There are (at least) two acts who use the name Monta: 1) A one-man indie-fo… Read Full Bio ↴There are (at least) two acts who use the name Monta: 1) A one-man indie-folk act from Germany, and 2) A duo from Kansas City in the US making electronic music.
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.

Reasons
Monta Lyrics

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Take my freedom
And give me all your love
Here she comes now
Wrapped all up in black
If i could pay for reasons
I'd loose money anyway
I'm here to say goodbye
And tell you that i'm ok

All she never wanted
Is all she ever had
And all she ever needed
Is the will to strike back
Longing for a better place
Love your demons
Wherever you shall go
If i could pay for reasons
I'd loose money anyway
I'm here to say goodbye
And tell you that i'm ok
All she never wanted
Is all she ever had
And all she ever needed

Is the will to strike back
Longing for a better place

Overall Meaning

These lyrics in Monta's song Reasons seem to revolve around the theme of sacrifice and the consequences of love. The singer seems to be willing to let go of their freedom in exchange for their lover's love. The second line could imply the arrival of the lover, who is wearing black clothing, which is often associated with mourning or darkness.

The following lines suggest that the singer is willing to pay for reasons, but they will lose their money anyway. This could be an allusion to the sacrifices one makes in a relationship. The singer seems to be bidding a farewell and assuring their lover that they are okay.

Further, the first half of the chorus mentions that the lover never really wanted what they had and needed to strike back. This may be referring to an internal struggle or a specific incident that makes it difficult for the lover to feel satisfied. The second part of the chorus mentions that they longed for a better place, but it is unclear what they aspire for.

In the end, the singer encourages embracing one's demons and loving them, no matter where they go, suggesting a positive outlook on the negative aspects of oneself or one's experiences.

Line by Line Meaning

Take my freedom
I am willing to give up my freedom for your love

And give me all your love
I desire all the love you have to offer

Here she comes now
She's finally arriving

Wrapped all up in black
She's dressed in all black

If i could pay for reasons
If there was a price to pay for understanding

I'd loose money anyway
I wouldn't mind losing everything to understand

I'm here to say goodbye
I am here to say farewell

And tell you that i'm ok
But also to let you know that I will be fine

All she never wanted
She never desired what she already had

Is all she ever had
But that was all she ever had

And all she ever needed
All she truly needed was the strength to fight back