1) Mono are a post-rock band from Tokyo, Japan formed in 1999. The songs, all of which are instrumental (their only song featuring vocals is off Rays of Darkness entitled 'The Hand that Holds the Truth' which has guest harsh vocals by Envy's vocalist), are usually focused on layered guitar melodies both epic and heavy in nature built around quieter delicate clean guitar melodies. Post-rock-styled tremolo picking can also be prominently found as well as the frequent use of strings and pianos that is featured in some songs. Mono are known for their powerful live shows, hard-hitting drumming and their complex wall of sound guitar work.
Their first EP, titled Hey, you was released in September, 2000. So far, they have released eleven full albums: Under The Pipal Tree, One Step More And You Die, Walking cloud and deep red sky, Flag fluttered and the sun shined, You Are There, Hymn To The Immortal Wind, For my parents , the double album Rays of Darkness/The Last Dawn, Requiem for Hell, Nowhere Now Here and Pilgrimage of the Soul.
They also have several other records; including a remix album, a collaborative split record with Pelican, another split with The Ocean, an album collaborating with World's end girlfriend, an EP entitled The Phoenix Tree, another EP entitled Memorie dal Futuro, several singles, a compilation, a DVD, a soundtrack and a string of live albums/EPs.
For more information, visit their official websites:
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2) Mono were a British trip-hop duo which became a one-hit wonder in the late 1990s with their song "Life in Mono" featured on album Formica Blues. Mono's music shares some similarities with other such acts including Sneaker Pimps and Portishead.
3) Mono are a Dutch indie rock / post-rock band from Rotterdam. They are on Zabel Records, together with We vs. Death. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/monotheband
4) Mono Mono is a female Austrian Reggae / Dancehall artist who now mostly collaborates with the German artist Nikitaman forming the band Mono & Nikitaman. Both have recently moved from Düsseldorf, Germany to Linz, Austria.
5) Mono is one of the names used by Jezper Söderlund, also known as Airbase, Ozone, Parc and Rah.
6) Mono (모노) was a Korean ballad trio active in the first half of the 90s. They released two albums in 1993 & 1994, and resurfaced for a new album in 2000.
7) Mono is a German field and nature recordings archival project by former STARLAB. A self-titled album was released in 2022.
Disney Town
Mono Lyrics
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The lyrics of Mono's song Disney Town depict a mundane, unhappy life of a married couple who are living in a place that has everything sanitized and color-coded like a Disney town. The walls are white, and boredom is burning inside the couple. Her shoes are tight, and she can never get anything right. The shop is emptied and closed because they tied the knot and lied a lot. Even the routine of the couple’s daily life seems meaningless, he tells her, she feeds him, and she hates him more. Her disgust with him is shown when she spits into his teacup, and he loves her more.
The second verse reveals another layer to their desolate life. Regardless of how she feels about him, she still fries his breakfast and counts to ten. Her enduring resentment is revealed when she is alone in the night looking at his nylon head trophy wife, which represents his fantasy version of what a woman should be. He loves watching her on her talk show, and she throws up while he comes down to watch TV with her. Despite resigning themselves to live in a Disney town, she is still his Barbie. The song highlights the monotony and futility of staying together in a relationship where there are no longer any feelings left.
Line by Line Meaning
Walls are white
The singer is in a place where the walls are colorless, representing a boring and unfulfilling environment.
Burning boredom
The singer is feeling an intense and uncomfortable sense of tedium and ennui.
And her shoes are tight
The singer's character is experiencing physical discomfort, which is adding to her emotional distress.
They're never right
The artist's character is frustrated with their shoes or possibly something else, which causes her to feel unhappy.
Open shop, nothing left
The artist's character ventures to a place where once people used to sell things, but there is nothing left.
Because they tied the knot
The singer suggests that a relationship has been formalized by marriage, possibly between the characters he sings of.
They lied a lot
The singer's character has an issue with the honesty of those around her.
He tells her
One of the characters says something to the other.
She feeds him
One of the characters provides the other with sustenance.
She hates him more
One of the characters has growing animosity towards the other.
His teacup
A type of container used for holding tea.
She spits in
One of the characters puts their saliva into the teacup in an act of disobedience or displeasure.
He loves her more
Despite the issues between them, one of the characters still has affection for the other.
Once again
The singer's character has done something repetitively that is worthy of explanation.
She frys his breakfast
One of the characters cooks breakfast for the other, probably in the morning.
As she counts to ten
While making breakfast, the artist's character counts to ten, indicating some level of impatience or dissatisfaction.
Remembers when
The artist's character recalls a time when things were different, potentially hinting at nostalgia or regret.
Alone at night
The singer's character is by themselves, probably in the evening or during the night when people usually sleep.
The nylon head
The singer is suggesting the texture of something is nylon or the head of a nylon object is present.
Upon his trophy wife
The artist describes someone, probably a man, treating their wife as an object and displaying her like a trophy.
Her talk show life
The artist implies that the wife may live a life akin to a talk-show host, characterized by a lot of superficiality and entertainment.
She throws up
The wife vomits, probably because of something she just ate or because of some emotional distress.
He comes down
The husband descends the stairs or comes from a higher place to attend to the wife.
They watch TV
Both characters are watching television, perhaps as a passive way of spending time together or avoiding each other altogether.
They live in Disney Town
The characters live in a place that is reminiscent of the magical world of Disney, either literally or figuratively. It may suggest they are trying to escape the challenging reality they live in.
She’s his Barbie
The husband treats the wife as if she is his toy, an object that he can control and manipulate.
Ah… Ah…
An interjection that may symbolize an ambient sound or an emotional response that the singer feels but cannot express.
Contributed by Adeline L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.