is F A M I L Y by Monoganon.
*VINYL* - which contains a 12" LP of the album, packaged with a copy on compact disc.
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