Monomyth

Monomyth; five Flying Dutchmen who have been making the most exciting instrumental soundscapes since 2011. Coming from The Hague, Monomyth is pushing the boundaries of space and stoner rock. Monomyth was founded by ex-bassist Selwyn Slop and drummer Sander Evers. Today, the band consists of Peter van der Meer (keys, guitar), Tjerk Stoop (digital instruments, guitar), guitarist Boudewijn Bonebakker (Gorefest/Gingerpig), who joined the band in autumn 2017, and bassist Jason van den Bergh, who replaced Selwyn in January 2020.

Instrumental music was the goal from the beginning. With their experience as baggage, the members set sail wholeheartedly towards their common musical goal: progressive transcendence. The Monomyth theory, coined by Joseph Campbell, contains a systematic account of an adventure. Monomyth translates this into music through concepts, where storylines help shape the adventure into a musical form and where concept, art and music merge into an exciting whole. Monomyth plays music for ‘the mind, body and soul’.

All the ingredients of rock & roll are present in the Monomyth sound, but in a totally unique way. The band aims to put their audience in a trance induced by shifting patterns, repetitions and drones. The result is a stirring concoction with links to Pink Floyd, Hawkwind and Tool, but with the innovative power of modern techno and ambient. Monomyth plays rock you can dance to and lose yourself in. The journey and adventure are always the focus. With their expressive sound, this collective’s music would not be out of place in a psychedelic road movie.

In September 2013, Monomyth released their first, self-titled album through Burning World Records. The band later made the move to Suburban Records where they completed their trilogy with the release of Further (2014) and Exo (2016). Monomyth toured across Europe in recent years, playing festivals such as Roadburn, Desertfest, Paaspop, Noorderslag and Reeperbahn. In April 2016, the band performed at the Imagine Film Festival. There, the band played live a specially tuned soundtrack to the 2014 4K restored silent cult classic Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari.