Stiletto Rock //

Gringo Grinder // Onitor //

Oh! Canada. ...Once again. How intense the relationship between onitor and the so called "51 state of
america" (the americans just include them as another state so that their fear of the Canadians intellect
can be closely monitored by big brother) is, inspired by the beautiful electronic
music movement of Canada. it's made obvious: Tomas Jirku,Robin Judge, Mike Shannon, Jeff Milligan,
Crackhaus (Deadbeat & Stephen Beaupre), all of them are now in our Haus.
And now Shelbono "Barracuda" del Monte. Better known as Minimal-Hedonist Pan/tone...or as it says
on his passport: Sidney Sheldon LeRock. From now on in the onitor cosmos he is called Gringo Grinder
(this Pseudonym appeared first as a track titel on a Revolver EP "Quien es su Papa, Mama fina?"). But
that was from another time. He finally rid himself of all the barriers of his earlier stock broker lifestyle.
So at 30, he did decide to quit his safe existence, take the risk of the unsure. Yes...we all should fight
against the safe existence.
Shelbono has dug deep within and Gringo Grinder is who he found to reflect is true nature. Nothing is
more dangerous than the early still stance as a result of Angst).His mission is to rock without any borders.
Most importantly with a whiskey in his hand and in a smoke filled club. Favourite place: on stage. Everybody
gets sweet to his Electro-influenced Techno- sex monsters that he has unleashed upon us and so we
dance away the night in pleasure. if there is no tomorrow, only today will know better.
In the summer of 2003 Shelbono settled in Germany to make this mission happen....with his revolution
of Rockno influences brought on by Cologne to be concrete. Whereelse. Cologne, the Mecca for every
Canadian and American who can spell the words Electronic Music and Kraftwerk. First signs of the new
Kanadisch-Deutschen-Freundschaft where released on Sub-static und Background. He also produced
a bastard of an album for onitor (only the start of our relationship) -and some more tracks for a 12-Inch,
which will also feature remixes by his buddys Ada und Jake Fairley.
We didn't feel this sweet since our last breakfest in bed. This is the soundtrack for a hot night in the red
light district of Tokyo. This is the background sound to your next orgy gathering.
After finishing a long and exhausting America- and Japan-Tour Shelbono willre-locate again to Cologne
and you can meet this amazing guy for personal interviews at a bar (as requested by Shelbono). Untill
then we can arrange email- and phone-interviews. A Europe tour is scheduled for July and August.

Artists: Gringo Grinder // Ada // Amy Fletc