Monolink is the stage name of Steffen Linck, a German singer-songwriter and
electronic dance music producer who specializes in
ambient,
techno
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,
electronica and
house genres.
Music career
A member of the Berlin
electronica scene, Monolink quickly broke away from the classic DJ set and instead created his own style with a combination of live vocals and instruments.
''
SF Weekly
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'' describes him as a purveyor of "trippy relaxation with a slightly gravelly, Teutonic voice". Monolink collaborated with other electronic acts, including
Acid Pauli.
Monolink released his debut album, ''Amniotic'', in 2018. The recording combines the tradition of singer-songwriting with
electronic dance music, where techno, electronica and ambient genres blend with influences of
Leonard Cohen
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and
Bob Dylan
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.
[Steffen Wals (21 April 2018)]
Singer-songwriting and techno not compatible? With his debut album "Amniotic", Monolink proves the opposite
tonspion.de Two singles from the release, "Sirens" and "Swallow" appeared at No. 1 spot in the iTunes Electronic (Germany). A review in ''EDM Identity'' describes the songs from the album as consisting of "hypnotic beats and vocals" and as "a blend of both deep and happy melodic sounds".
Monolink performed at the
22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023.
Discography
Albums
* ''Amniotic'' (2018)
* ''Under Darkening Skies'' (2021)
Singles
* ''The End'' (with Acid Pauli) (2015)
* ''Sirens'' (2017)
* ''Swallow'' (2018)
* ''Father Ocean'' (2018)
* ''Rearrange My Mind'' (2019)
* ''Black Hole'' (with
Ben Böhmer
Ben Böhmer is a German composer, producer and DJ from Göttingen, Germany. He primarily produces and performs deep and progressive house music, and is currently signed on to the labels Anjunadeep, Keller Records, Cercle Music, and his own label ...
) (2019)
* ''Sinner'' (2020)
* ''Otherside'' (2020)
* ''The Prey'' (2021)
* ''Harlem River/Falling'' (2021)
* ''Turning Away'' (2021)
* ''Don't Hold Back'' (2021)
* ''Beyond Control'' (with NTO) (2021)
* ''Fidale (I Feel)'' (with Zigan Aldi) (2022)
* ''Running/White Walls'' (2023)
* ''Point Of No Return'' (With Adam Port) (2023)
* ''The Silence'' (With Stephan Jolk) (2023)
References
External links
*
*, 2014 live recording, via official YouTube channel
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Living people
German record producers
German DJs
German male singer-songwriters
German singer-songwriters
German electronic musicians
Electronic dance music DJs
1989 births