![[Column] Rise of Global Bass: A map of modern music that fuses rhythms from around the world](/../assets/images/column-global-bass.webp)
![[Column] Psychology of festival subculture: Empirical structure of group euphoria, body synchronization, and borderline states](/../assets/images/column-festival-subculture.webp)
![[Column] Bit crush and low-bit music: the aesthetics of sound created by digital resolution](/../assets/images/column-bit-crush-low-bit.webp)
2026-01-15
[Column] Bit crush and low-bit music: the aesthetics of sound created by digital resolution
Prologue: Why did we accept the “deterioration” of sound as beauty?
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.
An independent archive exploring music culture, experimental sound, and underground movements.
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![[Column] Why Lo-Fi hip-hop has become a standard for studying and working](/../assets/images/column-lofi-hiphop-study-youtube.webp)
[Column] Why Lo-Fi hip-hop has become a standard for studying and working
What is Lo-Fi hip-hop?
![[Column] Experimental Beats × Anime Soundtrack ─ Anime sound history expanded by experimental music](/../assets/images/column-experimental-beats-anime.webp)
[Column] Experimental Beats × Anime Soundtrack ─ Anime sound history expanded by experimental music
Intersection history of experimental music and anime soundtracks
![[Column] The moment when game music becomes mainstream among young people](/../assets/images/column-game-music-youth-culture.webp)
[Column] The moment when game music becomes mainstream among young people
What is game music?
![[Column] The future of interactive music experiences - the current state of technology-enhanced listening and creation](/../assets/images/column-interactive-music-experience.webp)
[Column] The future of interactive music experiences - the current state of technology-enhanced listening and creation
What is an interactive music experience?
![[Column] Modern revival of free mixtape culture: From cassettes to the cloud, street memories being re-edited](/../assets/images/column-free-mix-tape.webp)
[Column] Modern revival of free mixtape culture: From cassettes to the cloud, street memories being re-edited
Modern revival of free mixtape culture
![[Column] History of world street music — Genealogy of sounds born from the streets](/../assets/images/column-street-music-history.webp)
[Column] History of world street music — Genealogy of sounds born from the streets
What is street music?
![[Column] From the origins of Shoegaze to the present — 10 masterpieces, equipment, and recommendations](/../assets/images/column-shoegaze.webp)
2025-09-10
[Column] From the origins of Shoegaze to the present — 10 masterpieces, equipment, and recommendations
Shoegaze - historical background, famous records, changes in equipment, and 10 recommended tracks -
![[Column] The embryonic movement of UK garage: the fluctuating groove born from London's underground clubs in the 1990s](/../assets/images/column-ukgarage.webp)
2025-11-05
[Column] The embryonic movement of UK garage: the fluctuating groove born from London's underground clubs in the 1990s
Prologue: Shaking beats, bouncing bass—what is UK garage?
![[Column] Four Germanys, four technos — wall reverberations and minimalist philosophy](/../assets/images/column-german-techno-areas.webp)
2025-10-17
[Column] Four Germanys, four technos — wall reverberations and minimalist philosophy
Prologue It all started on the night the Berlin Wall fell
![[Column] Cultural relationship between Initial D and Eurobeat](/../assets/images/column-initiald-eurobeat.webp)
2025-07-25
[Column] Cultural relationship between Initial D and Eurobeat
Memories of speed where anime and music intersect
![[Column] Mondo 2000 — Understanding the](/../assets/images/column-mondo-2000.webp)
2025-10-02
[Column] Mondo 2000 — Understanding the "new edge" of cyberculture
Birth of “New Edge”
![[Column] Yahowha13 and Father Yod — The journey of psychedelic cult music](/../assets/images/column-yahowha13.webp)
2025-10-03
[Column] Yahowha13 and Father Yod — The journey of psychedelic cult music
What is Yahowha 13? - The musical legacy of Father Yod and the Source Family
![[Column] Music education and social impact: Understanding the system, history, and practice](/../assets/images/column-music-education-and-social-impact.webp)
2026-01-30
[Column] Music education and social impact: Understanding the system, history, and practice
Music education as a social device
![[Column] Cassette tape as a music medium: history, types, frequency characteristics](/../assets/images/column-cassette-tape.webp)
2025-07-20
[Column] Cassette tape as a music medium: history, types, frequency characteristics
Media that preserves memories, not records
![[Column] Minimal Wave / Coldwave ── Re-evaluation and revival of 70s-80s electronic music](/../assets/images/column-minimalwave-coldwave.webp)
2025-12-07
[Column] Minimal Wave / Coldwave ── Re-evaluation and revival of 70s-80s electronic music
Minimal Wave / Coldwave
![[Column] Historical resonance between festival fashion and music](/../assets/images/column-festival-fashion.webp)
2026-02-13
[Column] Historical resonance between festival fashion and music
The origins of festival fashion: 1960s counterculture
![[Column] Morton Subotnick: An innovator of electronic music and the strata of contemporary music built by Buchla](/../assets/images/column-morton-subotnick.webp)
2025-11-27
[Column] Morton Subotnick: An innovator of electronic music and the strata of contemporary music built by Buchla
Prologue: Who is Morton Subotnick
Popular Pages
![[Column] Gabba/Hardcore Techno - A history of rebellious dance music born of extreme speed](/../assets/images/column-gabber-hardcore.webp)
2026-02-05
[Column] Gabba/Hardcore Techno - A history of rebellious dance music born of extreme speed
1. Before hardcore - the birth of faster techno
2026-02-07
Bougie Soliterre – Besides You
Bougie Soliterre is a solo project by British producer Bettina Costanzo (who has released works on...
2023-10-10
Brtsh Knights – If I Was To
Sweyn Jupiter (David Barseghian), also known as Brtsh Knights, is a composer/keyboardist based in London.
2024-08-16
Drumagick – Cambraia / Brasil
Brazilian electronic music veterans Drumagick are a São Paulo-based DJ/producer duo formed by brothers JrDeep and...
![[Column] Can Zine Save Rave? : Possibility of DIY media as a storage device](/../assets/images/column-rave-zine-save.webp)
2025-09-29
[Column] Can Zine Save Rave? : Possibility of DIY media as a storage device
Zine is a record, zine is an expression, zine is an extension of rave
All Pages
[Column] Why Lo-Fi hip-hop has become a standard for studying and working
What is Lo-Fi hip-hop?
[Column] Experimental Beats × Anime Soundtrack ─ Anime sound history expanded by experimental music
Intersection history of experimental music and anime soundtracks
[Column] The moment when game music becomes mainstream among young people
What is game music?
[Column] The future of interactive music experiences - the current state of technology-enhanced listening and creation
What is an interactive music experience?
[Column] Modern revival of free mixtape culture: From cassettes to the cloud, street memories being re-edited
Modern revival of free mixtape culture
[Column] History of world street music — Genealogy of sounds born from the streets
What is street music?
![[Column] Physical media and collector culture: Archive history of ownership, rarity, and memory](/../assets/images/column-physical-media-vinyl-cassette-cd.webp)
[Column] Physical media and collector culture: Archive history of ownership, rarity, and memory
Prologue: Why “things” don”t disappear
![[Column] Why does AKIRA still sound like the sound of the future? — Avant-garde folk sounds and the resurgence of cyberpunk](/../assets/images/column-akira.webp)
[Column] Why does AKIRA still sound like the sound of the future? — Avant-garde folk sounds and the resurgence of cyberpunk
Prologue: Why “AKIRA still sounds like the future”
![[Column] Nick Höppner: Acoustic thought across Berlin institutional history and floor practice](/../assets/images/column-nick-hoppner.webp)
[Column] Nick Höppner: Acoustic thought across Berlin institutional history and floor practice
Introduction: DJ who connects the system and the field
![[Column] Reggae × Hip-Hop: From sound systems to world cities—a history of global exchange of intersecting rhythms](/../assets/images/column-reggae-hiphop.webp)
[Column] Reggae × Hip-Hop: From sound systems to world cities—a history of global exchange of intersecting rhythms
From sound systems to global standards, the genealogy of bass culture that crosses borders
![[Column] Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — The day the anime brought its song back to number one in the world](/../assets/images/column-cyberpunk-edgerunners.webp)
[Column] Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — The day the anime brought its song back to number one in the world
Case studies where anime works re-emerged existing songs into global hits
![[Column] Goa Gil: Endless dance floor and ritual time](/../assets/images/column-goa-gil.webp)
[Column] Goa Gil: Endless dance floor and ritual time
Who is Goa Gil?
![[Column] Does the genre of music you listen to in your youth influence your later life and social behavior?](/../assets/images/column-sociology-youth-culture-generation.webp)
[Column] Does the genre of music you listen to in your youth influence your later life and social behavior?
Prologue: Why does the “music I listened to when I was young” remain?
![[Column] Myspace music culture in the 2000s is being reevaluated: The map of music changed by personal communication](/../assets/images/column-myspace.webp)
[Column] Myspace music culture in the 2000s is being reevaluated: The map of music changed by personal communication
Introduction: Myspace and the 2000s music scene
![[Column] Relationship between K-POP and SNS strategy | Why did it gain global popularity?](/../assets/images/column-kpop-sns.webp)
[Column] Relationship between K-POP and SNS strategy | Why did it gain global popularity?
Why is K-POP so popular? - Success factors seen from the structure
[Column] Historical resonance between festival fashion and music
The origins of festival fashion: 1960s counterculture
![[Column] Deciphering the sound space of the Ambient × Rap meditation playlist](/../assets/images/column-ambient-rap.webp)
[Column] Deciphering the sound space of the Ambient × Rap meditation playlist
Fusion of Ambient and Rap ─ Possibility as meditation music
![[Column] Tracking the history of music trends spreading in the internet era and the mechanism of global diffusion](/../assets/images/column-trends-internet-age.webp)
[Column] Tracking the history of music trends spreading in the internet era and the mechanism of global diffusion
Introduction: What are online music trends?
Samuel L Session – Body Slam EP
Samuel L. Session is a DJ/producer representing the Swedish techno world. He is best known for hit songs such as ““Merengue” and ““Can You Relate.”
Sami Koivikko – Kut Pulatin Pt. 2
Sami Koivikko is a techno producer based in Finland. Known as a standard bearer of minimal techno and click techno, he has released works on various labels such as the...
SLS – Mix B
Hard House track released in 2000.
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Ramirez – Terapia (Hocus Pocus Remixes + DMC UK Rmx)
Ramirez is an electronic dance music project created by the Italian DFC label in the early 90”s. DFC”s production team, Davide Rizzatti, Elvio Moratto, Ricki Persi, and singer Alex Quiroz...
Olu – Forgotten Man
Olu Rowe, also known as Olu, is a singer based in the United Kingdom. In the early 1990s, she debuted on Virgin’s affiliated label 10 Records, which was popular at...
Nahawa Doumbia – Fatien / Yankaw
Deep House/African remix of Fatien/Yankaw from Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia”s album “Yankaw”. It was released in 1999 on Frédéric Galliano”s Afro/World label Frikyiwa.
Mr Hermano – Vasco Da Gama
Mr Hermano is a unit centered around Ben Mitchell and Chris Fitzgerald. Their style is a fusion of London dance music and Latin.
Monkey Maffia – Monkey Maffia Music Club
Sören Bodner, also known as Monkey Maffia, was a central figure in the German producer and label Freude Am Tanzen (FAT) and the owner of the record shop Fatplastics. (Death...
Matt Bianco – Just Can"t Stand It
Matt Bianco is one of Britain”s top jazz pop bands, formed in 1983 by former members of the modern jazz ensemble Blue Ronde a la Turk. Currently, it is the...
Marschmellows – Soulpower
Marschmellows is an electronic music project based in Germany from the late 1990s to the 2000s. Their sound is a fusion of Future Jazz, Broken Beat, and downtempo, and they...
Mark De Clive-Lowe – Better Days
Mark De Clive-Lowe is a Japanese-New Zealand musician/composer/DJ/producer currently based in Japan. His style is a fusion of alternative jazz, electronica, and broken beats.
Marco Lenzi – Discovery
Marco Lenzi is a D/producer/label owner from Rome, Italy. In the late 1980s, he worked with London labels Silverfish Records and Eukatech Records, and established his own label, Molecular Recordings....
Marco Carola – Appendix C
Marco Carola is an Italian electronic musician/DJ. He has released music on prestigious labels such as Minus, Plus 8, 2M, and Primate Recordings.
Lulu – Independence
“Independence” is the first single from Scottish singer-songwriter Lulu’s 11th album, “Independence” (1993). It is known as the comeback song for Lulu, who had not released a new song since...
Louis Osbourne – Maia
Louis Osbourne is a DJ/producer and the eldest son of Ozzy Osbourne. He also works with British Techno/Tech House DJ/producer Jamie Anderson as Louis Osbourne & Jamie Anderson.
