3 ) The most wicked west coast lady rapper. Busting easy beats for your ears to ride the waves of the Pacific North West.
1) Monta is the one-man project of Tobias Kuhn, formerly singer of Miles. Monta makes up the centre of his work - the bottom line of his musical labour. Monta can be tender as a whistle or roaring like thunder, from homey living rooms to a stage somewhere on the globe.
After the ep "Always Altamont", the highly acclaimed first longplayer "Where Circles Begin" had been released worldwide and made it to album of the week of the Sunday Times (UK) and the single "I'm Sorry" can still be heard as theme song of the japanese counterpart to CNN news. Now there's a new single "Good Morning Stranger" and a new album - "The Brilliant Masses"!
Brilliant indeed: a collection of eleven songs who ask for careful listening and instantaneously stare into your eyes. In a language often enciphered and metaphorical yet clearly coherent and radiant as a lighthouse. Songs who can alienate people and at the same time spend warmth.
With awareness and luminosity Kuhn sums up the things and thoughts that motivate him and get him going. The song titles themselves make up the synopsis: love, estrangement, doubt, certainty, home, getting along, trust, disappointment, capitulation, achievement, loneliness, bliss and the never-ending search. Over and over and over again. Again and again packed in those awesome melodies which let the world shine in a different light for a moment or a little longer.
Monta has grown up and become a dad, also he's been around on tour for quite a bit and got lots of positive feedback and made lots of friends on the many shows he's played thus far - whether solo or with a continually changing number of great musicians. Monta got high rankings in lots of reader and listener charts yet in between there's always the often deflating and painful 'homecoming' process - having to face the things one's neglected, that still have to get done, with yourself and with the 'Brilliant Masses'.
Which results in a nearly brutally authentic piece, recording here and there in between Klagenfurt / Austria and Munich / Germany. Sometimes all by himself, at times with longtime companions and produced by the artist himself in close cooperation with Herwig "Fuzzman" Zamernik. (Naked Lunch)
"The Brilliant Masses" is going to be released early 2007 on Monta's own label Labelmate in coop with viennese Klein Records.
2) A duo from Kansas City, brothers Dedric and Delaney Moore have been producing electronic music under the moniker Monta since 1999. Their album Unsuspecting was released in 2005. According to the act's web site http://www.montamusic.com , they will expand their name to "Monta [At Odds]" for their upcoming release Live or loop.
Is It Over
Monta Lyrics
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Through night and day/wind and rain
Decide which way to take
there?s no more feeling safe
Is it over /:
You can have it if you want/:
To burn down your house and leave no trace
The wind will find you at any place
Decide which road to take
There?s no more feeling safe
Is it over/:
You can have it if you want/:
All i need is morning with sunshine
All i need is a race without a clock
All i need is a morning with sunshine
Is it over/:
The lyrics to Monta's song "Is It Over" might be interpreted as a song about escaping from a difficult situation. The first verse describes the desire to simply get in a car and drive away from whatever troubles are occurring. The second verse takes it a step further, with the suggestion of burning down one's own house to avoid being found. The repeated refrain of "Is it over / You can have it if you want" might suggest a feeling of defeat or resignation, as if the singer is ready to give up whatever they've been fighting for or holding onto.
However, the final lines of the song offer a glimmer of hope or optimism. The singer declares that all they need is a morning with sunshine, a race without a clock, and another morning with sunshine. This could be interpreted as a longing for simple pleasures and a reprieve from stress, rather than a desire to completely sever ties with the past. The song may ultimately suggest that even when things seem at their bleakest, there is still the possibility of finding enjoyment in the present.
Line by Line Meaning
To pick up a car and drive away
To leave everything behind and escape from the current situation
Through night and day/wind and rain
No matter the conditions, the desire to leave is so strong
Decide which way to take
Taking control of one's own destiny and choosing the path forward
There's no more feeling safe
The current situation and environment no longer offer a sense of security
Is it over /:
Questioning whether the current state of affairs has come to an end
You can have it if you want/:
Offering the current situation to someone else who may want it
So let's take another way
Choosing to pursue a different path or direction
To burn down your house and leave no trace
Destroying all evidence of the past to start fresh
The wind will find you at any place
The consequences of one's actions will follow them no matter where they go
All I need is morning with sunshine
Seeking a fresh start and brighter days ahead
All I need is a race without a clock
Yearning for freedom and the ability to live without restrictions or deadlines
Is it over /:
Again questioning whether the current situation has finally ended
Contributed by Madelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mophonic
ive never seen a female actor in a musicvideo that looks that much like an angel and his expression at exactly 1:21 is remarkable- however great band- "I´m sorry" is still their best song
MANU RAMOS
Excelentes temas! :O
Han Qiu
I love this guy!
Joodi
Thumbs up for Monta!!! :) Das Lied ist echt geil!!
Lana Patricia
Amo Monta <3
Camila Gomez
i love this song
Foo Ed
Great!
derhenri
you like it ? then you must check out "miles" it´s tobias´ ex band.... i hope you like it!
Manexx02
Er hat sicha die geilsten videos!!
lana p
greeeat =)