Monkey King is Philippe Lambert (Monstre, Goa) and master drummer Will Glass (Dirty Projectors, The Octagon, Shalabi Effect). We like colourful sounds.
Monstre - Live in Toronto, july 5th 2008 from monkey king on Vimeo .
Member Since: 27/12/2005
Band Website: black-mantra.com
Band Members: PILI (VOIX, TONES, EFFECTS)
WILL (DRUMS, PERCUSSIONS)
Influences: The balinese noise underground and snow disco, old school hip hop and no school stuff. Bright coulours and neon sounds.
Sounds Like: MUSIC: Babatunde Olatunji, Bali&Java Gamelan, Et Sans, Mu, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley,Big Juss, Madlib, IASOS, David Rosenboom, Early Popol Vuh, Juan Atkins, Demtrio Stratos, Boredoms!, Joe Meek, Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Puzzle Punks, Wu Tang Clan, Os Mutantes, Butthead Sunglass, Jon Gibson, Drum Circus, Field Recordings of Frogs, Sun Ra in cosmic chant mode, ?uestlove, CAN, Sauvegeau Peloquin, Brutal Truth, Butthole Surfers, NAS, Dj Elephant Power, 19/Juke, Jeff Mills, Bimbo Jet, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Steve Reich, Cursed, Batucada, Mindflayer, Kitaro, Oval, The Screamers, Xenakis, BLACK SABBATH without guitars and bass, Hard Slam riddim, the Congos, Voodoo Drums, Juelz Santana, Ward 21, Pygmy Chants, Bug, Alice Coltrane, Alvin Lucier, Bay City Rollers, ELO, Lee "Scratch" Perry the Super Ape!! Konono ..1, Cosmic Jokers, Kraftwerk, Feu Therese, Haruomi Hosono, Dancehall mixtapes, John Cage+DavidTudor, David Behrman
ART: Pellan, Riopelle, Anthony Yankovic III, Chris Lindig, Bigfoot, Seripop, my brothers, Chris Capuozzo, EYE, Pedro Bell, Warhol, Ono, Basquiat, FLUXUS, Michaux, Darger, Balinese paintings, magic markers, cheap watercolors, flat art,
MOVIES:the original MonkeyKing 70's animation movie from Shangai, Herzog (everything), Ginga (brazilian soccer documentary), Kichiku (70's japanese commune gone wrong), Lucifer Rising, Robert Morin (amazing Quebecois filmmaker, early films are insane), Harry Smith, Sunset Boulevard, Tropical Malady, Crystal Voyager, Holy Mountain, watching too many movies
Record Label: Alien8, Robosapien, Le Son 666
Type of Label: Indie