We are proud to present to you our newest release : MONSTART VOL.5 [MNSTRT013] 

Including 10 original club music tracks by talented producers from all around the world. What is the club ? What are feelings inside ? We tried to think what club music will be in 2017, each track represents a particular feeling made, a certain attitude and atmosphere, but it boils down to one thing, the tracks are made to dance and nothing else. Simple. 

" Montpellier and Paris-based clubnight and label Monstart follow up from a stellar 2016 crammed full of eclectic releases, parties and Rinse France shows with their 5th compilation to date. Headed up by one of France’s finest DJs, Ouanounou and visionary dancer Chatte Chatoyante, “Monstart Vol. 5” is a love letter to the club and the physical experiences it can offer. Having cut their teeth as promoters before forming the label, there’s a performative element to everything they put out which makes it hard not to bust a groove when you hear a Monstart track. As Ouanounou notes, ‘Dance and music must be associated for us, we can’t even imagine a party without more than just DJs performing.’ 

Building on their vision of an international club sound that represents artists from all around the world, the release features artists from Lithuania, Zambia, Germany, Russia, USA, Denmark and, of course, France. Whilst compilations of Night Slugs-esque club tracks from multiple nationalities has become a stereotyped calling card for small labels like Monstart, what makes this album stand apart from the sea of ‘club-comps’ is how much freedom the producers are given to explore their own sound and identity; pushing the genre to it’s limits. Each track represents a particular feeling, a certain attitude or atmosphere but always it boils down to one focal point; these tracks are made to make you dance and sweat. 

Ryan Wick kicks off the release with “U & I,” which deftly marries percussive UK funky drumbeats with breathy vocal samples. Elsewhere on the release Paradoxe Club’s De Grandi creates an afrobeat-inspired synth workout on “Global” and Hyperboid’s Fisky delivers a trippy house track crammed full of endlessly stuttering delay effects on “Rontonda.” Hexagon Dub’s Sheik rounds things off with Vera, showcasing his unmistakably British ear for an ominous bassline and unexpected counterpoints throughout. 

For the Monstart founders, ‘a world must be created within music to give people a unique and new experience to remember.’ This compilation fully realizes this desire to highlight dance music’s spatial and atmospheric elements. Turn it up loud and dive into the Monstart world. " 

Mastering : contact@clubcanthear.com / Jared Leopard. 

The artwork is made by Random Lab & Atelier 808 two french creative studios.

Premiered on Pack London - Supported by Akito, Amy Becker, Chambray, Mungo, Poté & more !

released April 10, 2017 

Ryan Wick - USA 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/ryanwicks 
Fb : www.facebook.com/RyanWickMusic/?fref=ts 

Circuit 900 - DEN 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/circuit900 

Boikafé - LIT 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/boikafe 
Fb : www.facebook.com/boikafe/?fref=ts 

Milus - GER 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/milusdj 
Fb : www.facebook.com/milusdj/?fref=ts 

Fisky - RU 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/fiskyoioioi 
Fb : www.facebook.com/FiskyMusic/?fref=ts 

De Grandi - FR 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/de_grandi 
Fb : www.facebook.com/DeGrandi94/?fref=ts 

Mamboussa - FR 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/mamboussa 

She Spells Doom - ZAMBIA 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/shespellsdoom 
Fb : www.facebook.com/shespellsdoom/?fref=ts 

Ouanounou - FR 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/ouanounou 
Fb : www.facebook.com/Ouanounou/?fref=ts 

Sheik - UK 
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/sheikmu 
Fb : www.facebook.com/sheikdsmusic/?fref=ts

She Spells Doom - Glance

🤝 Club Music Lovers since 2009
📀 https://monstart.bandcamp.com
📩 contact@monstart.fr

Monstart was born 14 years ago, out of love and celebration. The fruit of the meeting of Ouanounou (DJ) and Chatte Chatoyante (dancer-performer). 

With its pack of artists coming from all over the world, the label has been exploring club music and culture. Not caring about adhering to one specific genre, they draw from all of their combined influences to create a hybrid project.

With one idea in mind : to be together while celebrating the richness of human singularities.

Since 2009, 70 events mixing music and performances, 19 releases on the label (EPs and compilations) and a 5 years residency on Rinse France have allowed them to express their own vision of club music. After 5 years of Rinse’s residency,  Monstart is experiencing a new chapter with their homies of Piñata Radio by starting a musical journey, becoming their new monthly hosts. 

“For us dance and music are inseparable. We approach them in a personal, visceral and inclusive way. We don’t care about fitting in.”

Since 2019, the label has opened its publishing and sync branch named 'AudioScore', producing music for worldwide advertising campaigns.
https://audioscore.studio 
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