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From Monument To Masses
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From Monument To Masses

Genre: Rock, Instrumental Rock, Post-Rock, Indie Rock
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

San Francisco-based post-rock trio From Monument to Masses brings together vocalist/percussionist/drummer Francis Choung, guitarist/vocalist/programmer Matthew Solberg, and bassist/keyboardist/programmer/vocalist Sergio Robledo-Maderazo. The group came together in late 2000 after Solberg first encountered Choung via an online bulletin board aimed at area musicians. The pair started collaborating and soon linked up with Robledo-Maderazo, who had overlapped with Choung at UCSB and shared a mutual acquaintance in Steve Aoki, founder of Dim Mak Records. Their music merges the flowing structures typical of post-rock with the raw force and ideological drive of classic hardcore and emo, all shaped by the members’ political and social commitments; as Asian-American artists, Choung and Robledo-Maderazo particularly influence the lyrical direction. Outside the band, Solberg works as a painter and performs in the jazz-metal outfit the Mass, Choung produces video and holds a BA in film studies, and Robledo-Maderazo pursues graphic design and multimedia projects. The self-titled debut appeared on Dim Mak in spring 2002, with the follow-up The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps arriving the subsequent year.

Top Songs

  1. Schools of Thought ContendDeafeningSchools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend6:59
  2. The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple StepsComrades and FriendsThe Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps · 2003The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps4:06
  3. Schools of Thought ContendSharpshooter (Jason Clark Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend5:18
  4. The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple StepsThe Quiet BeforeEThe Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps · 2003The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps2:55
  5. Schools of Thought ContendTo Z (Repeat) (Last Defender Of The One True Waveform. Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend4:42
  6. Schools of Thought ContendOld Robes (Antimc Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend3:01
  7. Schools of Thought Contendthe Quiet Before (Amundsen Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend5:08
  8. Schools of Thought ContendThe Noise ThereafterSchools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend6:03
  9. Schools of Thought ContendThe Spice Must Flow (Turbotito Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend6:18
  10. Schools of Thought ContendFrom The Mountains to the Prairies (Norr Liva & AM Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend4:35
  11. On Little Known FrequenciesA Sixth TrumpetOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies5:35
  12. On Little Known FrequenciesChecksumOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies6:26
  13. On Little Known Frequencies(Millions Of) Individual FactoriesOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies5:43
  14. On Little Known FrequenciesBeyond God & ElvisOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies4:44
  15. On Little Known FrequenciesAn Ounce Of PreventionOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies9:19
  16. On Little Known FrequenciesThe First FiveOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies3:02
  17. On Little Known FrequenciesLet Them Know It's ChristmastimeOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies8:52
  18. On Little Known FrequenciesHammer & NailsOn Little Known Frequencies · 2009On Little Known Frequencies8:12
  19. Schools of Thought ContendFrom the Mountains to the Prairies (Textual Remix)Schools of Thought Contend · 2005Schools of Thought Contend2:07
  20. From Monument To Masses0:00:36From Monument To Masses · 2002From Monument To Masses0:36

Albums

Schools of Thought Contend

Schools of Thought Contend

2005
Schools of Thought Contend
From Monument To Masses · Album · 2005
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  1. DeafeningFrom Monument To Masses6:59
  2. The Quiet Before (Thunderbirds Are Now! Remix)From Monument To Masses3:25
  3. From The Mountains to the Prairies (Norr Liva & AM Remix)From Monument To Masses4:35
  4. The Spice Must Flow (Automato Remix)From Monument To Masses6:00
  5. Old Robes (Nano Machine Remix)From Monument To Masses5:08
  6. Comrades & Friends (Loquat Remix)From Monument To Masses2:47
  7. Old Robes (Antimc Remix)From Monument To Masses3:01
  8. To Z (Repeat) (65daysofstatic Remix)From Monument To Masses3:53
  9. The Quiet Before (Subtitle Remix)From Monument To Masses3:02
  10. The Spice Must Flow (Turbotito Remix)From Monument To Masses6:18
  11. From the Mountains to the Prairies (Textual Remix)From Monument To Masses2:07
  12. Sharpshooter (Jason Clark Remix)From Monument To Masses5:18
  13. To Z (Repeat) (Last Defender Of The One True Waveform. Remix)From Monument To Masses4:42
  14. The Noise ThereafterFrom Monument To Masses6:03
  15. the Quiet Before (Amundsen Remix)From Monument To Masses5:08

Singles & EPs