Monolake

𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚’𝙨 𝙄𝙘𝙚. 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙚’𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣’𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙙-90𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤.

Released on his own Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music imprint in 1995, the record is a study in spatial sound design and hypnotic minimalism. Ice unfolds with crisp percussion and crystalline tones that glide across vast imaginary landscapes, while Stratosphere dives deeper into layered atmospherics and pulsating low-end, creating a sensation of suspension between weightlessness and pressure.

Both tracks underline Henke’s enduring fascination with sound as architecture, mapping out early blueprints for the immersive, precision-engineered techno landscapes that would become his hallmark.