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German Rock/Blues band founded 1977 in Rodgau, Hessia. The band is especially popular in the Rhein-Main area around Frankfurt/Main and in the German federal state of Hessia because of their biggest success Die Hesse komme! from 1984 which became an unofficial hymn for the region. Most of the original members are still in the band: Osti Osterwold (voc) Ali Neander (guitar) Raimund Salg (guitar) Joachim Becker (bass) Mob Böttcher (drums) Henni Nachtsheim (voc, sax) joined in 1978 and left in 1990 to form the comedy duo Badesalz with Gerd Knebel from Flatsch!. He was replaced in 1991 by Kerstin Pfau...

There are multiple artists known under the name of Monotone. 1) Monotone is a name variation for Michael Burkat a.k.a. DJ Monotone, a German techno DJ and producer. Here's a link to his MySpace profile. 2) Monotone is a Belgian trance project, which was active in the period of 1998-2001. The project released several vinyl singles, but vanished into thin air after 2001. 3) Monotone is a Russian ambient project led by Serge G. It was started in 2006, and has recorded two full-length albums and an EP. Musically, Monotone ranges from traditional ambient with the use of synthetic piano...

There are multiple artists named Monoton: 1) Monoton is an Austrian experimental minimal wave band started by Konrad Becker in 1979. In 1998 The Wire magazine singled out Monoton’s record "Monotonprodukt07" from 1982 among the 100 most important records of the 20th century. In 1992 the Dutch techno DJ Daniël Leeflang (a.k.a. DJ Dano) became an additional member of the project. 2) Monoton is a quartet from Copenhagen, Denmark, started in 1996. Monoton plays heavy urban rock music with a dash of repetitive - distilled blues, moody country and dark evocative minimalism. The unique instrumentation underlines the searching, wistful atmosphere...

There are at least four bands who were called The Monotones: 1) The Monotones were a six-member Doo Wop band in the 1950s United States. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only song to reach widespread popularity was the doo-wop hit "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. The Monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers — all residents of the same housing project in Newark, New Jersey — began performing covers of popular doo-wop songs. The members of the Monotones were lead singer Charles Patrick,...

Monotonix are a 3-piece of vocals, guitar and drums hailing from Tel-Aviv, Israel. Monotonix have performed across the world and their performances are very energetic, verging on performance art. From lighting drums on fire, to hanging from ceiling fixtures, often heavily crowd-involved, no performance in the same city is like the last. On their American tour, Monotonix opened for the Silver Jews on the west coast playing to thousands of people in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. The band also toured the States and Europe in 2006 playing with artists such as Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Oneida,...