Monotonik, one of the icons of netlabelism, quits the scene, maybe permanently. After 219 releases
Simon decided to put Monotonik and its sister label Mono211 in the fridge: "The landscape has completely shifted. The concept of a virtual label still has some value, and if I had more time, I�d like to explore that further. But there�s
too much noise and not enough signal, and this seems like a great time to acknowledge that and step back."
You can listen again to netwaves'
first episode (nws001): our start was intended as a symbolic honour to one of the oldest netlabels, Monotonik.
The whole
goodbye / farewell by Simon.
... or at least his estate, which is part of a massive class-action lawsuit against the 'gang of four' of the Canadian Recording Industry Association: Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada.