Trio led by trumpeter, composer and soundscaper Rory Simmons and featuring Chris Montague (guitar,electronics) and Jon Scott (drums). Debut album “Southern Drawl” released on Whirlwind Recordings in April 2014. Follow up “We Drift Meridian”, featuring guest vocalists Emilia Martensson and Ed Begley releaed on Whirlwind in September 2016.
"Adventurous music with an often visceral appeal. Powerful but accessible themes are allied to highly proficient and frequently fiery playing ."
ALBUM
"Individualistic and distinctive. It's also possible that Monocled Man may be able reach out to a wider constituency with this masterful amalgam of acoustic and electronic sounds,"
ALBUM
"As adventurous, distinctive and offbeat as ever. Their ongoing collective mastery of the shadowy hinterland between acoustic and electronic music bodes well for their next full length project."
EP
"Building on the success of their earlier work this album represents their most convincing synthesis of acoustic and electronic sounds to date, building on the legacies of both Miles Davis & Kraftwerk."
ALBUM