Monuman is the experimental alias of Conor Corrigan, better known in the drum and bass world as Emperor. Launched in 2015, the project serves as a creative outlet for Corrigan to apply his elite-level sound design skills to slower tempos, primarily halftime, future garage, and glitch-hop.
Unlike his work as Emperor, which is often defined by high-speed aggression, Monuman explores a more cinematic and introspective palette, frequently released on tastemaker labels like Inspected and Division. The project is part of a broader movement of D&B producers (including members of Noisia and Ivy Lab) who have migrated toward 'deconstructed' bass music. Critically, Monuman is lauded for his 'neuro' influence, bringing the complex, modulated bass synthesis of neurofunk into a more spacious, downtempo context. His work is characterized by a high degree of micro-editing and a unique ability to blend organic foley sounds with aggressive digital synthesis, positioning him at the forefront of the 'wonky' and technical bass scenes.
Shares glitch, downtempo, trap (subgenres); urban_night, late_night, rainy_day (atmosphere)
Shares glitch, downtempo, trap (subgenres); digital_clarity, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); digital_clarity, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); urban_night, late_night, rainy_day (atmosphere)
Shares glitch, downtempo, trap (subgenres); digital_clarity, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style)
Shares trap, downtempo (subgenres); brooding, mysterious, intense (moods)
Shares digital_clarity, noise_textured, layered_dense (production style); trap, downtempo (subgenres)
Shares brooding, mysterious, melancholic (moods); glitch, downtempo (subgenres)
Shares glitch, downtempo, trap (subgenres); urban_night, rainy_day, late_night (atmosphere)
Shares glitch, downtempo, trap (subgenres); digital_clarity, noise_textured, compressed_loud (production style)
Shares halftime, glitch, noise_textured, trap (signature)
Shares glitch, noise_textured, trap, downtempo (subgenre)
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