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Monster Rally is the project of Ted from Cleveland, Ohio. Since June he has put out 3 very enjoyable EPs, all free for download -along with 2 superb MF DOOM remixes- via bandcamp. His tunes provided the perfect mellow backing sound to the Poule’s twilight bicycle ride through the beautiful city of Stockholm last month. It’s about time to get to know the guy behind the loops. Well, sort of, here is another visual interview:

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Strong contender for album of the year. Only question is if 5 songs make it an album. Then again which album has more than 5 really great songs? Stream/buy on bandcamp.

The good may be just outside your house : german folk poppers The Dashwoods present today’s morceau du jour. Their EP ‘Loony Bin’ is available purely at gigs but they’re very happy to send you a copy if you mail them on MySpace.

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Aaaaawww finally a new treat by Museum Of Bellas Artes. The lovely Swedes contributed ‘Who Do You Love’ to the first ever Poule d’Or Compilation and in October they’ll release their first 7” single ‘Watch The Glow’ on Transparent – with ‘Who Do You Love’ as the b-side. 300 copies only, now on pre-order at Pure Groove.

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