Monk & Canatella

Monk & Canatella is an indie/breakbeat musical group from Bristol, England, formed by Simon Russell born in 1973 and Jim Johnston (born 1975) in the mid-nineties. Their 1996 album on Cup Of Tea Records, Care in the Community, is a prime example of the trip-hop sound.

The band later moved to Telstar and released a second album Do Community Service in 2000. The artwork for this album was an early collaboration with the Bristol born graffiti artist Banksy.^[1] The band parted company with the label shortly afterwards. The band is still producing music.

The band released the single "Straighthead" on YouTube on December 23, 2007.

Trip-hop band Portishead included a track titled "A Tribute to Monk and Canatella" on their 1994 CD single "Numb", a year before Monk & Canatella's first release.

Discography

Albums:

• Care in the Community - Cup of Tea Records (1996)
• Do Community Service - Telstar Records (2000)

EPs and Singles:

• Fly Fishing - EP - Cup of Tea Records (1995)
• I Can Water my Plants - Single - Cup of Tea Records (1996)
• Who's Who - EP - Cup of Tea Records (1997)
• Son 4.5.98 - Single - Telstar Records (1998)
• Enter the Monk - EP - Telstar Records (1999)
• Slagger - Single - Telstar Records (2000)

References

External links

• Official Monk & Canatella website
• Monk & Canatella on Myspace
• YouTube - monkandcanatella's Channel
• Monk & Canatella at AllMusic
• Monk & Canatella discography at Discogs