a warmer place

 va ~ a warmer place (calm in trees, junio 2013)

01 arrivées ~ günter schlienz | the norman tapes (metaphysical circuits, 2013)
02 asian carp ~ bitchin' bajas | unreleased track (2013)
03 before us is our ocean ~ tuluum shimmering | before us... (rotifer, 2013)
04 homes ~ innercity | not from here (ginjoha tapes, 2012)
05 kulti ~ high wolf | kairos: chronos (not not fun, 2013)
06 paean to the architect ~ floating gardens | generalife (constellation tatsu, 2013)
07 I-V ~ mount elephant | III (dying for bad music, 2013)
08 omaya beach ~ sunhiilow | garden & cosmos, split with uton (om hasva ha..., 2013)
09 certainty ~ ignatz | can i go home now? (fonal, 2013)
10 hengellinen rapsutus ~ kuupuu | sisar (em, 2013)
11 hey de chirico ~ ian kubra (mpala garoo) | unknown yet spring (self-released, 2013)
12 untitled I ~ eddies n the water | untitled (relax with nature, 2010)
13 untitled ~ color dream | cloud factory (digitalis ltd., 2008)
14 silvering future ~ strange mountain | slow midnight (lillerne tapes, 2013)
15 spa world ~ dolphin tears | spa world (lillerne tapes, 2013)
16 telepylos ~ the fractal skulls | split with adam willetts (bunkland, 2013)
17 the beach day ~ fred becker | synthetism (self-released, 2012)
18 camp nou ~ günter schlienz | the catalanian tapes (seconds, 2013)
19 superbrain ~ buchikamashi | superbrain (sicsic tapes, 2013)
20 thunderous slit-gongs... ~ tuluum shimmering | s/t (different lands, 2009)
21 duh reef ~ potions | cosmic fidelity (lillerne tapes, 2013)
22 hope is my guardian spirit ~ sunhiilow | a new beginning (self-released, 2013)
23 sun room ~ brett naucke | the visitor (nihilist, 2013)
24 splash clash tempo ~ jccg | unreleased track (soundcloud, 2012)
25 in search of the miraculous ~ mark mcguire | along the way (inpartmaint, 2013)

26 l'aquarium géant ~ janko nilovic | jouets musicaux (editions montparnasse, 1973)
27 dream sequence for a jellyfish ~ jürgen müller | science of the sea (digitalis, 2011)
28 pillow hills ~ panabrite | illumination (sicsic, 2011)
29 canyon eye ~ miaux | aeronaut 7'' (ultra eczema, 2013)
30 breezy ~ sky stadium | southsea (existencial cloth recordings, 2010)
31 mind levitation ~ sunhiilow | a new beginning (self-released, 2013)
32 s. royal brougham ~ emuul | split w/ afterlife (no kings, 2012)
33 how will i survive the winter... ~ thaniel ion lee | ambiguity... (watery starve, 2013)
34 a veces vuelo ~ salvador cresta | algunas grabaciones de dormitorio (salvita, 2012)
35 i need a good night's sleep ~ ignatz | can i go home now? (fonal, 2013)
36 opposites in harmony ~ former selves | split w/ aloonaluna (cosmic winnetou, 2013)
37 celestion ~ panabrite | xenon district (vco, 2013)
38 the secret door ~ motion sickness of time travel | oust (sicsic, 2013)
39 trapdoor to onfinity ~ rambutan | split with tidal (aguirre, 2012)
40 melancholy descriptions... ~ oneohtrix point never | fall into time (software, 2013)  
41an empire upon an empire ~ high wolf | kairos: chronos (not not fun, 2013)
42 you are sound ~ the fractal skulls | unreleased track (free download, 2013)
43 some place i keep dreaming about ~ ricky eat acid | love songs (obama, 2013)
44 holding breaths ~ aloonaluna | split w/ former selves (cosmic winnetou, 2013)
45 peru suite (andes & city) ~ monster rally | s&s dreams (stadiums&shrines, 2013)
46 lost raindrops ~ banana pill | banana pill (full of nothing, 2012)
47 tchenhoukoumen ~ senegal, percussion | murmurs of earth (2013)
48 lonesome train dreams ~ henry flynt | graduation (ampersand, 2001)
49 western tears ~ justin walter | lullabies & nightmares (kranky, 2013)
50 please leave me here ~ reedbeds | basement grotto (sicsic, 2012)

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monster rally & rumtum

 monster rally & rumtum ~ coasting ep (gold robot, 2012)

"Coasting is the second collaborative effort from Cleveland natives Monster Rally and RumTum. It picks up where the duo left off on their debut EP, finding the artists sharing samples, vinyl, and drums. their funk-influenced, beat-driven tracks are put through a globe-trotting lens of Caribbean calypso (Sunbay Hotel), Middle Eastern dance (Veil), Peruvian cumbia (Chicks) and American soul (Coasting). the title refers to the recent cross-country moves that Feighan and Hastings both made in the last year (to Los Angeles and Seattle respectively). the EP is a reflection of these new locations and has a sunnier, more upbeat vibe than Monster Rally & RumTum EP's winter influenced beats.

the artwork on the 12" is an internationally influenced piece as well. Combining Asian, Middle-Eastern, Native American and Indian cultural motifs, the EP artwork visually mirrors the sonic compositions that it represents. the etching on the vinyl is a Mandala, influenced by Tibetan sand paintings." gold robot

vuelven los collages y las florituras y la felicidad sin fin de ted y john, mezclando sonidos de todas las épocas y naturalezas, cambiando las camisas hawaianas por ponchos peruanos, casando mandalas tibetanos con plumas indias y algún que otro guiño a james bond y a 'tango in the night' de fleetwood mac (esas campanillas tan lindsey buckingham justo al principio de 'sunbay hotel'). fascinantes como siempre. como decía rafa, 'para ti no sé, para mí escuchar monster rally es nadar en una piscina de bolas antes de merendar un bocadillo de plátano y después de beberme un gin tonic con pistachos.' o 'seguimos teniendo ganas de ponérnoslo y salir por ahí a bailar'. yes que sí! que diría kupuri ^.^

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monster rally & rumtum

monster rally & rumtum ~ sunbay hotel/walter's jam 7'' (self~released, 2012)

"just months off the heels of its collaborative debut, mr&rt, the duo of Monster Rally & Rumtum (a.k.a. Ted Feighan and John Hastings) is back with a new offering. on their new digital single, "Sunbay Hotel," the cross-continental producers assimilate genres like tropicalia and lounge into their beat-heavy production, opening with jangly and warm instrumentation that slowly gives way to vibes straight out of an old James Bond flick. but don't get it twisted~the rhythms at the core of Monster Rally & Rumtum's new tune are still unabashedly hip-hop." xlr8r

de cabeza, siempre. aunque sólo sean dos canciones (que crecen y revelan nuevos e infinitos matices en sucesivas escuchas, james bond! en 'sunbay hotel', silbidos deslizándose por tu imaginación y cascada de campanillas que se parecen a las de 'you & i part I & II' de fleetwood mac en 'walter's jam'), un verano sin monster rally, con o sin rumtum,  no es un verano. pocos discos nos gustan tanto en microphones como los de ted feighan, cuya estela, clima, vibraciones, texturas y buen gusto pueden rastrearse en tantos y tantos discos que han aparecido desde aquel exuberante y simpático stop motion con frutas tropicales propulsadas al aire desde lugares inverosímiles. la guinda sería acompañarlas con el último disco de peaking lights, ¿son 'live love' y 'walter's jam' las canciones más bonitas y refrescantes del mundo?  

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monster rally - beyond the sea (golden robot, 2012)

"Beyond the Sea is the second full length album from Monster Rally. The records sampled to create this album were dug from cities across the country and have been thrown through the lens of Monster Rally's lo-fi production. The resulting album builds upon the skeleton of 2011's Coral, adding muscle and structure in interesting places, to create a 42 minute song-cycle and continue Monster Rally's exploration of sonic collage. The vinyl edition comes pressed on lava red vinyl in a single gatefold jacket, all artwork is created by Ted Feighan (Monster Rally). A limited edition signed art booklet will be included in the first 100 pre-orders." golden robot

sincronicidad. ayer estuve todo el día con "siberian girls" en la cabeza, debe ser por la felicidad de saber que lleva varios días lloviendo y que la tónica para estos días seguirá siendo la misma. imagino que ya me he hecho mayor del todo al alegrarme por este tipo de cosas. en fín, a lo que iba, ayer a última hora recibí un correo de ted feighan anunciando que para junio estará listo su segundo disco, "beyond the sea", y claro, me puse como unas castañuelas. le comenté que toda la tree people in da house es muy fan de monster rally. mientras esperamos al lanzamiento en junio, nos regala "jaguar" para ir abriendo boca. a ti no sé, para mi escuchar monster rally es nadar en una piscina de bolas antes de merendar un bocadillo de plátano y después de beberme un gin tonic con pistachos.

pre-order | download & see "jaguar"

p.s.: también hablamos de perros, de lo mucho que se parece el perruno del vídeo a jack, y de las ganas que tiene de que aparezca su perro en un vídeo, aquí la futura estrella.

monster rally & rumtum

monster rally & rumtum ~ mr & rt (waaga records, 2012)

"Monster Rally & RUMTUM is the collaboration of Ted Feighan (Monster Rally) and John Hastings (RUMTUM). The two natives of Cleveland met in Columbus through mutual friends and began bonding over a love of beat music. The project is the exploration of their shared musical tastes and features influences from a broad range of styles including hip-hop, psych-pop, dub, dance and funk. The EP, MR&RT, is a seven-track introduction to the sound of Monster Rally & RUMTUM and serves as a preview of what’s to come." waaga records

monster rally mola, y mucho, aquí tal vez no suena todo tan orgánico como en solitario. pero los complementos dub (vía rumtum) no alteran el vestido tropical, seguimos teniendo ganas de ponérnoslo y salir por ahí a bailar, o imaginarlo si finalmente nos quedamos en casa.

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following the sun

va ~ following the sun (november 2011)

01. kentucky moonshiner ~ bill staines
02. cantina crawl ~ toby burke
03. baby where you are ~ ted lucas
04. lady with the braid ~ dory previn
05. lady blue ~ trevor swadling
06. the road is hard ~ graham davies
07. south someday ~ edgar wappenhalter
08. sunny california theme ~ michael james tapscott
09. how to collect branches ~ je suis le petit chevalier
10. prizewinning ~ julianna barwick
11. alpine valley shelter point ~ food pyramid
12. sea bed meditation ~ jürgen müller
13. crickets sing for ana maría ~ walter wanderly
14. siberian girls ~ monster rally
15. long time before this ~ jim guthrie, sarah harmer & bry webb
16. voice of god ~ castlemusic & wyrd visions
17. hey moon ~ john maus
18. violet ~ moonshine moonshine
19. stagnant water ~ shipwrecks
20. gardenfull ~ theo angell
21. under the sun ~ mia doi todd
22. wendy bird ~ haley bonar
23. fly eye ~ wizard oz
24. sa sa samoa ~ korallreven with julianna barwick
25. nature is a song ~ sister irene o'connor
26. guaglione ~ marino marini

otro año más, happy birthday maicropóns!

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monster rally ~ crystal ball (self~released 2011)

"This is potentially the most leisurely release of the year...Monster Rally is the brainchild of Cleveland, Ohio’s Ted Feighan. Piecing together vinyl samples of yesteryear’s chillest as if recalling a story, Monster Rally is all about loopy, fun collages that come to life as their own entities. As a nostalgic past glistens through each jam, you cannot shake the feeling that there is a full band playing; you can feel the spirit of long-lost souls letting their internal light shine through each carefree note. It is a testament to avid sample-collectors and space is the place-ers alike..." zen tapes

"Monster Rally sent over Crystal Ball, a collection of loop-based material that was recorded “in an unbelievably hot attic” during the Palm Reader sessions of July 2010. It’s intriguing to hear him work with more vocal-heavy samples with this record, which almost serves as a primer for the rest of his catalog. You can pick your price for these tropics on his bandcamp for a limited time only" dipped in dollars

"...Ted Feighan creates an atmosphere that’s light, fun, sand between the toes fresh. It’s hip-hop, stylistically lo-fi, and Beach Boy madness. Really takes the mind off of nonverbal postures that elicit dominant interviewing techniques and puts me on the beach hoping to catch a sunset." 

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monster rally ~ deep sea ep 7" (gold robot 2011)

"One of the more admirable qualities of music is its ability to take you somewhere. Sometimes it is somewhere you've already been. Other times, it takes you to a Midcentury pool party where everyone is blazed, doing the Watusi on the patio and enjoying an endless summer. Monster Rally resides on this plane of permanent vacation." imposse

sol para todos

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