Monolithic is a synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 band on the A Different Drum

A Different Drum

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 label. Although Monolithic is categorized in the synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 genre, the infusion of many other sub-genres of electronic music

Electronic music

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 make Monolithic's music distinctive in the synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 scene. Genres such as breakbeat

Breakbeat

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, trance

Trance music

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, ebm

Electronic body music

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, techno

Techno

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, industrial

Industrial music

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, and downtempo

Downtempo

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 can be found in the music of Monolithic. The music of Monolithic can be described as "intense", "meaningful", "emotional", and "powerful". Midihead is the sole mastermind behind the band, and can be found in the credits of music for remixes

RemixeS

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, TV, and motion picture trailers

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In January 2006, Midihead announced that he was canceling his then-upcoming Monolithic album Evil Behind Smiling Eyes to focus on other projects. The limited pre-release collection of MP3-format tracks remains available on the official site.

Midihead

Midihead, the sole member of Monolithic, started his music career at the age of 14. He worked as a DJ, and continued to perfect his skills. At the age of eighteen, he helped a friend start a nightclub, which went on to become the most famous in the state. In 2000, Midihead released his first solo album from his solo band, Monolithic. This album won Best Album of 2001 at the American Synthpop awards in Hollywood. His musical work has appeared in: Animal Planet, ILIO Music Demos, Access Hollywood, Jake 2.0, The Matrix Reloaded, Dark Angel, The Ryan Seacrest Show, America's Next Top Model, Prison Break, Pet Star, and more. He has several albums out as well.

Other

• Evil Behind Smiling Eyes - Collection 1 [Limited MP3-only pre-release of the full-length album] (2005)
• In My Eyes (Midihead Remix) (2004) Original song by Akira Yamaoka
  Akira Yamaoka
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