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Munk777

Location:

London, UK

Biography:

Munk hood

Alex Banks is the producer known as Munk777 (pronounced Munk triple seven). He lives and breathes music and over the years has been able to explore and divulge his expertise into an array of projects and collaborations. The result is a highly creative musician, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, sound engineer and mastering engineer – no mean feat for a 26 year old! Since the age of 10 he has studied the guitar, drums and piano, and has spent the last 3 years in solitude creating one of the most beautiful electronic albums of 2007, bursting onto the scene like a breath of fresh air.

NEXT RELEASE ALBUM: Nocturnalism Munk Artwork

Review:

Munk777’s projects are life long ambitions where he seeks to mould the continual flow of sounds that run through his head and turn them into tangible forms of music that people can listen to and enjoy. He views his work as a religion, is completely dedicated and it shows.

With influences ranging from the likes of Lamb, Massive Attack and Bjork through to the Chemical Brothers and Orbital, Alex is on a mission to put experimental electronica back onto the musical map. His debut release, ‘Nocturnalism’ delivers 11 tracks that reflect the diversity of his musical influences, including hip hop, breakbeat, trip-hop, jaxx, soul, funk, drum and bass andtechno. Whilst primarily a studio-based album, his live sets feature live vocal and instrumental performances wth various musicians, (including Alex himself) to fuse cutting edge live production techniques which consistently blow the minds of audiences across the capital. The result is breathtakingly beautiful album that takes the listener on a journey through ambient soundscapes with hip hop beats and sensual vocals. breaks with live orchestral arrangements and experimental production through to banging drum and bass with belligerent bass lines. Throughout all of this, lies Munk777’s definitive signature sound that will herald him as one of the finest breathrough electronic artists of 2007 and onwards into the new millenium.

Tracklisting

  1. Some 1 told Me
  2. Suddenly
  3. Let Me
  4. Intricate Instruments
  5. Elevenate Pt 1
  6. Elevenate Pt 2
  7. One Chance
  8. Street Missions
  9. Fade Away
  10. Hollow Break
  11. The Lateness

Links:

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/munk777

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