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slow roadtrip

The first single off the Return to Paradise LP by Monster Rally, which dropped on October 29th as a limited edition 12" (plus digital).
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Following his move to Los Angeles from Ohio, Ted Feighan has returned with the next installment in his growing oeuvre as Exotica beatsmith, Monster Rally. Feighan’s third full-length as Monster Rally, Return to Paradise, is decidedly faster paced and more percussion-heavy than last year's Beyond the Sea, producing an aesthetic that closely resembles his live performances. The tracks melt together in a mysterious, blissful, and romantic haze invoking that signature Monster Rally thrill of being in a timeless, hypnagogic limbo. The album is pure pictorial fantasy, translating the images of a half-century of National Geographics into 17 tracks that’ll have both tiki drink connoisseurs and scotch aficionados swaying and bopping to the sweat and crackle of Feighan’s latest beatscapes. As with his past releases, Feighan is eager to have his passport stamped, reluctant to stay in one paradise for too long. His wanderlust samplings travel from Peru to Japan, Detroit to Maui, and Ghana to Barcelona expressing the pageantry and ceremony of destinations only the truly intrepid have tasted before.

The artwork of Return to Paradise is greatly inspired by the LP jackets of classic Exotica albums: Martin Denny's Quiet Village, Les Baxter's Jungle Jazz, and Arthur Lyman's Bwana to name just a few. Over fifty different varietals of flowers and plants from around the world decorate the blossoming arrangement on R2P’s cover. In addition, the packaging features printed sleeves showing a take on traditional Hawaiian patterned prints of native flowers and tropical birds. The inside of the gatefold jacket is a visual imagination of the kind of space Return to Paradise inevitably occupies. 

Return to Paradise

Orchids

Monster Rally - Orchids

You're in the mood for love
You're in the mood to dance
You're in the mood for a little romance
You're in the mood for love.

I see you pressed those pants
I see you styled that hair
There doesn't seem to be much of it there
You're in the mood to dance.

Can I have this chance
to be your little romance?
Can I have this dance?
I'm in the mood for love.

I'm all dressed up tonight
I've waited all night long
When will they finally play your song?
I'm in the mood to dance.

Can I have this chance
to be your little romance?
Can I have this dance?
I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood for love.

If it's the only chance I get
(If it's the only chance I get)
If it's the only chance, then get
(If it's the only chance, then get)
ready to throw your shoes away
(ready to throw your shoes away)
for I will sweep, sweep, sweep
you off your feet
I will sweep, sweep, sweep
you off your feet
to be your little romance

Can I have this chance
to be your little romance?
Can I have this dance?
I'm in the mood for you
You're in the mood for me
We're in the mood for love.

Little Romance (Ingrid Michaelson)

A New Begining

Another good producer comes from Nicaragua: Saulo Paul (Egothermia, Wanna Dance) Owner of a powerful techno sound, he present two original works full of rhythm, peak hour tracks. This ep comes along with strong remixes by Oxy Beat, Gesus Lpz, G!RISH and Jose Ferrando.

Saulo Paul, Oxy Beat, Gesus Lpz, G!RISH, Jose Ferrando - Nahuatl EP

Reasons To Love You

A rendition recorded summer of '09, myself and Eric.

How To Disappear Completely (Radiohead)

Automatic For The People

New Orleans Instrumental No. 1

Like Drawing Blood

Myth

Speak for Yourself

Headlock (Instrumental)

know enough
to keep above
watch you fall back down 
as we start to run 

i feel it too
as it calls to you
hit the dark 
i will come through

you think you're safe right behind the door
you think the worst of it happened before 
you're all alone on the highest floor
what are you waiting for

this is how it feels
no use in these tears
shadows interfere 
reach into the clear 
(i take the blame but you never know)

even out this far 
who knows where we are
never where you start 

we're in the red 
in empty air
acting up
don't take me there 

if you only knew 
what i've got to loose 
it's enough 
that i'm losing you 

you think you're safe right behind the door
you think the worst of it happened before 
you're all alone on the highest floor
what are you waiting for

this is how it feels
no use in these tears
shadows interfere 
reach into the clear 
(i take the blame but you never know)

even out this far 
who knows where we are
never where you start

and now 
even though you drag me down 
i will keep you all around 
(it's all the same)
(just take the blame but i know that you never will) 
(i know you never will)

Buy 'Ruin' on iTunes

Ruin

DAVID GILMOUR GIRLS 'ONE FOR THE GIPPER'

Here Is Why - Room 3141

Breack dub beats.

08 - Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life

Rutter, Requiem  II. Out of the Deep

Self-produced, independent, engaged, she blurs the boundaries between pure art form and creative entrepreneurship. Heap has always communicated and collaborated with her loyal following (currently she has over 2.2m twitter followers alone) both on and offline in pioneering ways. This has included fans contributing sounds, words and ideas through her inventive Listening Chair project for example or taking on a whole city in China for her song Xizi She Knows.

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To release Tiny Human, Imogen started to think on how the music industry could be improved in the wake of blockchain technology and smart contracts. So in her spare time, Imogen’s been speaking and meeting up mostly about what she calls ‘Mycelia’ - A foundation from which to create, champion and maintain the ethical, technological and commercial standards required to run a fair trade music industry.

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In 2017, you may see Imogen in a town near you as she’s planning her much awaited next World Tour!

Headlock (Instrumental)

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