Mona Mur
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Mona Mur is a German vocalist - born Sabine Bredy in Hamburg to Polish parents, 1960.
In 1982 she first collaborated with FM Einheit, Marc Chung, and Alex Hacke, all of Einstürzende Neubauten
. As "Mona Mur und die Mieter (the tenants)" they recorded the 12" Jeszcze Polska. This gained National and International attention, taking NME
's Single of the Week slot and getting airplay by John Peel
. The group decided to disband soon after this release.
Another Mona Mur Incarnation was in Berlin , between 1984 and 1986. Together with members of Einstürzende Neubauten
, Stricher and Flucht nach Vorn - organist Nikko Weidemann she played concerts in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Bremen (with Sonic Youth
) and Berlin. career.
In 1986 Dieter Meier
(Yello
) became her producer. Together they hired JJ Burnel
and David Greenfield
(The Stranglers
) and the Album "Mona Mur" was released (RCA 1988).
With Joachim Witt
she wrote and recorded two songs called "Casablanca" and "Wild ist die Welt" for a 7". This, according to Mona Mur, was never released.
A second album, "Warsaw" (also produced by Dieter Meier) was recorded in Warsaw 1990 with Polish musician/producer Grzegorz Ciechowski (Republika
) and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was only released in Great Britain in tiny numbers, reputedly appearing once on eBay during the past three years. Mona Mur again claims the album is unreleased. Polish singer Katarzyna Groniec released cover versions of four songs from "Warsaw", making a hit with one of the songs in Poland.
Following this Mona decided to take a break from singing and turned her energy to Taekwondo
, achieving the 3rd DAN. She entered the German National Team and became International German Vice Champion twice.
In the 90s Mona Mur met up with multi-instrumentalist and mediaevalist Christian St.Claire resulting in collaborations. Che has also collaborated with Raymond Watts of PIG
and with London-based artist Jericho One
In 1996 she founded her company monamur music production, doing music and sound design for computer games ("Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
", (EIDOS 2010), "BALLANCE", ATARI 2004, "SABOTAGE", dtp 2007) and media-art projects, videos and installations by Franz John, Heiko Daxl
and Ingeborg Fülepp
among others.
Three of her tracks are to be found in the soundtrack of Fatih Akin's Movie "Head On /Gegen die Wand"
(Golden Bear
2004)
Today, Mona Mur is back to singing and performing, including at the 2006 M'era Luna Festival
.
Her recent CD-compilation "Into Your Eye", a retrospective collection of her more than 20 years of work, not only contains the typical 80s punk wave elements of her music and some of the orchestrated Warsaw tracks but also new dark wave songs written and produced with Christian St. Claire.
In 2007 she began collaborating with En Esch
(formerly of KMFDM
, Pigface
, and Slick Idiot
) as producer and guitarist for their 2009 collaboration album 120 Tage
. The duo are currently performing together in promotion of the release.
In 1982 she first collaborated with FM Einheit, Marc Chung, and Alex Hacke, all of Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
. As "Mona Mur und die Mieter (the tenants)" they recorded the 12" Jeszcze Polska. This gained National and International attention, taking NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
's Single of the Week slot and getting airplay by John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
. The group decided to disband soon after this release.
Another Mona Mur Incarnation was in Berlin , between 1984 and 1986. Together with members of Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
, Stricher and Flucht nach Vorn - organist Nikko Weidemann she played concerts in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Bremen (with Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
) and Berlin. career.
In 1986 Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier
Dieter Meier is a Swiss musician and conceptual artist who is best known for the electronic music group Yello he formed with music producer Boris Blank...
(Yello
Yello
Yello is a Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals, as does most of their music....
) became her producer. Together they hired JJ Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel
J. J. Burnel , is a Franco-English musician producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band The Stranglers.-Life and career:...
and David Greenfield
Dave Greenfield
Dave Greenfield is the keyboard player with English rock band, The Stranglers.-Biography:He is noted for his trademark style of playing rapid arpeggios...
(The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
) and the Album "Mona Mur" was released (RCA 1988).
With Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt is a German musician and actor.- Life and work :Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter"...
she wrote and recorded two songs called "Casablanca" and "Wild ist die Welt" for a 7". This, according to Mona Mur, was never released.
A second album, "Warsaw" (also produced by Dieter Meier) was recorded in Warsaw 1990 with Polish musician/producer Grzegorz Ciechowski (Republika
Republika (band)
Republika was a Polish rock band which began in 1978 in Torun, Poland. Originally, the band was founded and fronted by under the name Res Publica. . The name took its origin from "Rzecz Pospolita" , but under the communist regime at the time the name was censored and not allowed...
) and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was only released in Great Britain in tiny numbers, reputedly appearing once on eBay during the past three years. Mona Mur again claims the album is unreleased. Polish singer Katarzyna Groniec released cover versions of four songs from "Warsaw", making a hit with one of the songs in Poland.
Following this Mona decided to take a break from singing and turned her energy to Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, achieving the 3rd DAN. She entered the German National Team and became International German Vice Champion twice.
In the 90s Mona Mur met up with multi-instrumentalist and mediaevalist Christian St.Claire resulting in collaborations. Che has also collaborated with Raymond Watts of PIG
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
and with London-based artist Jericho One
In 1996 she founded her company monamur music production, doing music and sound design for computer games ("Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a video game developed by IO Interactive, published by Eidos Interactive under Square Enix available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sequel to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men...
", (EIDOS 2010), "BALLANCE", ATARI 2004, "SABOTAGE", dtp 2007) and media-art projects, videos and installations by Franz John, Heiko Daxl
Heiko Daxl
Heiko Daxl is a German media artist, exhibition curator and design / art collector. He lives and works in Berlin and Zagreb.- Life :...
and Ingeborg Fülepp
Ingeborg Fülepp
Ingeborg Fülepp, born in is a Croatian artist, university teacher, curator and film editor.- Life :She studied film editing and film analysis at the Academy for Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Zagreb and later education, video and interactive media with Carol Chomsky, and Howard...
among others.
Three of her tracks are to be found in the soundtrack of Fatih Akin's Movie "Head On /Gegen die Wand"
(Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
2004)
Today, Mona Mur is back to singing and performing, including at the 2006 M'era Luna Festival
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germanyat Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase....
.
Her recent CD-compilation "Into Your Eye", a retrospective collection of her more than 20 years of work, not only contains the typical 80s punk wave elements of her music and some of the orchestrated Warsaw tracks but also new dark wave songs written and produced with Christian St. Claire.
In 2007 she began collaborating with En Esch
En Esch
En Esch, a.k.a. Klaus Schandelmaier, is a contemporary musician and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, and Slick Idiot.-History:...
(formerly of KMFDM
KMFDM
KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
, Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
, and Slick Idiot
Slick Idiot
Slick Idiot is a German electronic and industrial band.- History :Slick Idiot was formed by former KMFDM members Günter Schulz and En Esch, following the 1999 breakup of KMFDM. Before taking on the name Slick Idiot, En Esch and Günter Schulz contributed a cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Terrible Lie" to...
) as producer and guitarist for their 2009 collaboration album 120 Tage
120 Tage
120 Tage is an electro-industrial studio collaboration between German musicians Mona Mur and En Esch , released February 15, 2009 on Pale Music International...
. The duo are currently performing together in promotion of the release.