I Monster

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I Monster
Origin Sheffield, England
Genres
Years active1997–present
Labels
Members
  • Dean Honer
  • Jarrod Gosling
Website imonstermusic.com

I Monster are an English electronic music duo, composed of the Sheffield based record producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling.

Contents

I Monster and its label Twins of Evil are both named after horror films starring Peter Cushing (i.e., I, Monster and Twins of Evil ). [1]

History

Formation and These Are Our Children

I Monster formed in 1997 and released their debut album These Are Our Children in 1999. However, due to Honer being involved with hitmakers All Seeing I, it was not until 2001 that they released their first single, "Daydream in Blue", which used a sample of The Gunter Kallmann Choir's version of The Wallace Collection's "Daydream". The song was originally released on 7" on Honer's own record label Cercle Records, which he founded with Add N to (X)'s Barry Seven. It was later re-released with a new mix on Instant Karma (in association with their own label Twins of Evil); which has also released material from Kings Have Long Arms and Mu Chan Clan. The song also featured on episode 3 of season 1 in the BBC Television television drama Hustle . The track peaked at #20 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2001. [2]

Neveroddoreven

They released their acclaimed second album Neveroddoreven in 2003, which was re-released with a new sleeve in 2005 on Dharma Records. The members are regular guest DJs across the country and have played live shows in London and at various European music festivals. Part of the live band is made up of Fred de Fred and Marion Benoist from The Lovers, on guitar and vocals respectively. Bonus tracks and rarities from "Neveroddoreven" were released on the albums Rare and Remixed (both 2012). [3]

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

In 2007, I Monster started collaborating with Finnish pop artist, HK119, for her second album. The resulting project, Fast, Cheap and Out of Control was released in September 2008 on One Little Indian Records, and saw I Monster co-write and co-produce over three quarters of the album. This collaboration came from Dean Honers previous role as a remixer for HK119's debut single, "Pick Me Up", from her debut eponymous album in 2006.

A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars

In 2009, the band released the follow-up to Neveroddoreven, titled A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars, their third album. [4]

Credo

In 2011, the band produced The Human League's Credo , its first album in 10 years. [5]

Swarf

On 30 April 2013, a collection of rarities from the album A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars were released on the album Swarf. [6]

I Monster Presents People Soup

On 29 November 2013, the band released a collaborative album with the all-female band People Soup onto the Bandcamp site.

The album was co-written and produced by both bands and mastered by I Monster's Dean Honer. Some songs employed the use of other musicians, namely Nicky Bee on guitar and Mick Somerset on saxophones and flute. [7] The album was re-released under Dharma Records on 20 December 2019.

Bright Sparks

Their fourth album, Bright Sparks, [8] was released on 26 February 2016.

Bright Sparks Instrumental, an instrumental version of the album, was released on 19 July 2016 on the group's Bandcamp site. Included on this album is a preview track for Bright Sparks Volume Two, which the group have stated will appear in the future.

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Compilation albums
Instrumental albums

Collaborations

The band's music has also been used in a number of films such as Shaun of the Dead , Riders (Steal), the snowboard video "From _______ with Love" (Mack Dawg Productions), and has been sampled by hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco on his second single, "Daydreamin'". It was used in the Ford Focus ST advertisement in the UK, and was also translated into other languages (for example, Turkish) for use in other European countries. "Daydream in Blue" appeared in the Season 2 premiere of Mr. Robot .

The "Glamour Puss" remix of their song "Hey Mrs." was used in television commercials for Absolut Vodka and the television series Eureka .

Their song "Daydream in Blue" was used in BBC television series Hustle, Series 1, episode 3, also in Welsh public information film Cow and in Apple TV television series Severance, episode 2.

"These Are Our Children" was used several times on the Australian television series Underbelly ; and was subsequently released as part of the Underbelly soundtrack. It was also used as background music in episode 5 of the ITV drama Married Single Other . The song "Heaven" was used in the introduction to fifth-season episode "Disturbed" of the TV show Numb3rs .

"Stobart's Blues" was used in the premiere episode of BBC Top Gear's fifth season, when James May reviewed the Vauxhall Monaro.

An acoustic version of "Daydream in Blue" was part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian Soap Opera A Dona do Pedaço in 2019 and used in a Magnum Ruby ice-cream commercial.

Daydream in Blue was used for an H&M ad in 2023.

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References

  1. ↑ "Music-To-Like: I Monster (English version) - Who Are They Magazine". Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 265. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "I Monster – Rare". Musicforstowaways.wordpress.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Released on Amazon MP3 Download Store on 16 March 2009". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Human League - Credo". Thenational.ae. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Swarf, by I Monster". Imonster.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "I Monster Presents People Soup, by I Monster". I Monster. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Bright Sparks, by I Monster". Imonster.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "These Are Our Children, by I Monster". Imonster.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pocket Handkerchief Lane, by Kevin Pearce". Kevinpearce.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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