Fewer and fewer Dutch bands are put off by the bad Dutch climate for starting pop groups. They are simply looking for it outside the country's borders, which is becoming easier to reach due to the joys of the internet. Monokino for example - which consists of the Dutch George van Wetering (vocals, guitar), Frans van Gastel (electronic drums) and the Chinese / German musician Yi - hardly gets a
… foothold in the Netherlands but is welcomed outside with open arms. A look at their concert schedule shows that they perform in America, Germany and China. All on the strength of a self-titled EP from 2006 that now finally has a full-fledged successor with Human Error. With a lo-fi sound based on the chilly electrowave from the eighties, Monokino occupies its own place in Nederpop. (MS)more
