MONTEVALE - figure and ground LP Experimental Chain of Strength showcased its

Chain of Strength showcased its straight power with this album

out of tune synths paired with the lush and sometimes brittle vocals of Jae Matthews

guitar wailing

1 album of the year in 2001 by Pitchfork) he instead carried on regardless

Only 500 pressed

MONTEVALE - figure and ground LP Experimental Chain of Strength showcased itsMontevale are Thomas Sattig and Ahlie Schaubel. Ahlie has been active as a singer for over two decades, having co founded German Riot Grrrl band elektrolochmann and Post Hardcore band Monochrome in the 1990s. Together with Thomas, an academic philosopher and night time composer, she formed Montevale in the 2000s. Montevale build songs for piano, horns, entangled voices, and various sorts of harmonic dirt. They released their EP Papertricks in 2005,