![[Column] The repeating device that made the universe ring: Hawkwind's trajectory and expanding musical consciousness](/../assets/images/column-hawkwind.webp)
![[Column] Carolina Liner: A masked community hidden in San Francisco's underground music scene](/../assets/images/column-caroliner.webp)
![[Column] 10-inch record technology supplement: The truth about groove width, rotation speed, and mastering](/../assets/images/column-10-inch-vinyl-tech.webp)
2025-10-11
[Column] 10-inch record technology supplement: The truth about groove width, rotation speed, and mastering
10-inch design concept: precision in the medium of format
Monumental Movement is a cultural platform exploring music culture and the ideas and histories behind it. In addition to functioning as an archive medium through columns and podcasts, we also present used records and various media formats.
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![[Column] Musical thinking in Jean-Michel Basquiat: Painting production as a DJ-like collage](/../assets/images/column-basquiat.webp)
[Column] Musical thinking in Jean-Michel Basquiat: Painting production as a DJ-like collage
Drawing in music: Basquiat’s production environment
![[Column] Damien Hirst and the speed of punk: the rhythm of production driven by anti-establishment](/../assets/images/column-damien-hirst.webp)
[Column] Damien Hirst and the speed of punk: the rhythm of production driven by anti-establishment
Introduction: Noise and speed in the studio
![[Column] Ryoji Ikeda｜Acoustic art of](/../assets/images/column-ryoji-ikeda.webp)
[Column] Ryoji Ikeda｜Acoustic art of "space = visualization" drawn by ultra-high frequencies and data sound
Sound as data, space as sound
![[Column] When sine waves change the space—Sachiko M and the aesthetics of extreme minimalism](/../assets/images/column-sachiko-m.webp)
[Column] When sine waves change the space—Sachiko M and the aesthetics of extreme minimalism
Prologue: Begins where the sound is about to disappear
![[Column] Border-crossing noise and bossa nova: Art Lindsay's trajectory](/../assets/images/column-arto-lindsay.webp)
[Column] Border-crossing noise and bossa nova: Art Lindsay's trajectory
Prologue: Musicians who break boundaries
![[Column] Rubber O Cement and the underground structure of San Francisco experimental music](/../assets/images/column-rubber-o-cement.webp)
[Column] Rubber O Cement and the underground structure of San Francisco experimental music
What is Rubber O Cement?
![[Column] Ween — A strange universe born from a suburban garage](/../assets/images/column-ween.webp)
2025-10-07
[Column] Ween — A strange universe born from a suburban garage
“What is Ween?”
![[Column] Modern Brazil reflected by Bossa Nova: The intersection of music, architecture, technology, and fashion](/../assets/images/column-bossa-nova2.webp)
2025-10-03
[Column] Modern Brazil reflected by Bossa Nova: The intersection of music, architecture, technology, and fashion
Keyword is “Modernism”
![[Column] Butthole Surfers: A complete history of American psychedelic punk mavericks](/../assets/images/column-butthole-surfers.webp)
2025-11-22
[Column] Butthole Surfers: A complete history of American psychedelic punk mavericks
**Prologue: that emerged from the southern United States**
![[Column] Ambient Techno / Deep Ambient](/../assets/images/column-ambient-techno-deep-ambient.webp)
2025-12-14
[Column] Ambient Techno / Deep Ambient
1. Concepts and terminology
![[Column] French Touch / Nu Disco: Reappraisal of French house since the 2000s and counterattack of analog aesthetics](/../assets/images/column-french-touch.webp)
2025-12-06
[Column] French Touch / Nu Disco: Reappraisal of French house since the 2000s and counterattack of analog aesthetics
1. Introduction: Why is “French Touch” being reevaluated now?
![[Column] 2000s R&B: From the Golden Age to the Revolutionary Period -- A complete history of the sound, industry, and icon](/../assets/images/column-2000s-r-and-b.webp)
2025-11-20
[Column] 2000s R&B: From the Golden Age to the Revolutionary Period -- A complete history of the sound, industry, and icon
A complete history of 10 years where sounds, industries, and icons intersected
![[Column] Recondite and forest bathing - When techno returns to the forest](/../assets/images/column-recondite-forest.webp)
2025-10-27
[Column] Recondite and forest bathing - When techno returns to the forest
Prologue: A beat sinking into the forest
![[Column] German techno and the pandemic in the 2020s: Cultural transformation brought about by lockdown and revitalization](/../assets/images/column-2020s-german-techno-pandemic.webp)
2025-11-21
[Column] German techno and the pandemic in the 2020s: Cultural transformation brought about by lockdown and revitalization
Pandemic: A true history of everything from lockdown to reopening to redefining music
![[Column] The birth of DUB music and the expanded universe - a revolution that began with the reconstruction of acoustics](/../assets/images/column-dub-universe.webp)
2025-11-01
[Column] The birth of DUB music and the expanded universe - a revolution that began with the reconstruction of acoustics
Prologue: A revolution born from the “reverberation” of sound
![[Column] Microtonal Music](/../assets/images/column-microtonal-music.webp)
2025-12-16
[Column] Microtonal Music
Microtonal music - compositional philosophy, acoustic structure, and production techniques after the dissolution of temperament
![[Column] Expansion of bear damage and impact of sound](/../assets/images/column-bear-sound.webp)
2025-10-26
[Column] Expansion of bear damage and impact of sound
1. Introduction: Current status of bear damage and the importance of sound
Popular Pages
![[Column] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Metal: Iron Will and Politics of Sound](/../assets/images/column-takaichi-metal.webp)
2025-10-25
[Column] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Metal: Iron Will and Politics of Sound
Prologue: Political sensibilities born from the roar of metal
2025-03-15
El Cantor – Toma '96 Remixes!
Davidson Ospina, also known as El Cantor, is a house DJ from New York. He runs...
2023-09-16
Yoshinori Sunahara – Journey Beyond
“Journey Beyond” is part of Yoshinori Sunahara”s work, and is one of the songs where you...
2023-10-28
Merzbow – Merzbird
Merzbow’s “Merzbird” was released in 2004 by the American label Important Records.
2026-02-07
Bougie Soliterre – Besides You
Bougie Soliterre is a solo project by British producer Bettina Costanzo (who has released works on...
All Pages
[Column] Damien Hirst and the speed of punk: the rhythm of production driven by anti-establishment
Introduction: Noise and speed in the studio
[Column] Musical thinking in Jean-Michel Basquiat: Painting production as a DJ-like collage
Drawing in music: Basquiat’s production environment
[Column] Ryoji Ikeda｜Acoustic art of "space = visualization" drawn by ultra-high frequencies and data sound
Sound as data, space as sound
[Column] When sine waves change the space—Sachiko M and the aesthetics of extreme minimalism
Prologue: Begins where the sound is about to disappear
[Column] Border-crossing noise and bossa nova: Art Lindsay's trajectory
Prologue: Musicians who break boundaries
[Column] Rubber O Cement and the underground structure of San Francisco experimental music
What is Rubber O Cement?
![[Column] Yann Tomita: A sound explorer who expanded the horizons of sound collage and electronic music.](/../assets/images/column-yann-tomita.webp)
[Column] Yann Tomita: A sound explorer who expanded the horizons of sound collage and electronic music.
Prologue: An entity that redefined music as a “material”
![[Column] Anonymity and atypical pop—The anti-music horizon opened up by The Residents](/../assets/images/column-the-residents.webp)
[Column] Anonymity and atypical pop—The anti-music horizon opened up by The Residents
Prologue: The concept of unknown identity
![[Column] How do dogs and cats listen to music: The science of pets and sound deciphered from frequency and genre](/../assets/images/column-dog-cat-music.webp)
[Column] How do dogs and cats listen to music: The science of pets and sound deciphered from frequency and genre
Prologue: Music is not just for humans
![[Column] Science of Healing and Music: History and Present of Healing Sounds](/../assets/images/column-healing-music-history.webp)
[Column] Science of Healing and Music: History and Present of Healing Sounds
Introduction: Why does sound heal people?
![[Column] The world of CMOS Synth and Lunetta: The aesthetics of primitive electronic music played by logic circuits](/../assets/images/column-lunetta-cmos.webp)
![[Column] The science of frequency and music that improves concentration](/../assets/images/column-concentration-music-relation.webp)
![[Column] Klaus Nomi: The critical point of the new wave opened up by voices and strange forms](/../assets/images/column-klaus-nomi.webp)
[Column] Klaus Nomi: The critical point of the new wave opened up by voices and strange forms
Prologue: Where did the deformed pop star come from?
![[Column] Björk: When the natural phenomenon of voice transcends pop](/../assets/images/column-bjork.webp)
[Column] Björk: When the natural phenomenon of voice transcends pop
Introduction: The voice is not an instrument, but a phenomenon
![[Column] Angine de Poitrine: Acoustic experiments by an anonymous duo named Angina Pectoris](/../assets/images/column-angine-de-poitrine.webp)
[Column] Angine de Poitrine: Acoustic experiments by an anonymous duo named Angina Pectoris
What is Angine de Poitrine?
![[Column] Interaction between muscles and sound: The science of music that increases training efficiency](/../assets/images/column-muscle-music-relation.webp)
[Column] Interaction between muscles and sound: The science of music that increases training efficiency
Relationship between music and athletic performance
![[Column] The birth of Akai MPC and beat culture: How sampling has changed the sense of time in music](/../assets/images/column-akai-mpc.webp)
[Column] The birth of Akai MPC and beat culture: How sampling has changed the sense of time in music
Introduction: Beats have become something to “beat”
![[Column] Fast & Furious and the sound of illegal speed: The true nature of the sensations created by cities, movies, and music](/../assets/images/column-fast-and-furious.webp)
[Column] Fast & Furious and the sound of illegal speed: The true nature of the sensations created by cities, movies, and music
Introduction: Why is “speed” felt through sound?
![[Column] TR-808: It was not machines that changed music, but the people who used them.](/../assets/images/column-roland-tr-808.webp)
![[Column] Sounds of the jungle: London's urban tensions](/../assets/images/column-london-jungle.webp)
[Column] Sounds of the jungle: London's urban tensions
The moment when urban pressure becomes sound
![[Column] Aphex Twin's philosophical view of music: coexistence of order and disorder](/../assets/images/column-aphex-twin.webp)
[Column] Aphex Twin's philosophical view of music: coexistence of order and disorder
Why is his sound “incomprehensible but beautiful”?
![[Column] Wangan Midnight - Initial D: Difference from Eurobeat](/../assets/images/column-wangan-midnight.webp)
[Column] Wangan Midnight - Initial D: Difference from Eurobeat
Why are expressways a “myth”?
![[Column] Why is AMAPIANO popular all over the world?](/../assets/images/column-amapiano2.webp)
[Column] Why is AMAPIANO popular all over the world?
Introduction: Why is this sound playing all over the world?
![[Column] The deep structure of psychedelic guitar drawn by Seiichi Yamamoto and Delay](/../assets/images/column-seiichi-yamamoto.webp)
[Column] The deep structure of psychedelic guitar drawn by Seiichi Yamamoto and Delay
Who is Seiichi Yamamoto?
![[Column] Grind Orchestra — A group of sounds that transcend boundaries and their structure](/../assets/images/column-grind-orchestra.webp)
[Column] Grind Orchestra — A group of sounds that transcend boundaries and their structure
Introduction — What the name says
![[Column] The core of minimal techno: the stripped-down aesthetic pioneered by Robert Hood](/../assets/images/column-robert-hood.webp)
[Column] The core of minimal techno: the stripped-down aesthetic pioneered by Robert Hood
The essence of music that emerges through cutting
![[Column] Memories of the vibrations of Mukkuri: A cultural history of the sounds and bodies spun by the Ainu mouth harp](/../assets/images/column-mukkuri.webp)
[Column] Memories of the vibrations of Mukkuri: A cultural history of the sounds and bodies spun by the Ainu mouth harp
What is Mukkuri: The smallest musical device
![[Column] Throbbing Gristle and the birth of industrial—the moment when music collapses and is rebuilt](/../assets/images/column-throbbing-gristle.webp)
[Column] Throbbing Gristle and the birth of industrial—the moment when music collapses and is rebuilt
Introduction: Where does music break down?
![[Column] Suddenly cardboard — a strange form of the Japanese underground born of fluctuations in everyday life and language](/../assets/images/column-totsuzen-danball.webp)
[Column] Suddenly cardboard — a strange form of the Japanese underground born of fluctuations in everyday life and language
What was cardboard all of a sudden?
![[Column] Charles Manson and the 1960s: The intersection of ideals and collapse](/../assets/images/column-charles-manson.webp)
[Column] Charles Manson and the 1960s: The intersection of ideals and collapse
Introduction: The shadow lurking in an ideal era
![[Column] Ostracism and 1970s Japan: Deviant sounds, rejecting society](/../assets/images/column-murahachibu.webp)
[Column] Ostracism and 1970s Japan: Deviant sounds, rejecting society
What was ostracism?
![[Column] Lauryn Hill -- A record of music where soul and truth intersect](/../assets/images/column-lauryn-hill.webp)
[Column] Lauryn Hill -- A record of music where soul and truth intersect
Prologue: When voices change the times
![[Column] Digitalization of DJ culture: From turntables to algorithms](/../assets/images/column-dj-culture-digital.webp)
[Column] Digitalization of DJ culture: From turntables to algorithms
Prologue: When the needle and the beat ruled
![[Column] Esquivel and the design philosophy of Space Age Pop](/../assets/images/column-esquivel.webp)