Artist description Monatomic calls for a fusion of man, instrument, & moment into a full tilt forward cosmic digital burn--a live cable for the discerning listener to plug in/to. Their sound is thick, but not heavy. Their melodies unexpected, yet catchy and appropriate. And the rhythm? man? that rhythm just draws from all over the globe and locks on target that is your soul and just washes over you? you HAVE to move. It's impossible to hold still? unless you're lost deep in a twisted, glassy smooth, enveloping sax line. Or maybe your mind is fixated by the complex and ever morphing guitar textures. Whatever your fix, whatever you care to do? trance or dance: THIS is Monatomic.From the innumerable spheres of influence that Monatomic draws from, there are countless more ways to describe their music. Depending on who you talk to, they are a jazz band. They are a funk band. They are a rock band and a soul band. And they're all true: none of these titles are necessarily wrong, but rather incomplete. Monatomic is all these things and so much more-African, Latin, and Hip-Hop rhythms are woven seamlessly into their sound. There are album tracks over 10 minutes long that change so seamlessly, you forget where the tune started because you're so consumed by where you are, and excited about where you?re going (these guys SMOKE live!!). From a raging roar to a drop-off-the-table-and-catch-yourself whisper in a telepathic instant? you never know what can/could/will/would happen next.

Music Style funky jazz/rock fusion

Musical Influences Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Soulive, John Scofield, Tom Waits, Fugazi,Medeski, Martin & Wood, James Brown, Hendrix,the Slip and anything else we've heard and liked.

Similar Artists Charlie Hunter, MMW, John Scofield, Soulive, etc...

Artist History Formed in April, 1999. Monatomic just recorded their first album entitled "strictly routine" and will begin touring regionally in Spring, 2001.

Group Members Jay Titus:Bass Phil Close:Percussion Ben Titus:Guitar

Instruments bass, drums, African Percussion, Guitar

Albums Strictly Routine, the Collective, EP

Press Reviews Inheritors (perhaps unwittingly) of the loose, funky, rough and ready, vibe-heavy brand of “fusion” espoused by groups like the Everyman Band and the original Weather Report, the members of Monatomic have stated that their own context belongs amongst the plethora of “jam bands” that proliferated from the mid-90’s onward. But don’t be fooled, Monatomic’s debut release, “Strictly Routine,” is anything but; it is an unruly and ultimately satisfying amalgam of musical influences and innuendoes. It’s unlikely that you’ll see this band in kaftans, warming up for Phish, performing pseudo-Grateful Dead style aimless “improvisations.” What you will hear are shades of James Brown, John Scofield, rock, reggae, King Crimson, West Africa, acid-jazz, hip-hop, Santana, and the “beat” movement. Whatever the genre or stylistic touchstone-who knows what to call this? It’s certainly more adventurous, and somehow more accessible than a lot of the so-called “jazz” music that was released near the end of the 20th century. Where has all the challenging instrumental music gone? Look no further - odd time signatures, funky bottom, and go-for-broke solos abound on “Strictly Routine,” and what the members of Monatomic have yet to gain in experience they make up for with fire and musical abandon. Move over Medeski, Martin & Wood; you’re not alone on the groove highway anymore. Gregg Juke special to allmusic.com

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Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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