{"title":"Monolithe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"monolithe-black-hole-district-limited-edition-blue-vinyl-2lp","title":"MONOLITHE - Black Hole District \/ Limited Edition Blue Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=ERS2X87]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"ERS2X87\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParisian Progressive Doom Metal outfit Monolithe returns with ‚ÄúBlack Hole District‚Äù, a tech noir styled story!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Hole District is a story in a Tech-Noir style, inspired by Blade Runner, but also Dark City, Matrix, Ghost in The Shell, as well as ‚Äúhard boiled‚Äù literature. 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He flees and tries to leave the city, pursued by a militia charged with ‚Äúremoving‚Äù him; Because androids that have become ‚Äúsentient‚Äù and can think for themselves are considered defective and dangerous. As he reaches the city limits, he gets fatally shot. Atthe same time, the city begins to disintegrate, due to the Moon‚Äôs increasing proximity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Hole District is part of the band‚Äôs evolutionary logic since their beginnings: progression in continuity. If Monolithe‚Äôs musical style remains identifiable, new influences and musical desires enrich each new album. This is the case with BHD, which drew on the aesthetics of the 1970s and 1980s, especially in terms of synthesizers, in particular with the use of the famous CS-80 synth popularized by Vangelis, and the appeal of soundtracks of science fiction films. 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