Monolake – Hongkong

A classic through and through. Perhaps the most influential Berlin techno album of all time. Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles have been making music as Monolake since 1995, releasing on the legendary Chain Reaction label, where »Hong Kong« was their début album two years later. Mixing techno with dub and ambient (the field recordings were made in Hong Kong and Guangzhou), they developed a style of music widely referred to as minimal techno that has defined the sound of the city for at least a decade. The album cries out to be heard on vinyl, but it was not released until 2023.