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Fennesz, Klimek, I'm Not a Gun, Xela, Lullatone, Christian Kleine, Kuchen, Herrmann und Kleine, The Remote Viewer, B. Fleischmann, Boards of Canada, Scenic, Colleen

Influenced By:

Robin Guthrie, Talk Talk, Manuel Göttsching, Slowdive, The Durutti Column

Formal Connection With:

Jakob Skott, Limp
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Main Performer
  • Representative Albums: "Ascend," "Until Tomorrow," "The North Shore"

Biography

A producer that works within a realm where glitch and ambient pop overlap, Odense, Denmark's Jonas Munk applies his knowledge of piano, bass, and guitar -- instruments he began playing in his early teens -- to soundscapes of programmed beats and crackles and creakings. Under the name Manual, Munk debuted with a well-received self-titled 12" on the Hobby Industries label. In late 2001, the full-length Until Tomorrow was released by Germany's Morr Music. Like late-period Talk Talk, one of Munk's prime inspirations (along with Boards of Canada), Until Tomorrow's best moments achieve a rare simplicity where seemingly random elements fall perfectly into place. Ascend, the equally great follow-up, was released a year later. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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Manual is the performing name of electronic musician, Jonas Munk, from Odense, Denmark. Manual's music is considered to be in the styles of ambient dream pop and indietronica. His sound tends to contain a mix of software synthesizers, guitars (sometimes sampled or heavily processed), and various digital signal processing effects. Mixing elements of pop, glitch, and indie music, Manual is compared to artists ranging from IDM artists, such as Boards of Canada, as well as shoegazer groups like My Bloody Valentine.

Munk's output as Manual is strongly associated with the aesthetic of Morr Music, the label that released his first two albums. He also is featured on the Morr Music compilation Blue Skied an' Clear, which was a Slowdive tribute.

However, Munk's artistic visions didn't fit into the narrow Morr aesthetic, and in 2004 he joined the American label Darla. Simultaneously, Munk started a psych stoner band called Causa Sui, and they released their self-titled debut album in December 2005.

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Influences

In an interview with Pitchforkmedia, Munk mentions some of his sources of musical inspiration. They include: Talk Talk, Simple Minds, Japan, David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, U2, Philip Glass, Coil, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.

Discography

Albums

  • Until Tomorrow (2001)
  • Ascend (2002)
  • Into Forever (2003) (collaboration with Icebreaker International)
  • The North Shore (2004)
  • Golden Sun (2004)
  • Azure Vista (2005)
  • Bajamar (2006)
  • Lost Days, Open Skies and Streaming Tides (2007)
  • Confluence (2008)

Singles

  • Resort EP (2000)
  • Dry Moods Warm Nights (2001)
  • Isares (2003)

Compilations

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