COMING SOON IN 2013 : 

The Dünen Diaries Vol.1, a various artists project coming soon.. Vol.1 : End of July2013..

TeamForest + Monolyth & Cobalt - A little report. scheduled date : August 2013. more infos soon.

A Solo Mix is on the way since some months. A Solo Soundtrack from my Movies Collection, Vol.1, in this summer.

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JUNE 2013 :


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eisotOnes Vol. V - 06.04.2013 : Drone(s) r.e.c. ( I ) 
Mix for June / library sounds, now on-line.

Listen / Free download here : 

 A 72mn mix with 50 music artists :

Alvin Lucier, Billy Gomberg, Celer, Duane Pitre, Eleh, 
Ellen Fullman, Final, Kutin, Meredith Monk, Nurse With Wound,
Pauline Oliveros, Rafael Anton Irisarri, The Hafler Trio (…) & more..


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monolyth & cobalt - De Lieux (Twice Removed Records) (2013) - available now : 

New monolyth & cobalt album on Twice Removed Records available here  : 

8 euros/10 dollars - CDr digipack 100 Limited edition 

http://monolyth-and-cobalt.bandcamp.com/album/de-lieux-twice-removed-records

http://twicerememberedtwiceremoved.bandcamp.com/

Fifth Solo Monolyth & Cobalt release on a label. 

"De Lieux", released June 1st 2013, on Twice Removed records, curated by Gavin Catling. 

Video work here (Song 1 / L'Arrivée) : vimeo.com/63956207 
All performance and composition by Mathias Van Eecloo (Monolyth & Cobalt) 
Recorded between June 2012 and February 2013, in Brittany, France. 
Cover art and design by Grace Wood

Hope you will like some pieces of sounds.
thanks a lot & all the best to everyone.


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MAY 2013 :


- The Dünen Diaries ( I ) - Coming soon, End of July 2013 : 

After 1 year since the first steps, and some years after the Clyde Parker Project Sessions, 

a various artists project with 20 women music artists that I have instigated will be finally available.

20 collaborations pieces of sounds with me.

Physical release limited copies / Digital available in July on Bandcamp

More infos soon..


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1 new mix from my eisotOnes project tonight : 

A New EisotOnes mix, for May : " In A Sound's Book, In A Book's Song (I) "

Try to cross the borders and mix some sounds kinds in a same area.

On-line, Thursday, May 9th, at 0.01 a.m. 
55 Songs / 72 mn.

Here : soundcloud.com/eisotones

EisOtones Vol.IV - One Thousand Bookcase Notes (05.09.2013) - " In A Sound's Book, In A Book's Song ( I ) " from Monolyth-and-Cobalt on Vimeo.

 

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1 new song here: 

"Blooming Stones"

Improvisation at home in a one-shot recording.
Recording during night, between April 29th & April 30th 2013. For the last day of April

electronic devices / piano / strings / guitar / music box / recorder

prefer to listen with some headphones.

 

 

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APRIL 2013 :

Monolyth & Cobat new release "De Lieux" on Twice Removed Records.

Release available in Cd in May 2013.

Art Covers by Grace Wood. Video / Sounds by Monolyth & Cobalt.

twiceremovedrecords.blogspot.fr
gracellenwood.tumblr.com

The first song from the upcoming Monolyth & Cobat release "De Lieux" on Twice Removed Records.

(Prefer to listen with some headphones.) Here : 

Monolyth & Cobalt - " De Lieux " - Twice Removed Records (2013) - Track 01 : "L'Arrivée (Aankomst)" from Monolyth-and-Cobalt on Vimeo.

 

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Tessellate Recordings - Earthtones (2013) 

I'm honored to be a part of this great project with a monolyth & cobalt unreleased song.

28 music artists in a nice 26 songs compilation.

"The second release on Tessellate is our first attempt at a compilation album and an ambitious one at that, clocking in at 2 hours long. Earthtones spans the internet-based contemporary ambient music scene, with a concept that helps us concentrate more on the geography that lies between each artist.(...)"

some of the music artists involved : Wil Bolton (Celer), Spheruleus, Maps & Diagrams, Damian Valles, Offthesky, The Inventors Of Aircraft, & more (...)

you could listen / buy the compilation here : 

http://tessellaterecordings.bandcamp.com/

http://tessellaterecordings.wordpress.com/

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2 new mixes from my eisotOnes mix project here :

 

 

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MARCH 2013 :




- D.Rhöne - II (Eelium) -

03.13.13  /  63.31mn

improvisations at home, recorded by night.

Tracks 01 + 03 : February 2013  /  Track 02 : July 2012  /  Track 04 : March 2012 + March 2013.

All performance, production and composition by Mathias Van Eecloo.

Available in Digital & Cd (8 euros/digisleeve limited edition to 50 copies) here : 

Order : monolyth.cobat@gmail.com / http://d-rhone.bandcamp.com/album/ii-eelium



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Keijo + Monolyth & Cobalt (Luovaja 2013)

Keijo + Monolyth & Cobalt (2013) (Luovaja records) from Monolyth-and-Cobalt on Vimeo.

6 tracks from the outside
A 44 mn cold winter session in a far north forest.
Cdr available here : http://www.luovaja.com/

released in February 2013

Co-work during the year 2012, Bretagne–Kymenlaakso
all music by Monolyth & Cobalt and Keijo
Lyrics on this song (track 02 - Sanat metsästä) by Keijo

 

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`               03.03.2013

  "One Thousand Bookcase Notes" 

- One Thousand Bookcase Notes - Vol. I / XX -

    - Quiet Electronic & Beats Session ( I ) -

                    (1995-2013)

 

A mix project in 20 parts.

1 mix : 50 songs / 72 mn
20 mix : 1000 songs / 24 hours

A travel into my sound tastes. As listener and as musician.
A music cartography connected to my story.

1 mix each month.
With my home discs collection.

From Electronic to Rock, Hip-Hop to Traditional Music, Jazz to Oldies, until Contemporary music and more.
An Outlined Sounds Story.

Here : https://soundcloud.com/eisotones

(m)

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FEBRUARY 2013 :


2 new songs here: 

For the cold February Winter..

Prefer to listen with some Headphones..

 

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JANUARY 2013 :

Holidays! (..) See you in february 2013.

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DECEMBER 2012 :


Évo Lüthi With Monolyth & Cobalt-Le Parfum (Heat Death Records-CD / American Typewriter-Vinyl)

"Le Parfum is the long-awaited album release collaboration between Évo Lüthi (piano) and Mathias Van Eecloo aka Monolyth and Cobalt (electronic & sounds). Six songs ranging from piano minimalism to atmospheric-ambient electronic music and also including an extra remix track by Gabriel Morley (Logreybeam).

Stunning cover art photograph is from french visual artist Julie Calbert.

Limited to 300 copies

Release date: 4 December 2012 "


To Order and / or Listen the Album :

This release is available now at Heat Death Records in Cd :

 http://heatdeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/le-parfum

This release is available now at American Typewriter in Vinyl (remastered version) :

http://americantypewriter.net/cat.html

Évo Lüthi & Monolyth & Cobalt are on the way to work on a second release together during 2013.

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... And Darkness Came (Headphone Commute) : (December, 10th)

I'm proud to be a part of  "..and Darkness Came" Compilation with an unreleased song with Évo Lüthi.

" (...) a colossal benefit compilation scheduled to be released in early December 2012 (December 10th), initially available as a digital download via Bandcamp with the possibility for a followup on a physical media (...) The selection of tracks comes from some of the world’s top talent in ambient, modern classical, and experimental music scenes."

some of the great artists involved... : 

Clint Mansell • Max Richter • Nils Frahm • Hauschka • Machinefabriek • Valgeir Sigurðsson • Dustin O’Halloran • Christoph Berg • Hummingbird • Simon Scott • Marcus Fischer • Peter Broderick • Black Swan • Rival Consoles • Lawrence English • Kate Carr • Ólafur Arnalds • Waves On Canvas • Maps And Diagrams •  Dalot • Good Weather For An Airstrike • Leah Kardos • Ezekiel Honig • Mark Templeton • Radere • Fabrizio Paterlini • Netherworld • Stephan Mathieu • Talvihorros • Pleq • Antonymes • Brambles • Clem Leek • Minus Pilots • Olan Mill • Ian Hawgood • loscil • Bersarin Quartett • Hammock • M.Cadoo • Jóhann Jóhannsson • Rafael Anton Irisarri • Helios • Mike Jedlicka • Christopher Willits • Celer • :papercutz • Dakota Suite • Kreng • Anoice • Takahiro Kido • Yuki Murata • Aria Rostami • Peter Prautzch • The Frozen Vaults • riverrun • pinkcourtesyphone • David Wenngren • offthesky • Autistici • Strië • A Bleeding Star • Kane Ikin • Sun Hammer • Roel Funcken • Wabi Experience • Jase Rex • James Murray • Scanner • Erik K Skodvin • Julien Neto • Absent Without Leave • Last Days • Stray Ghost • Trifonic • Marcus Fjellström • Gen Ken Montgomery • David Newlyn • Boy Is Fiction • SaffronKeira • Ben Lukas Boysen • Somatic Responses • Évo Lüthi with Monolyth and Cobalt • Ex Confusion • Seth Chrisman • wndfrm • Infinite Scale • Floods ...

Here, you could listen a mix, recording during all a night
 for the next Headphone Commute amazing compilation "… A Darkness Came"

More infos on their site here :


http://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2012/11/08/and-darkness-came/

Official release : December 10th, 2012. Here : 

http://headphonecommute.bandcamp.com/

All the music artists are included in the mix. 
86 songs in a 77mn mix improvisation Set.

Some parts will need some level changes, but see it like a one shot recording.


Hope you will like it.





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NOVEMBER 2012 :

FutureSequence 5 (various artists)

I have the pleasure to be a part of the fifth futuresequence edition (SEQUENCE 5)

" Fifth edition in our SEQUENCE series, which aims to showcase experimental artists from around the world, whether they are just starting out or already established. Every SEQUENCE release is free to download. 

The album is curated from submissions by artists over a 6 week period, this time we received just over 200 tracks, 42 were selected over the space of a week."

released 16 November 2012

hope you will like it, there are some great pieces of sounds inside.. and it's a free download, directly on their site : 

http://futuresequence.bandcamp.com/album/sequence5


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OCTOBER 2012 :

New Monolyth & Cobalt album available, Now, 01/10/2012 on the nice label Somehow Recordings : 

Special very limited double magnet editions +  Standard limited edition - Exclusive to Somehow Recordings Only.

The first song is an alternate version by Monolyth & Cobalt from "Sous un Ciel Pourpre", a song from the upcoming release : Évo Lüthi With Monolyth & Cobalt - Le Parfum

previous listen & infos here : 

http://www.somehowrecordings.co.uk/page42.html

& here : 

http://soundcloud.com/timo-david-b/monolyth-cobalt-ecu-me-from


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SEPTEMBER 2012


2 New songs here on soundcloud  : 

http://soundcloud.com/monolyth-and-cobalt

Hope you will enjoy it.

More news soon, about some music works in progress.

take care.

                                                                                                                                                   


JULY 2012 :

New Ep release available now on digital on Audio Gourmet : 

" Monolyth & Cobalt -  Eilean "



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http://www.monolyth-cobalt.com/

http://soundcloud.com/monolyth-and-cobalt

http://monolyth-and-cobalt.bandcamp.com/

http://d-rhone.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/monolyth.and.cobalt

http://vimeo.com/monolythandcobalt