Monolithic is a synthpop music project started and maintained by Michael Babbitt.Its music includes subgenres such as breakbeat, trance, EBM, techno, industrial, and downtempo.Monolithic's music has been described as "intense", "meaningful", "emotional", and "powerful." In January 2006, Babbitt announced that he was canceling his then-upcoming Monolithic album Evil Behind Smiling Eyes to focus on other projects.