Media Monarchy plays Ornette Coleman, Femi Kuti, Ira Newborn and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for December 5, 2024. ♬
ZZ Top – “Doubleback” (Cassette)
https://www.discogs.com/release/6932074-ZZ-Top-Greatest-Hits // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleback // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CkvAbff1Ok
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Ian Arber x Dave Rowntree -“Attack On The Embassy” (Inst.)
‘Paris Has Fallen (Original Series Soundtrack)’
Lakeshore Records – November 29, 2024
*Ian Arber x Dave Rowntree -“Attack On The Embassy” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/NJTBMGJjTG8 // https://open.spotify.com/album/7BcbDgx1TGdIfgsU6U7O25 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33184638/ // From ‘Paris Has Fallen (Original Series Soundtrack),’ featuring Blur drummer, Dave Rowntree! Available now via Lakeshore Records.*
Trent Reznor x Atticus Ross – “Main Title Theme (From ‘The Franchise’)” (Inst.)
‘The Franchise (Soundtrack From The Original HBO Series)’
WaterTower Music – November 24, 2024
*Trent Reznor x Atticus Ross – “Main Title Theme (From ‘The Franchise’)” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/YvXmrh-p29U // https://open.spotify.com/album/0DDbDmBoNuPTciywAkmYMu // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21614420/ // From ‘The Franchise (Soundtrack From The Original HBO Series),’ available now via WaterTower Music.*
Antonio Pinto & Gabriel Ferreira – “Dietrich’s Theme” (Inst.)
‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
Lakeshore Records – November 22, 2024
*Antonio Pinto & Gabriel Ferreira – “Dietrich’s Theme” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/9M3fmRn7MjY // https://open.spotify.com/album/6p0Cs75DFIjytZxIKIpCoI // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26237514/ // From ‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via Lakeshore Records.*
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James Brandon Lewis – “Five Spots to Caravan” (Inst.)
‘Apple Cores’
Anti- Records – February 7, 2025
*James Brandon Lewis – “Five Spots to Caravan” (Inst.) https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/track/five-spots-to-caravan // https://jblewis.com // The lead single to preview ‘Apple Cores,’ the upcoming album by NYC saxophonist and composer, James Brandon Lewis, due on February 7, 2025 via Anti- Records.*
Ornette Coleman – “Congeniality” (Inst.)
‘The Shape Of Jazz To Come’
Atlantic – October, 2022
*Ornette Coleman – “Congeniality” (Inst.) https://open.spotify.com/track/20cLrU1NlLJlOhPO3CkX9G // https://www.discogs.com/release/24779189-Ornette-Coleman-The-Shape-Of-Jazz-To-Come // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornette_Coleman // From the 2022 mono reissue of ‘The Shape Of Jazz To Come,’ the 1959 Atlantic album by Ornette Coleman, available now via Vinyl Me, Please.*
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Studio – “Origin”
‘West Coast’
Ghostly International – January 24, 2025
*Studio – “Origin” https://studio.bandcamp.com/track/origin // https://www.studio-information.com // The lead single to preview ‘West Coast,’ the upcoming album by the Swedish duo of Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg, aka Studio, due on January 24, 2025 via Ghostly International.*
Femi Kuti – “Politics Don Expose Them”
Digital Single
Partisan Records – November 26, 2024
*Femi Kuti – “Politics Don Expose Them” https://femikuti.bandcamp.com/album/politics-don-expose-them // https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kgrtA0dlnVpWB6zjpXrRb // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi_Kuti // Here’s the new single by Femi Kuti (the eldest son of Zamrock legend Fela Kuti), available now via Partisan Records.*
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Damu The Fudgemunk – “Sparks” (Inst.)
‘Peace of Action’
Def Pressé – November 22, 2024
*Damu The Fudgemunk – “Sparks” (Inst.) https://damuthefudgemunk.bandcamp.com/track/sparks // https://damuthefudgemunk.bandcamp.com/album/peace-of-action // From ‘Peace of Action,’ the just-released album by Damu The Fudgemunk, available now via Def Pressé.*
Ira Newborn – “Main Titles (‘The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad!’)” (Inst.)
‘The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad!’
Rusted Wave – February, 2024
*Ira Newborn – “Main Titles (‘The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad!’)” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/9Bx20cflBBk // https://www.discogs.com/release/29835934-Ira-Newborn-The-Naked-Gun-From-The-Files-Of-Police-Squad // The main title of ‘The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,’ the 1988 film written and produced by the legendary comedy trio of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ, consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker). Offered in tribute to Jim Abrahams who passed away on November 26th at the age of 80.*
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Elvis Presley – “Heartbreak Hotel” (Live) // “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” (Live)
‘The King In The Ring’
RCA Victor / RCA / Legacy / Sony Music – November 30, 2018
https://www.discogs.com/release/12877130-Elvis-Presley-The-King-In-The-Ring // https://open.spotify.com/track/4fTmleJnKIenV2OleQRS8A // https://open.spotify.com/track/2tFqc56CN2UfNhroYitBqm
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Julie London – “Warm In December” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1951489-Julie-London-Calendar-Girl // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_Girl_(Julie_London_album) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8a4q3Fhu8