“This album took me roughly 3 years to complete, because I wanted to make sure that I vibed with each track. I took my time and gave full attention to each collaboration with the friends and artists that I respect. Making a 21-track album where each record sounds different and fresh, yet still maintaining my specific sound, was not an easy task, but I couldn’t be happier with the end result.” – Will Monotone
The release of a full-length album can be a pivotal time for an artist. As opposed to releasing several singles and EP’s, an album can allow the creative process to flourish, and leaves a singular detailed body of work to look back on.
After three years of development, Will Monotone has released a 21-track album titled In Colour on his label Sub Society. In Colour is everything you’d want from a house music album. Throughout the 21 tracks there are standout moments highly reminiscent of the sound of iconic artists such as Inner City, but still maintains an original and authentic sound that Will Monotone has fine tuned specifically for In Colour. With ten original tracks from Monotone and ten collaborations with artists such as Wally Lopez, Daniel Dubb, Mike Swells, and more, the range of the album stretches far and wide.
“I’ve always had the idea of an album in the back of my head. I feel like that’s really the end game for an artist – to be able to do an album. It’s probably not “essential” as there are tons of artists that just release single after single, but I feel most artists would end up moving in that direction”
We recently caught up with Will Monotone to discuss the importance of an album, as well as dive into topics such as his label, studio process, and specific tracks off In Colour.
In Colour is available now via Traxsource
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Hi Will, thank you for taking the time with us. We’re really enjoying the album! I understand the album was three years in the making! At what point did you decide it was time to begin working on the extensive project?Â
I’ve always had the idea of an album in the back of my head. I feel like that’s really the end game for an artist, is to be able to do an album. I started working on it shortly after “Dem Mai Hoes” hit #1.
In what ways did your creative process change when working on In Colour? If at all.Â
Well, my creative process really doesn’t change. It’s more so the things in life that change, which trigger different ideas and inspirations.
Did your musical taste shift throughout the three year process?Â
My musical taste shifts from day to day (laughs). All depends on the mood I’m in and my surroundings.
Did you ever go back to a track or scrap a track throughout the process because of a change in musical taste?Â
 Yeah that happened a few times. I had a total of 38 tracks and trimmed it down to 21 for the album.
Was it always your intention to make 21 tracks? How did you settle on this number for the album?Â
It wasn’t always my intention but I talked about it in 2014 with my manager Marco. We decided I should do ten solo productions, ten collaboration productions and then I decided to re-work “Dem Mai Hoes” and make it a bonus track.
What was the best, and worst, part of making the album? Not that’s necessarily “bad” times.
The best part would be collaborating with my friends and other artists for the album. The not-so-fun part is trying to be creative enough where the entire album does