MONO & THE OCEAN.2 bands from very different cultural origins, Japan and Germany. yet spiritually akin and connected by many similarities: a cinematic approach to music, based on lengthy, escalating compositions. the fact that both bands haveexisted for more than 15 years and released multiple albums since their inception; that they have toured many times around the globe, visiting off-the-beaten-track territories likeSiberia, New Zealand, South East Asia and South America; and finally their shared passion for double albums, such as THE OCEAN's, Heliocentric" / ,Anthropocentric", and MONO's,The Last Dawn" / ,Rays Of Darkness". It only makes sense that these two bands will now tour together - and release new music just in time for their extended European run, in formof a split LP. Two songs, only one by each band - but 24 minutes of new music altogether.