The second Monolake record, originally released in 1999, now newly digitally remastered. Monolake is an open project dedicated to computer-generated music, founded in 1995 by Berlin-based Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles. If you are looking for German minimal techno done with maximum attention to detail and true dedication to sound, Monolake is one of the first projects to look at. After being highly influenced by the exploding minimal dub techno scene of Berlin during the mid-"90s and after early releases on Chain Reaction, the project soon started to develop its own trademark sound, a more complex and rich flavor with an abundance of minimal while still keeping a constant rhythmical pulse as the main force behind every track. Interstate offers a lovely bouquet of deep flowery textures, floating around complex grooves, embedded in all sorts of atmospheric background noises and field recordings. Interstate is light and summery, breathing the warm air of happiness and its musical density and abundance makes it an outstanding release even ten years later. The CD has been out of print for a couple of years and this re-release is housed in a newly-designed digipack and with a new mastering. The mastering, executed with outstanding dedication by Rashad Becker, is more than just a technical process, it is an aesthetic statement. While the album itself is very digital and clean, the new mastering has been done entirely with selected analog equipment, resulting in a crunchier, darker and warmer atmosphere. Monolake -- Interstate, an essential release and a must-have item for everyone into electronic music.