MONO – Under The Pipal Tree: 25th Anniversary 2LP

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RELEASE DATE: 3/27/2026

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of Mono’s debut album, Under The Pipal Tree, the band release aunique limited-edition Iridescent Forest Night colored vinylvariant to commemorate the special occasion.Under The Pipal Tree is the debut album by now-legendaryJapanese experimental rock band, Mono. Released in2001 on avant-garde icon John Zorn’s Tzadik label, UnderThe Pipal Tree showcased a young Japanese quartet whosewide range of influences – most notably Sonic Youth,Mogwai, The Velvet Underground, and Neil Young’sCrazy Horse – were on ferocious and ambitious display.Though Mono would eventually become known for theirexpert marriage of metal and classical genres, Under ThePipal Tree highlights the band’s psychedelic roots. Longstretches of hypnotic, melodic washes give way to scorchingguitar freakouts that evaporate into haunting silence. It’sremarkable not just for it’s earnest exploration, but for it’sstartling execution. 25 years and a dozen albums later,Under The Pipal Tree stands as one of the great debutalbums by a seminal underground band.