Tue, 10 Aug 2010  /  1 Comment
Carlos “Mono” Ramírez and Humberto Polar started Monopolar back on 2000, when they joined forces as Bogota’s La Sala Club resident djs.
Before that, Mono had a succesful career as techno/industrial DJ for 10 years. Polar had been an active jazz guitarist from mid 80s and had put his musical skills into experimental electronic production along the 90s.
From making weekly joint dj sets, they moved swiftly to produce their own tracks and then to the live act. Their dj experience led them to an instant dancefloor ethos, but on top of that they decided to add a conceptual approach to their music: their latin american origin. Away from the cliches and the obvious sampling, their tracks are deeply rooted on the syncopated backbeat that defines the afrolatino sound through a contemporary techno and house vocabulary.
Today the couple works online. Mono is still a resident dj at La Sala and his sets have achieved an almost-mythical status among the bogotanian clubbers. Polar moved to Mexico City in 2003, and from 2006 spends part of the year in Berlin producing the music they both compose. They get together to perform live and tour.
Their 2008 schedule took them to Berlín, Dessau, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Lima, México. They also made showcases at Proton Radio (Los Angeles) and Lexy & K-Paul Komisch Elektronisch. Their 2009 tour will take them to London, Barcelona, Scandinavia and Germany, again. They´ve shared the stage with the likes of Samim, Richie Hawtin, Dinky, Josh Wink , Ambivalent, John Selway, Dan Curtin, Noze, Superpitcher, Miss Kittin, David Carreta, Diego Ro-k, Alexi Delano ...They were selected for the Mutek Mexico 5th Anniversary edition. They´ve released on Pantamuzik (their own label) and Evolved Records (London). Their 2009 releases include an new EP on SoundSelective (Milano) with a Milly De Mori remix, and a new EP on Pantamuzik with remixes by Lexy and Miguel Toro.