The monks were 5 American GIs in cold war Germany who billed themselves as the anti-Beatles; they were heavy on feedback, nihilism and electrical banjo. They had strange haircuts, dressed in black, mocked the military and rocked harder than any of their mid-sixties counterparts while managing to basically invent industrial, kraut rock, heavy metal, punk and techno music.

"I remember when CUFF had given us a 500 dollar grant. What a great honor and finally some recognition and some money. A year later we were able to present a trailer at CUFF. If I recall correctly it was before the MC5 documentary film. And there they were the technical problems every filmmaker has nightmares about. Neither the trailer nor the MC5 feature film wouldn't have been shown if it hadn't been for Bryan's patience. Thanks Bryan." - Dietmar Post