“This is a damned enjoyable slightly kinky 60′s garage record”- Iggy Pop
Relatively unknown outside sixties garage enthusiast circles, The Monks were fantastic. If you’re not familiar, the story – in a nutshell – is that five US GI’s, while stationed in Germany, started a band, were discharged from the army and decided to stick around making music. Light In The Attic Records has just issued both the groups Black Monk Time LP as well as a collection of early recordings. Both discs are stacked with notes, interviews, lyrics, and photos. Anyone with even a passing interest in the Monks should check out the film The Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback.
Like the Serge Gainsbourg reissue, we are giving away Monks copies of both the CD and the vinyl to AD readers. Interested? Leave your name and a valid email address you can be reached at. Oh, and if you were one of the Serge winners, please let someone else have a go at this one.
Elsewhere: Pitchfork media recently ran a lengthy review here.
Download:
MP3: The Monks :: Monk Chant
MP3: The Monks :: Love Came Tumblin’ Down
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Its Monk Time!
1 | Robert Brockie April 21st, 2009 at 4:46 pmI was just listening to The Monks today (Black Monk Time), and Iggy Pop is right on. The Monks garage rock is a definite punk predecessor, and is one of the great recent reissues (restating the obvious). It’s monk time!
2 | Funky Rutabaga April 21st, 2009 at 4:50 pmYes!
Light in the Attic!
3 | derek April 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pmBought a copy of Black Monk Time, when it was reissued on American in the early 1990′s and someone pinched it at a party, great album and I have been meaning to replace it. This time probably on Lp. Great stuff.
4 | Andrew April 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pm“damned enjoyable” — agreed.
5 | Eric April 21st, 2009 at 5:37 pmWould love a copy! Anything Iggy approves of beckons a listen.
6 | ben feldman April 21st, 2009 at 5:56 pmExcellent post. Gary Burger is a great musician. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him play in several groups, as well as record an album at this studio in the late 90′s.
7 | Ben April 21st, 2009 at 6:08 pmI would love a copy, I only have the monk chant song and would love to get more into this band!
8 | cody April 21st, 2009 at 7:21 pmGreat site, and good choice on this one. Would greatly appreciate a copy of one of their CDs. Thank you.
9 | Brian April 21st, 2009 at 7:28 pmman. some of the best garage rock I have I heard of here…
10 | Danny April 21st, 2009 at 7:28 pmI’m very interested in a copy! My e-mail is in the form. Thanks!
11 | Nathan April 21st, 2009 at 7:28 pmI’d love a copy of these. Gorilla v. Bear posted a video of “Monk Chant” a few weeks ago and I’ve been watching it daily ever since. My e-mail’s in the form. Keep up the awesome.
12 | Mikey April 21st, 2009 at 7:37 pmi’d love a copy of these! ‘Complication’ has always been my favorite track on the entire ‘Nuggets’ box set and I can’t believe I don’t have these yet…
13 | Ben April 21st, 2009 at 8:01 pmYes! Yes! PLEASE!!!
14 | Kevin April 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pmHaving some of this in my collection would make me a happy, happy girl. Yes, it would.
15 | Teresa April 21st, 2009 at 8:36 pmBlack Monk Time!
16 | Dean April 21st, 2009 at 8:44 pmhoping to win…
17 | Scott April 21st, 2009 at 8:53 pmMonks on LP, quite the prize.
18 | Caleb April 21st, 2009 at 8:59 pmgood stuff
19 | Cohen April 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pmI would love a copy. This sounds fantastic! Thanks for introducing me to this band
20 | Woody Jones April 21st, 2009 at 9:11 pmThat would be awesome. The Monks are phenomenal.
21 | Kyle April 21st, 2009 at 9:27 pmthis would go great with the lee hazlewood and ronnie lane i just ordered.
22 | dave rogers April 21st, 2009 at 9:29 pmMan, Light in the Attic is on fire. Looking forward to that next Rodriguez reissue.
23 | Kaley April 21st, 2009 at 9:39 pmDrugs
24 | james cailet April 21st, 2009 at 9:45 pmMmmm
25 | Jennifer April 21st, 2009 at 10:02 pmHi my name is Gary
26 | Peter April 21st, 2009 at 10:17 pmsounds interesting
27 | Andrew April 21st, 2009 at 10:25 pmThis would make my week.
28 | A.J. April 21st, 2009 at 11:58 pmThank you
29 | Ed April 22nd, 2009 at 1:03 amnice post! would love me some Monks….
30 | Mike April 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 amI’d love to put my hands on of those CDs
31 | Miguel April 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 amThanks for the opportunity, and all your hard work.
32 | Eric April 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 ami admit total ignorance of the Monks until this post. they are brilliant. as is light in the attic… thanks for enlightening me.
33 | julia April 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 amHook. It. Up.
34 | md April 22nd, 2009 at 8:07 amWe Do Wie Du is one of my favorite jams for two-minute dance parties.
35 | Kari April 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 amI’m in.
36 | Sean April 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 amcrossing my fingers!
37 | James Bradley April 22nd, 2009 at 9:11 amI’m a monk, you’re a monk, we’re all monks!
38 | adam wisnieski April 22nd, 2009 at 9:17 amI Hate You!
No, not you, AD! Email’s in the form! Count me in!
39 | Shaun April 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 amThe monks are so good. I’m surprised more people don’t know how influential they were.
40 | Ben Ross April 22nd, 2009 at 9:55 amWould love me some free Monks!
41 | xtianDC April 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 amway to go donnie
42 | shane April 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 ami love that these guys are getting dug up. would love to get that.
43 | mike April 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 amThe Monks were relatively unknown outside garage circles before Boing Boing and the whole rest of the internet discovered their youtube videos. I swear somebody emails me another article about them every other week. Their rediscovery is great and all, but they must have become the most popular unknowns the net has cared to digg.
44 | brendan April 22nd, 2009 at 1:05 pmSounds rad! CD’s please?
45 | Nick Rock April 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 pmYes please!
46 | Pascale April 22nd, 2009 at 2:44 pmthis sounds awesome
47 | Andrew McClellan April 22nd, 2009 at 5:00 pmWould love a copy!
48 | Dan Boccoli April 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 pmcount me in!
49 | Brian April 22nd, 2009 at 5:27 pmI hate to resort to begging, I don’t even have a hat to have you throw the CD in. So what’s a guy to do? Is groveling the same as begging? HMMMMMM….Anyway, I always enjoy the site – keep up the good work! Is suckin up the same as begging?
50 | Pete April 22nd, 2009 at 5:50 pmPlease. I just was in a local record shop here in the midwest. There was a poster of the Monks on the wall. It appeared to have authentic autographs on it. I asked if it was for real and the owner went on about how he stayed with Gary in NYC and he gave him records and stuff all the time. The owner said it was the only way to get The Monks back in the day. I couldn’t tell if the owner was putting me on or serious, but I don’t know the guy to just make up stories like that. I wish I knew more about them…
51 | Ain't too proud to beg April 22nd, 2009 at 8:25 pmThanks for the opportunity.
52 | kevin April 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 ami went to catholic school fro 12 years. we had priests, and brothers and sisters. but no monks. i want some monks.
53 | rynot April 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 amI’ve been hearing the Monks here and there on Radio 1190, out of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Please help me show the kids a thing or two. The kids need Mo’ Monks!
54 | Dan April 23rd, 2009 at 8:08 pmI’m not familiar with the Monks, but like what I hear so far! I’d love a copy of the CD…
55 | Owen April 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pmWould love to get a Monks LP. Great garage rock.
56 | Tim April 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 pmHere’s to hoping.
57 | Jheri Evans April 24th, 2009 at 10:24 amSounds cool. I am interested in music by soldiers. If there is any vinyl left throw my name in the hat.
58 | Seth Compton April 24th, 2009 at 6:58 pmI pray the Monks CD will find its way into my hands.
59 | Arthur2sheds April 24th, 2009 at 10:49 pmHook it up! monk style…
60 | Richard Rodriguez April 25th, 2009 at 9:09 amyes please
61 | Isabelle April 25th, 2009 at 6:55 pmdon’t know when this contest is up, but put my name in the cap. either way definitely picking this up on the next trip to the ol’ record shop
62 | andree April 27th, 2009 at 4:14 pmMo’ Monks, mo’ problems. I’d love the LP.
63 | Chris April 29th, 2009 at 12:11 amPlease!
64 | Ted April 29th, 2009 at 1:46 amMonkify my shit.
65 | Terry April 29th, 2009 at 2:24 pmplease please please…..this kicks ass
66 | Michael April 30th, 2009 at 11:49 pmGot turned on to the Monk Chant a couple of months ago. Great stuff.
67 | Gordon May 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 amIf this giveaway is still going, please add my name, then pick it out the hat and send me my monk, man.
68 | rocky May 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 amOh yeah, count me in! Would love it!
69 | NWK May 3rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm