The Monolith Cocktail
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The contemplative, insightful and critical music blog, launched in 2010, built on a lifetime of music obsession.
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The final Digest of 2025: Features Babau, The Flower Press, Erell Latimer, Plants Heal @quindirecords.bsky.social and Super Grupa Bez Fałszywej Skromności. Plus volume 103 of the Social playlist, with anniversary nods to LL Cool J, The Who, Burning Spear...
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The Digest for November 2025: New Music/The Social Playlist
THE MONTHLY DIGEST INCLUDES A CLUTCH OF ACCUMULATED NEW MUSIC REVIEWS AND THE SOCIAL INTER-GENERATIONAL/ECLECTIC AND ANNIVERSARY ALBUMS CELEBRATING PLAYLIST Photo Credit: Babau by Marco Valli _/THE…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The final Digest of 2025: Features Babau, The Flower Press, Erell Latimer, Plants Heal @quindirecords.bsky.social and Super Grupa Bez Fałszywej Skromności. Plus volume 103 of the Social playlist, with anniversary nods to LL Cool J, The Who, Burning Spear...
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The final Digest of 2025: Features Babau, The Flower Press, Erell Latimer, Plants Heal @quindirecords.bsky.social and Super Grupa Bez Fałszywej Skromności. Plus volume 103 of the Social playlist, with anniversary nods to LL Cool J, The Who, Burning Spear...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/19/t...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Digest for November 2025: New Music/The Social Playlist
THE MONTHLY DIGEST INCLUDES A CLUTCH OF ACCUMULATED NEW MUSIC REVIEWS AND THE SOCIAL INTER-GENERATIONAL/ECLECTIC AND ANNIVERSARY ALBUMS CELEBRATING PLAYLIST Photo Credit: Babau by Marco Valli _/THE…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The final Digest of 2025: Features Babau, The Flower Press, Erell Latimer, Plants Heal @quindirecords.bsky.social and Super Grupa Bez Fałszywej Skromności. Plus volume 103 of the Social playlist, with anniversary nods to LL Cool J, The Who, Burning Spear...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/19/t...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Digest for November 2025: New Music/The Social Playlist
THE MONTHLY DIGEST INCLUDES A CLUTCH OF ACCUMULATED NEW MUSIC REVIEWS AND THE SOCIAL INTER-GENERATIONAL/ECLECTIC AND ANNIVERSARY ALBUMS CELEBRATING PLAYLIST Photo Credit: Babau by Marco Valli _/THE…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The final Digest of 2025: Features Babau, The Flower Press, Erell Latimer, Plants Heal @quindirecords.bsky.social and Super Grupa Bez Fałszywej Skromności. Plus volume 103 of the Social playlist, with anniversary nods to LL Cool J, The Who, Burning Spear...
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OUT NOW
ShitNoise ‘Charades’
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/charades
“More of this sort of thing please.” @mrowens212.bsky.social
“unhinged and deranged in the best possible way” @monolithcocktail.bsky.social
ShitNoise ‘Charades’
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/charades
“More of this sort of thing please.” @mrowens212.bsky.social
“unhinged and deranged in the best possible way” @monolithcocktail.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
OUT NOW
ShitNoise ‘Charades’
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/charades
“More of this sort of thing please.” @mrowens212.bsky.social
“unhinged and deranged in the best possible way” @monolithcocktail.bsky.social
ShitNoise ‘Charades’
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/charades
“More of this sort of thing please.” @mrowens212.bsky.social
“unhinged and deranged in the best possible way” @monolithcocktail.bsky.social
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Part 15 of the anniversary celebrating playlist series: the Vs. Includes all the various compilations we've reviewed in that time plus @violetnox.bsky.social The Vickers, Viguela, Virgin Vacation, Vlimmer, Vukovar and more...
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Part 15 Of The Monolith Cocktail's A to Z
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Part 15 of the anniversary celebrating playlist series: the Vs. Includes all the various compilations we've reviewed in that time plus @violetnox.bsky.social The Vickers, Viguela, Virgin Vacation, Vlimmer, Vukovar and more...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
Part 15 of the anniversary celebrating playlist series: the Vs. Includes all the various compilations we've reviewed in that time plus @violetnox.bsky.social The Vickers, Viguela, Virgin Vacation, Vlimmer, Vukovar and more...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
Part 15 Of The Monolith Cocktail's A to Z
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Part 15 of the anniversary celebrating playlist series: the Vs. Includes all the various compilations we've reviewed in that time plus @violetnox.bsky.social The Vickers, Viguela, Virgin Vacation, Vlimmer, Vukovar and more...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3bv...
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A review this month of cover star Suntou Susso griot imbued album Jaliya Silokang. Plus the new SML album from @intlanthem.bsky.social, Snorkel, Shoko Nagai, Silver Nun, Yalla Miku and Tanne Delle Pigri.
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The Perusal #73: Yalla Miku, Snorkel, SML, Shoko Nagai, Suntou Susso…
A world of sonic/musical discoveries reviewed by Dominic Valvona. All entries in alphabetical order. Le Grand Couturier ‘S-T’(Un Je-ne-sais-quoi) 7th November 2025 The hula limbo swinging hoop of F…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A review this month of cover star Suntou Susso griot imbued album Jaliya Silokang. Plus the new SML album from @intlanthem.bsky.social, Snorkel, Shoko Nagai, Silver Nun, Yalla Miku and Tanne Delle Pigri.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/04/t...
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A review this month of cover star Suntou Susso griot imbued album Jaliya Silokang. Plus the new SML album from @intlanthem.bsky.social, Snorkel, Shoko Nagai, Silver Nun, Yalla Miku and Tanne Delle Pigri.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/11/04/t...
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The Perusal #73: Yalla Miku, Snorkel, SML, Shoko Nagai, Suntou Susso…
A world of sonic/musical discoveries reviewed by Dominic Valvona. All entries in alphabetical order. Le Grand Couturier ‘S-T’(Un Je-ne-sais-quoi) 7th November 2025 The hula limbo swinging hoop of F…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A review this month of cover star Suntou Susso griot imbued album Jaliya Silokang. Plus the new SML album from @intlanthem.bsky.social, Snorkel, Shoko Nagai, Silver Nun, Yalla Miku and Tanne Delle Pigri.
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Cosimo Querci - Rimane in @monolithcocktail.bsky.social October’s list!
End of the month Revue: Choice albums and tracks of October. @joelcusumano.bsky.social Amira Kheir, @prahrecordings.bsky.social NiCKY, @picniclunch.bsky.social Cosimo Querci @quindirecords.bsky.social @violetnox.bsky.social Tortoise @intlanthem.bsky.social
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The End of the Month Revue for October 2025: Playlist & Choice Album Releases
Our Monthly Playlist selection of choice music and Choice Releases list from the last month. We decided at the start of the year to change things a little with a reminder of not only our favourite …
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October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Cosimo Querci - Rimane in @monolithcocktail.bsky.social October’s list!
End of the month Revue: Choice albums and tracks of October. @joelcusumano.bsky.social Amira Kheir, @prahrecordings.bsky.social NiCKY, @picniclunch.bsky.social Cosimo Querci @quindirecords.bsky.social @violetnox.bsky.social Tortoise @intlanthem.bsky.social
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The End of the Month Revue for October 2025: Playlist & Choice Album Releases
Our Monthly Playlist selection of choice music and Choice Releases list from the last month. We decided at the start of the year to change things a little with a reminder of not only our favourite …
monolithcocktail.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
End of the month Revue: Choice albums and tracks of October. @joelcusumano.bsky.social Amira Kheir, @prahrecordings.bsky.social NiCKY, @picniclunch.bsky.social Cosimo Querci @quindirecords.bsky.social @violetnox.bsky.social Tortoise @intlanthem.bsky.social
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Devil City Destiny
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October 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A smattering of tracks from our various Halloween playlists over the years. Starting with Witch Fever 'The Hallow'.
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The Hallow
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October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A smattering of tracks from our various Halloween playlists over the years. Starting with Witch Fever 'The Hallow'.
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Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
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Halloween 2025: The Hell’s Bells Playlist
Fiendish sounds and fever dreams, the devil’s music selection this year is, as ever, a twisted tale of soundtracks, freakish and macabre passages, harrowed indie, horrorcore rap, the theatrical, es…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
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Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/27/h...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/27/h...
Halloween 2025: The Hell’s Bells Playlist
Fiendish sounds and fever dreams, the devil’s music selection this year is, as ever, a twisted tale of soundtracks, freakish and macabre passages, harrowed indie, horrorcore rap, the theatrical, es…
monolithcocktail.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/27/h...
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A special highlighted piece on that post-everything Chicago unit Tortoise and their first LP in 9 years, Touch. @intlanthem.bsky.social Only time will tell if it becomes one of their most endurable and lasting influential works.
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Our Daily Bread 648: Tortoise ‘Touch’
Album Review By Dominic Valvona Image courtesy of Todd Weaver Tortoise ‘Touch’(International Anthem X Nonesuch Records) 24th October 2025 The highly influential and many tentacled Tortoise collecti…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A special highlighted piece on that post-everything Chicago unit Tortoise and their first LP in 9 years, Touch. @intlanthem.bsky.social Only time will tell if it becomes one of their most endurable and lasting influential works.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/23/o...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/23/o...