Ok now here is the scoop, your new fave band from the Dim Mak label will be From Monument to Masses, or FMTM, as their fans know them. They are a trio that calls San Fran and New York home. Their sound can be described as a mash-up of progressive post-punk meets pop, electronic with the break beats of hip hop and soul...or as I like to call it, kick ass awesome music. They definitely bring a different sound to what people would consider rock to be. I love music that can stand alone and create its own genre. FMTM definitely defies categorization, you never know what you are going to get.
I think the band themselves describe their music best on their homepage:
"From Monument to Masses is complex and hypnotic post-punk engineered to act as a revolutionary cultural force in service of the People. The band, the sampled sounds, and the music itself call for international Peoples' histories to be revisited and for any provoked indignation to be acted upon.
Highly influenced by the likes of Fugazi to Tortoise, Afrika Bambata to DJ Shadow, Don Caballero to Godspeed You Black Emperor, FMTM challenges the audience with epic compositions that abandon conventional song structure. Listen, question, act, repeat."
Definitely check out their new album, On Little Known Frequencies, which is released on March 10th 2009 on the Dim Mak label. This is their first studio album, with new material since their release in 2003 labeled The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps. I know, long name, but that shouldn't stop you from listening to them. So go and check out their Myspace!!!
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/frommonumenttomasses
Homepage: http://www.monument-masses.com/
