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'''''Monoliths & Dimensions''''' is the sixth studio album by the [[Avant-garde metal|avant-garde]] [[drone metal|drone doom]] band [[Sunn O)))]]. The album was created and recorded over a period of two years and features the collaborations of composer [[Eyvind Kang]], Australian guitar player [[Oren Ambarchi]], Hungarian vocalist [[Attila Csihar]], [[Dylan Carlson]] from the drone band [[Earth (American band)|Earth]], and trombonists [[Julian Priester]] and [[Stuart Dempster]]. Also present is an upright bass trio; French and English horns; harp and flute duo; piano, brass, reed, and string ensembles; and a Viennese woman's choir led by Persian vocalist Jessika Kenney.<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114368 Sunn O))) to release a new album on May, 2009]</ref>
'''''Monoliths & Dimensions''''' is the sixth studio album by American [[drone metal]] band [[Sunn O)))]]. The album was created and recorded over a period of two years and features the collaborations of composer [[Eyvind Kang]], Australian guitar player [[Oren Ambarchi]], Hungarian vocalist [[Attila Csihar]], [[Dylan Carlson (musician)|Dylan Carlson]] from the drone band [[Earth (American band)|Earth]], and trombonists [[Julian Priester]] and [[Stuart Dempster]]. Also present is an upright bass trio; French and English horns; harp and flute duo; piano, brass, reed, and string ensembles; and a Viennese woman's choir led by composer and vocalist Jessika Kenney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sunn-o-more-monoliths-dimensions-details-revealed/|title=SUNN O))): More 'Monoliths & Dimensions' Details Revealed|date=13 February 2009|website=blabbermouth.net}}</ref>


However, the band said, "The album is not Sunn O))) with strings or metal-meets-orchestra material." The band took an approach concentrating on more of allusion toward the [[timbre]] of feedback and the instruments involved, so the piece is really illusory, beautiful and not entirely linear, stating, "[The end product is] the most musical piece we’ve done, and also the heaviest, [most] powerful, and most abstract set of chords we’ve laid to tape."<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunn O))) Reveals New Album "Monoloths And Dimensions" Details|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=42310|website=metalunderground.com|publisher=Metal Underground|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref>
However, the band said, "The album is not Sunn O))) with strings or metal-meets-orchestra material." The band took an approach concentrating on more of allusion toward the [[timbre]] of feedback and the instruments involved, so the piece is really illusory, beautiful and not entirely linear, stating, "[The end product is] the most musical piece we’ve done, and also the heaviest, [most] powerful, and most abstract set of chords we’ve laid to tape."<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunn O))) Reveals New Album "Monoloths And Dimensions" Details|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=42310|website=metalunderground.com|publisher=Metal Underground|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref>


When speaking at the launch of Monoliths & Dimensions Stephen O'Malley told [[Alex Templeton-Ward]] that the album was "like a prism ……our music is the white light going in, a lot of the colour comes out the other side through the amazing arrangements and personalities of the guest performers and core collaborators… I think the main topic of this album is elaboration, expansion and prismatic detail. The source of that detail is inherent in the sounds of the guitars and the notes of those arrangements."<ref>[http://livemusic.fm/news/compared-sunn Compared with the Sunn] livemusic.fm. 2010-10-28. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.</ref>
When speaking at the launch of ''Monoliths & Dimensions'', [[Stephen O'Malley]] told [[Alex Templeton-Ward]] that the album was "like a prism... our music is the white light going in, a lot of the colour comes out the other side through the amazing arrangements and personalities of the guest performers and core collaborators… I think the main topic of this album is elaboration, expansion and prismatic detail. The source of that detail is inherent in the sounds of the guitars and the notes of those arrangements."<ref>[http://livemusic.fm/news/compared-sunn Compared with the Sunn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126220644/http://livemusic.fm/news/compared-sunn |date=2010-11-26 }} livemusic.fm. 2010-10-28. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.</ref>


The final song, titled "Alice", is a dedication to the late [[Alice Coltrane]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/07/interview-greg-anderson-sunn-o/ |title=Interview: Greg Anderson, Sunn O))) |accessdate=24 November 2012 |date=2 July 2009}}</ref>
The final song, titled "Alice", is a dedication to the jazz harpist [[Alice Coltrane]] who died in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blumensheid |first=Jess |date=July 2, 2009 |title=Interview: Greg Anderson, Sunn O))) |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/07/interview-greg-anderson-sunn-o/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318064857/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/07/interview-greg-anderson-sunn-o/ |archive-date=March 18, 2010 |accessdate=November 24, 2012 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
| MC = 88/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/monoliths-dimensions/sunn-o%29%29%29 |title=Monoliths & Dimension Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=November 24, 2012}}</ref>
| MC = 88/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/monoliths-dimensions/sunn-o%29%29%29 |title=Monoliths & Dimension Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=November 24, 2012}}</ref>
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Jurek, Thom. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1552908|pure_url=yes}} Monoliths & Dimensions review] allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Jurek, Thom. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1552908|pure_url=yes}} Monoliths & Dimensions review]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 2009-12-18.</ref>
|rev2=[[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev2 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
|rev2score={{rating|10|10}}<ref>Doran, John. [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14416/reviews/4136902 Monoliths and Dimensions review] drownedinsound.com. 2009-05-21. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev2score = {{rating|10|10}}<ref>Doran, John. [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14416/reviews/4136902 Monoliths and Dimensions review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523224554/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14416/reviews/4136902 |date=2009-05-23 }} Drowned in Sound 2009-05-21. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
|rev3=''[[Mojo magazine|Mojo]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
|rev3score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1800&year=2009 Mojo magazine, issue #187, p.98. Monoliths and Dimensions review by Manish Agarawal. <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1800&year=2009 Mojo magazine, issue #187, p.98. Monoliths and Dimensions review by Manish Agarawal. <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|rev4=[[MusicOMH]]
| rev4 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
|rev4score={{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Shepherd, Sam. [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/sunn_0709.htm Monoliths and Dimensions review] musicomh.com. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Shepherd, Sam. [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/sunn_0709.htm Monoliths and Dimensions review] musicOMH Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
|rev5=[[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev5 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
|rev5score=8.5/10<ref>Currin, Grayson. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13195-monoliths-dimensions/ Monoliths & Dimensions review] pitchfork.com. 2009-05-29. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev5score = 8.5/10<ref>Currin, Grayson. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13195-monoliths-dimensions/ Monoliths & Dimensions review] Pitchfork 2009-05-29. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
|rev6=[[Rock-A-Rolla]]
| rev6 = [[Rock-A-Rolla]]
|rev6score=(favorable)<ref>Rock-A-Rolla issue #20 May/June 2009</ref>
| rev6score = (favorable)<ref>Rock-A-Rolla issue #20 May/June 2009</ref>
|rev7=''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
|rev7score={{rating|9|10}}<ref name="gardner">Gardner, Neil (June 2009). "Sunn O))) – ''Monoliths and Dimensions''." ''[[Rock Sound]]'' (123): 87.</ref>
| rev7score = {{rating|9|10}}<ref name="gardner">Gardner, Neil (June 2009). "Sunn O))) – ''Monoliths and Dimensions''." ''[[Rock Sound]]'' (123): 87.</ref>
|rev8=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev8score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>Beta, Andy. [http://www.spin.com/reviews/sunn-o-monoliths-dimensions-southern-lord Monoliths & Dimensions review] spin.com. 2009-05-11. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>Beta, Andy. [http://www.spin.com/reviews/sunn-o-monoliths-dimensions-southern-lord Monoliths & Dimensions review] Spin 2009-05-11. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
|rev9=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]
| rev9 = ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]''
|rev9score=(favorable)<ref>Terrorizer Issue #183 May 2009</ref>
| rev9score = (favorable)<ref>Terrorizer Issue #183 May 2009</ref>
|rev10=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| rev10 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]''
|rev10score={{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Mangoon. [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/sunn,8987 Monoliths & Dimensions review] tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
| rev10score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Mangoon. [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/sunn,8987 Monoliths & Dimensions review] Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved on 2009-12-18.</ref>
}}
}}

Initial critical response to ''Monoliths & Dimensions'' was very positive. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 88, based on 16 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>
Initial critical response to ''Monoliths & Dimensions'' was very positive. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 88, based on 16 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| all_writing = Anderson and O'Malley, with lyrics on tracks 1 to 3 by Csihar
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| total_length = 53:40
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| all_writing = Anderson and O'Malley
| title1 = Aghartha
| title1 = Aghartha
| length1 = 17:34
| length1 = 17:34
| title2 = Big Church [[Longest_words#Hungarian|[megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért]]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southernlord.com/store/monoliths-dimensions/|title=SUNN O))) Monoliths & Dimensions|website=southernlord.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305015409/https://southernlord.com/store/monoliths-dimensions/|archive-date=2021-03-05}}{{Retrieved|access-date=15-5-2020}}</ref>
| title2 = Big Church [Megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért]
| length2 = 9:43
| length2 = 9:43
| title3 = Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia)
| title3 = Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia)
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| title4 = Alice
| title4 = Alice
| length4 = 16:20
| length4 = 16:20
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| total_length = 53:39
}}
}}


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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Stephen O'Malley]] – electric guitars
*[[Stephen O'Malley]] – electric guitars, acoustic arrangements (1)
*[[Greg Anderson (musician)|Greg Anderson]] – electric guitars, electric bass guitar
*[[Greg Anderson (musician)|Greg Anderson]] – bass guitar (1/3/4), electric guitars (2/3)
*[[Attila Csihar]] – voices
*[[Attila Csihar]] – voices (1/2/3)
*[[Oren Ambarchi]] – electric guitars, motorized cymbal, oscillator, guitar effects, gong, wolf log
*[[Oren Ambarchi]] – electric guitars (2/3/4), oscillator (1/4), guitar effects (1), gong (3), wolf log (3), motorized cymbal (4)
*[[Eyvind Kang]] – viola; choir, brass, and string arrangements
*[[Eyvind Kang]] – viola (1/2/4), choir arrangements (2), brass arrangements (2), string arrangements (2), ensemble arrangements (4)
*[[Dylan Carlson]] – electric guitars, choir arrangements (inspired by)
*[[Dylan Carlson (musician)|Dylan Carlson]] – electric guitars (2), choir arrangements (inspired by) (2)
*[[Julian Priester]] – trombone and conch shell
*[[Julian Priester]] – conch shell (1), trombone (4)
*[[Stuart Dempster]] – trombone, conch shell, dung chen
*[[Stuart Dempster]] – conch shell (1), dung chen (1), trombone (4)
*Mell Dettmer – tubular bells, hydrophone
*Mell Dettmer – hydrophone (1), tubular bells (2)
*Timb Harris – violin
*Timb Harris – violin (1/4)
*Jessika Kenney – lead alto and soprano choir; choir, brass, and string arrangements
*Jessika Kenney – lead alto vocals (2), lead soprano vocals (2), choir arrangements (2), brass arrangements (2), string arrangements (2)
*Tim Smolens – double bass
*Tim Smolens – double bass (1/4)
*Moriah Neils – double bass
*Moriah Neils – double bass (4)
*Keith Lowe – double bass
*Keith Lowe – double bass (1/4)
*Daniel Menche – male choir
*Daniel Menche – male choir (3)
*William Herzog – male choir, electric tamboura
*William Herzog – male choir (3), electric tamboura (3)
*Steve Moore – trombone, organ, Korg MS20, Roland Juno, conch shell, dung chen
*Steve Moore – trombone (2/3/4), conch shell (1), dung chen (1), organ (2), Korg MS20 (3), Roland Juno (3), brass arrangements (3)
*Brad Mowen – concert bass drum, percussion, man choir
*Brad Mowen – concert bass drum (3), percussion (3), man choir (3)
*Joe Preston – man choir
*[[Joe Preston (bassist)|Joe Preston]] – man choir (3)
*Rex Ritter – Korg MS20, Moog Voyager
*Rex Ritter – Korg MS20 (2), Moog Voyager (3)
*Hans Teuber – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute
*Hans Teuber – clarinet (1/4), bass clarinet (1), alto flute (1)
*Cuong Vu – trumpet
*Cuong Vu – trumpet (2)
*Tony Moore – trumpet
*Tony Moore – trumpet (3)
*Melissa Walsh harp
*Melissa Walsh – harp (4)
*Taina Karr – English horn, oboe
*Taina Karr – English horn (1/4), oboe (4)
*Eric Walton – piano
*Eric Walton – piano (1)
*Josiah Boothby – French horn
*Josiah Boothby – French horn (1/4)
*Jutta Sierlinger – choir alto
*Jutta Sierlinger – choir alto (2)
*Angela Kiemayer – choir alto
*Angela Kiemayer – choir alto (2)
*Varena Bodem – choir alto
*Varena Bodem – choir alto (2)
*Katharina Einsiedl – choir soprano/Alto
*Katharina Einsiedl – choir soprano/Alto (2)
*Stephanie Pfeffer – choir soprano/Alto
*Stephanie Pfeffer – choir soprano/Alto (2)
*Loma Döring – choir soprano/alto
*Loma Döring – choir soprano/alto (2)


==Release history==
==Release history==

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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 18 February 2024

Monoliths & Dimensions
Studio album by
Sunn O)))
ReleasedMay 18, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length53:39
LabelSouthern Lord (SUNN100)
ProducerMell Dettmer, Randall Dunn
Sunn O))) chronology
Dømkirke
(2008) 		Monoliths & Dimensions
(2009) 		Soused
(2014)

Monoliths & Dimensions is the sixth studio album by American drone metal band Sunn O))). The album was created and recorded over a period of two years and features the collaborations of composer Eyvind Kang, Australian guitar player Oren Ambarchi, Hungarian vocalist Attila Csihar, Dylan Carlson from the drone band Earth, and trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster. Also present is an upright bass trio; French and English horns; harp and flute duo; piano, brass, reed, and string ensembles; and a Viennese woman's choir led by composer and vocalist Jessika Kenney.[1]

However, the band said, "The album is not Sunn O))) with strings or metal-meets-orchestra material." The band took an approach concentrating on more of allusion toward the timbre of feedback and the instruments involved, so the piece is really illusory, beautiful and not entirely linear, stating, "[The end product is] the most musical piece we’ve done, and also the heaviest, [most] powerful, and most abstract set of chords we’ve laid to tape."[2]

When speaking at the launch of Monoliths & Dimensions, Stephen O'Malley told Alex Templeton-Ward that the album was "like a prism... our music is the white light going in, a lot of the colour comes out the other side through the amazing arrangements and personalities of the guest performers and core collaborators… I think the main topic of this album is elaboration, expansion and prismatic detail. The source of that detail is inherent in the sounds of the guitars and the notes of those arrangements."[3]

The final song, titled "Alice", is a dedication to the jazz harpist Alice Coltrane who died in 2007.[4]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Drowned in Sound[7]
Mojo[8]
musicOMH[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
Rock-A-Rolla(favorable)[11]
Rock Sound[12]
Spin[13]
Terrorizer(favorable)[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes[15]

Initial critical response to Monoliths & Dimensions was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on 16 reviews.[5]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Anderson and O'Malley, with lyrics on tracks 1 to 3 by Csihar

No.TitleLength
1."Aghartha"17:34
2."Big Church [megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért][16]"9:43
3."Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia)"10:02
4."Alice"16:20
Total length:53:39

Production

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  • Produced by Mell Dettmer and Randall Dunn
  • Engineers: Mell Dettmer, Randall Dunn, Nik Hummer and Armin Steiner
  • Assistant engineer: Floyd Reitsman
  • Mastering: Mell Dettmer
  • Cover art: "Out-of-round X" (1999) by Richard Serra

Personnel

[edit]
  • Stephen O'Malley – electric guitars, acoustic arrangements (1)
  • Greg Anderson – bass guitar (1/3/4), electric guitars (2/3)
  • Attila Csihar – voices (1/2/3)
  • Oren Ambarchi – electric guitars (2/3/4), oscillator (1/4), guitar effects (1), gong (3), wolf log (3), motorized cymbal (4)
  • Eyvind Kang – viola (1/2/4), choir arrangements (2), brass arrangements (2), string arrangements (2), ensemble arrangements (4)
  • Dylan Carlson – electric guitars (2), choir arrangements (inspired by) (2)
  • Julian Priester – conch shell (1), trombone (4)
  • Stuart Dempster – conch shell (1), dung chen (1), trombone (4)
  • Mell Dettmer – hydrophone (1), tubular bells (2)
  • Timb Harris – violin (1/4)
  • Jessika Kenney – lead alto vocals (2), lead soprano vocals (2), choir arrangements (2), brass arrangements (2), string arrangements (2)
  • Tim Smolens – double bass (1/4)
  • Moriah Neils – double bass (4)
  • Keith Lowe – double bass (1/4)
  • Daniel Menche – male choir (3)
  • William Herzog – male choir (3), electric tamboura (3)
  • Steve Moore – trombone (2/3/4), conch shell (1), dung chen (1), organ (2), Korg MS20 (3), Roland Juno (3), brass arrangements (3)
  • Brad Mowen – concert bass drum (3), percussion (3), man choir (3)
  • Joe Preston – man choir (3)
  • Rex Ritter – Korg MS20 (2), Moog Voyager (3)
  • Hans Teuber – clarinet (1/4), bass clarinet (1), alto flute (1)
  • Cuong Vu – trumpet (2)
  • Tony Moore – trumpet (3)
  • Melissa Walsh – harp (4)
  • Taina Karr – English horn (1/4), oboe (4)
  • Eric Walton – piano (1)
  • Josiah Boothby – French horn (1/4)
  • Jutta Sierlinger – choir alto (2)
  • Angela Kiemayer – choir alto (2)
  • Varena Bodem – choir alto (2)
  • Katharina Einsiedl – choir soprano/Alto (2)
  • Stephanie Pfeffer – choir soprano/Alto (2)
  • Loma Döring – choir soprano/alto (2)

Release history

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Region Date Label
Europe May 18, 2009 Southern Lord
North America May 26, 2009 Southern Lord
Asia and Australia TBA Southern Lord

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "SUNN O))): More 'Monoliths & Dimensions' Details Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 13 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Sunn O))) Reveals New Album "Monoloths And Dimensions" Details". metalunderground.com. Metal Underground. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ Compared with the Sunn Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine livemusic.fm. 2010-10-28. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
  4. ^ Blumensheid, Jess (July 2, 2009). "Interview: Greg Anderson, Sunn O)))". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Monoliths & Dimension Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Jurek, Thom. Monoliths & Dimensions review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ^ Doran, John. Monoliths and Dimensions review Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Drowned in Sound 2009-05-21. Retrieved on 2009-12-18.
  8. ^ Mojo magazine, issue #187, p.98. Monoliths and Dimensions review by Manish Agarawal.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Sam. Monoliths and Dimensions review musicOMH Retrieved on 2009-12-18.
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