MONO Bring the Heaviness on Stunning Live Set ‘Beyond the Past’ A live album commemorating the 20th anniversary of Japanese post-rock’s MONO shows this deservedly acclaimed band at the height of their powers. Beyond the Past: Live in London with the Platinum Anniversary Orchestra MONO 19 March 2021 MONO are a band that excel at providing a mood. Their pieces are not so much traditional “songs” as they are evocations of dreams, emotions, and fears. Eschewing traditional song structure in favor of something resembling post-rock-leaning film scores, their sound can be a gentle whisper one moment and a thunderous wail the next. Needless to say, this band offers up transcendental live experiences, and a show recorded at more than a year ago is the subject of their latest album,