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Mona Mur solo album Delinquent on Cheezy Crust Records! First vinyl release of the 2019 album -- colored vinyl edition limited to 300 copies. Mona Mur -- a name that stands for a smoky-cool voice, manic-intense performances and an illustrious list of changing musicians. She is not only a singer but also a songwriter and producer. As an "'80s survivor," she has continuously asserted herself in the music scene over the last three decades, on tour or in her own Berlin studio KATANA. Now music lovers can experience their 2019 album Delinquent as a limited vinyl edition on the Hamburg label Cheezy Crust Records. Delinquent is a collection of 12 songs in German in harsh black and white -- short stories in urban desperado style -- physically painful, beautiful and brutal like the current reality. Despite their intensity, they are danceable and exude an unexpected lightness, even humor. At Mona Mur's side: Ralf Goldkind (known for Lucilectric and Die Fantastischen 4), co-producer and co-author of Delinquent. Goldkind's hypnotic twang guitars and minimal electronic loops act as powerful triggers for the electro rock and roll heard on this album. The collaboration between Mona Mur and Ralf Goldkind has produced a bright and catchy sound. Goldkind, hit producer and punk from the very beginning, was thrilled to finally realize the Mona Mur album he had always dreamed of. Mona Mur's music is a unique mix of dark and intense emotions wrapped in an electrifying sound. With Delinquent she makes an impressive statement in the world of alternative music. Delinquent will delight fans and captivate new listeners. Anja Huwe (X Mal Deutschland), Bettina Köster (Malaria) and Annika Line Trost (Cobra Killer) can be heard as guest vocalists.
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First vinyl release. In 1989, before the wall came down, Mona Mur and her producer Dieter Meier (Yellow) came to Poland. Under the musical direction of Polish rock star Grzegorz Ciechowski (Republika) and with renowned Polish musicians, arrangers and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, she recorded her album Warsaw in early 1990. Mona Mur: "Warsaw deals with the old topic of love as a marginal experience. Why does this intrigue me? Because this is how I experienced it at a very young age. There is hardly a more relevant subject for me as an artist, maybe apart from war. Both confront you with the possibility of annihilation." During six months of production in Warsaw, from September 1989 to March 1990, Mona Mur observes historical changes in Europe and the whole world. The recordings take place at Polish Television's legendary studio S4 - 10 songs of great intensity, three of which are given genre-redefining orchestration by renowned composer and conductor, Krzesimir Debski. Producer Dieter Meier is enchanted. But Warsaw faces challenges. Its release does not happen as planned. Mona Mur's record company back then, German RCA, feels the album is not mainstream enough. More illustrious bidders follow, including Stevo Pearce of Some Bizarre, then the album vanishes. In 2000, four of Mona Mur's songs from Warsaw are covered by Polish singer Katarzyna Groniec on her album Mężczyźni (SONY). Producer: Grzegorz Ciechowksi. The album gets high chart rankings, the single with Mona's song "Paintings" (polish: "Dzięki za miłość") sells over 70,000 copies. Soon after, in late 2001, producer Grzegorz Ciechowski dies suddenly at the age of only 44, under tragic circumstances. His work as a musician, singer, frontman and rock poet is unique in Poland. An annual memorial concert in the medieval city of Torun, as well as several new interpretations of the Republika hits keep the memory of "Citizen GC" alive. In 2011, Mona Mur is invited to Torun, where she performs live with Grzegorz Ciechowski's band members. Finally, in 2015, Mona Mur's album Warsaw was released by Mystic Productions, but only on CD and exclusively in Poland.
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Mona Mur, born in Hamburg, met FM Einheit, Alexander Hacke, and Mark Chung from Einstürzende Neubauten and Gode B. from Front during the punk explosion. As Mona Mur & Die Mieter they released their first 12" single Jeszcze Polska in '82, which immediately claimed the "Single of the Week" slot by London's New Musical Express. Mona Mur then lived a wild life in Paris and Berlin. In fall 1984, she formed a new Mona Mur band with FM Einheit and Alexander Hacke, joined by Flucht nach Vorn keyboardist Nikko Weidemann (today Moka Efti Orchestra), Siewert Johannsen (guitar, Stricher), and Thomas Stern (bass, Crime and the City Solution). This Mona Mur band was recorded and mixed live by Raymond "Nainz" Watts (Einstürzende Neubauten, Psychic TV, KMFDM) at his Building Site studio in Hamburg. The band played acclaimed concerts in Germany and Europe, as well as festivals, such as the renowned Pandora's Box in Rotterdam. Their manically intense live performance in guitar thunderstorms and morbid slowbeat chic and especially their seminal Brecht/Weill interpretations ("Surabaya Johnny", "Der Song von Mandelay", "Die Ballade vom Ertrunkenen Mädchen") are still cult today. The band broke up in spring of '86, and Mona Mur embarked on a solo career. The recordings, made between 1984-1986, had never been released... until now.
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Mona Mur, vocalist of her own class, songwriter, music producer, '80s survivor. Together with Alexander Hacke, FM Einheit, Mark Chung (all of Einstürzende Neubauten) and organ virtuoso Nikko Weidemann (Moka Efti Orchestra) responsible for underground hits such as "Snake", "120 Tage", or "Eintagsfliegen". She first graced the music scene with the 12" Jeszcze Polska (Supermax, 1982) which immediately claimed London's NME's "Single of the Week" slot: "Her weapons are a passionately bloody voice and a gift for multiligual puns she applies to acerbic commentaries." At the time Mur lived a wild life in Hamburg, Paris and Berlin which shaped her unique and uncompromising musical persona. A violent sound of darkest shades and concerts in manic intensity and morbid slowbeat-chic were foundation stones for her cult image until today. Mona Mur is also a composer and sound designer, her music and soundscapes are to be found in movies like Gegen die Wand and video games such as Kane & Lynch2: Dog Days. In summer 1987, Mona Mur met legendary Stranglers musicians JJ Burnel and Dave Greenfield on their compound in beautiful and enchanted East-Anglia to create her first full album Mona Mur. The synth pop pearl with Dave Greenfield's signature and unique keyboard arpeggios and Burnel's brutal and elegant bass lines strongly influencing the production sound was released 1988 by RCA and was celebrated by filmmakers Monika Treut and Elfi Mikesch in their movie Die Jungfrauenmaschine -- which contains a MM live performance of the song "Ritz". The official "Ritz" video was shot by Eduard Oleschak in Vienna on Heldenplatz and Hofburg and in Palais Saurau in the city of Graz, Austria. The album also features a special re-recording of "Surabaya Johnny" using tracks by FM Einheit, Alex Hacke, Nikko Weidemann, Thomas Stern and Siewert Johannsen (the second Mona Mur band line-up) with additional drum tracks by Dave Larcombe. Remastered by En Esch (KMFDM, Pigface), comes in a new running order with a special version of "Jealous" and a bonus track, "Venus 2020", featured as credits's song of the upcoming Monika Treut movie Genderation (2021). CD version includes comes with Mona Mur & Die Mieter EP Jeszcze Polska (1982).
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LP version. Gatefold sleeve. Mona Mur, vocalist of her own class, songwriter, music producer, '80s survivor. Together with Alexander Hacke, FM Einheit, Mark Chung (all of Einstürzende Neubauten) and organ virtuoso Nikko Weidemann (Moka Efti Orchestra) responsible for underground hits such as "Snake", "120 Tage", or "Eintagsfliegen". She first graced the music scene with the 12" Jeszcze Polska (Supermax, 1982) which immediately claimed London's NME's "Single of the Week" slot: "Her weapons are a passionately bloody voice and a gift for multiligual puns she applies to acerbic commentaries." At the time Mur lived a wild life in Hamburg, Paris and Berlin which shaped her unique and uncompromising musical persona. A violent sound of darkest shades and concerts in manic intensity and morbid slowbeat-chic were foundation stones for her cult image until today. Mona Mur is also a composer and sound designer, her music and soundscapes are to be found in movies like Gegen die Wand and video games such as Kane & Lynch2: Dog Days. In summer 1987, Mona Mur met legendary Stranglers musicians JJ Burnel and Dave Greenfield on their compound in beautiful and enchanted East-Anglia to create her first full album Mona Mur. The synth pop pearl with Dave Greenfield's signature and unique keyboard arpeggios and Burnel's brutal and elegant bass lines strongly influencing the production sound was released 1988 by RCA and was celebrated by filmmakers Monika Treut and Elfi Mikesch in their movie Die Jungfrauenmaschine -- which contains a MM live performance of the song "Ritz". The official "Ritz" video was shot by Eduard Oleschak in Vienna on Heldenplatz and Hofburg and in Palais Saurau in the city of Graz, Austria. The album also features a special re-recording of "Surabaya Johnny" using tracks by FM Einheit, Alex Hacke, Nikko Weidemann, Thomas Stern and Siewert Johannsen (the second Mona Mur band line-up) with additional drum tracks by Dave Larcombe. Remastered by En Esch (KMFDM, Pigface), comes in a new running order with a special version of "Jealous" and a bonus track, "Venus 2020", featured as credits's song of the upcoming Monika Treut movie Genderation (2021).
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