Mono's Phoenix Tree

Japanese quartet instrumental post-rock band Mono released a new EP entitled The Phoenix Tree some time late last month. According to their official site, this new piece will not be available at any music stores, as this is an exclusive distribution for their label Temporary Residence Limited. In their site, Mono explained the initiatives of this album with the intentions making this album. Pretty quite detailed information. You can read it here.

Their style of music of highly associated with other similar bands including the ones with Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Saxon Shore, among others. The song starts off with some soft down-tempo rhythms, and the speed starts to rise along with the distortion pedals and heavier drum beats, there goes the climax rising to the top of the world for a moment, and it goes down again with some even softer tunes, sometimes the climax goes up again, but most of the time, the song ends with some catchy rhythm or with some keyboard syncs as it fades.

Mono's last full length album You Are There was a great one. Their live performances are highly respected by fans for its energetic strength and powerful stage presence. Just go over to YouTube and search for some of their videos and you'll see what i'm talking about. A reviewer of Mono commented, "This band isn't heavy like Black Sabbath. They are heavy like Beethoven."