BIOGRAPHY
Born in Singapore and raised in Basel, Silvio Tommasini – also known as monoblock b – has been active since the early ’90s as a musician, performer, sonic explorer and DJ. Influenced by darkwave, punk, and EBM, he merges haunting soundscapes with techno-driven rhythms and distorted vocals – raw, intense, and uncompromising. His first band was aptly named l’amour sauvage.
In the late 1990s, he moved to Zurich and co-founded the experimental labell Spezialmaterial. Since then, monoblock b has performed at clubs, festivals, and art venues across Switzerland, Europe, and internationally – often described as a “phenomenon” for his fierce and spectacular live shows. Alongside his solo work, he also composes for theatre productions, performances, and art installations.
Following a tour through Latin America, he released the album Teatime in Medellin (2011). To date, monoblock b has released seven solo records and appears on over 20 compilations.
PROJECT
Music like chewing foil – only better.
monoblock b offers a noisy 1-man-live- music-performance. He covers the grounds between bleak ambient, mechabiotic-techno and darkwave, future noise and glitchy breakbeat, taking us on a unique journey through space and time. He skillfully breaks up sound structures with his haunting vocals, which are a fixture in the various styles that make up his music. monoblock b has been active in the studio and on stage for over 30 years now and has played hundreds of shows to enthusiastic audiences in clubs and festivals all over the world.