Pitchfork

Looks like the transatlantic feedback is finally crossing that ocean for real. Silver Monk Time-- the previously reported tribute to international proto-avant-pop act the Monks that landed overseas last October-- will finally crash U.S. shores June 19 via Play Loud!

Play Loud! also brought us last year's documentary Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback, which in turn provided impetus for this covers compilation and even a few live appearances from the aging Monks themselves.

Silver Monk Time includes cuts from the Fall, the Gossip, Faust with original Monk Gary Burger, Mouse on Mars, Jason Forrest, Silver Apples with Alan Vega (ex-Suicide), the Raincoats, Jon Spencer with Solex, Alec Empire (ex-Atari Teenage Riot) with Burger, Monika imprint chief Gudrun Gut (ex-Einstürzende Neubauten), and Quentin Tarantino's beloved 5.6.7.8's, among others.

The Transatlantic Feedback, meanwhile, continues screening at film festivals around the world. The doc recently scooped up prizes at Würzburg International Film Days and San Francisco's Beyond Film Festival, and will appear at the Festival of German Films in Australia and Prague's Music on Film/Film on Music event later this year.