Mono Men - Bent Pages. CD. (Estrus - ESTRUS9301) Excellent and ragin' collection of hard to find B-sides and compilation cuts by this post DMZ/Lyres band,featuring two Sonics covers, two Milkshakes covers and three previously unreleased cuts exclusive to this CD. It comes wrapped in an amazing full-color deluxe sleeve with artwork by Chris Cooper on both the inside and outside of the jacket.

Mono Men - Wrecker. CD. (Estrus - ES123) While the Mono Men were often pegged as just another garage-revival band, anyone who actually listened to them knew there was a lot more to their sound than that - punk, blues, and straight-ahead hard rock informed their sound as much as 1960s fuzz-tone raunch, and 1992's "Wrecker" was the album where they began to prove just how strong their special brew could be after a less-than-stellar debut, "Stop Draggin' Me Down". The CD roars through amped-up rockers ("Watch Outside," "Took That Thing"), burly instrumentals ("Tomahawk"), or even (gasp!) a love song, albeit a loud, growling sort of love song ("See My Soul"). Mortensen and Dave Crider's guitars roar impressively throughout, while bassist Ledge Morrisette (what a name!!) and drummer Aaron Roeder hold down the backbeat in a manner that honors their inspirations but drops a big block engine into the frame at the same time. Wrecker rocks hard without the taint of nostalgia, and it's good and greasy fun from front to back. 13 out of these 14 tracks were released as 7" singles all over the world.13 years on, and its repackaged and is still as ferocious today as it was back then one of thee essential garage rock releases..

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