Media Monarchy plays Caribou, Ant, DJ T-1000 and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for January 28, 2025. ♬
Shalamar – “Dancing In The Sheets” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1051651-Shalamar-Dancing-In-The-Sheets // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalamar // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Sheets // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmHu1t_5X0
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Caribou – “Climbing” (Solomun Club Edit)
Digital Single
Merge Records – January 14, 2025
*Caribou – “Climbing” (Solomun Club Edit) https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/track/climbing-solomun-club-edit // https://caribou.lnk.to/Climbing_RemixTW // Here’s an extended remix (by Croatian musician, Solomun) of the song originally released on Caribou’s 2024 album, ‘Honey’. Available now via Merge Records.*
Monoparts – “Fear”
‘Soothsayers’
A Strangely Isolated Place – February 28, 2025
*Monoparts – “Fear” https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/album/soothsayers // https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/asipv052-monoparts-soothsayers // The lead single to preview ‘Soothsayers,’ the upcoming 7-song album by the duo of Polish artists, Olga Wojciechowska and Tomasz Walkiewicz, aka Monoparts. Due on February 28th via A Strangely Isolated Place.*
Zero Call – “Distant Victory” (Original Mix)
‘Distant Victory’
Emerald & Doreen – December 20, 2024
*Zero Call – “Distant Victory” (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/emerald-and-doreen-rec/zero-call-distant-victory-original-mix // https://soundcloud.com/emerald-and-doreen-rec // From ‘Distant Victory,’ the just-released album by Italian band, Zero Call. Available now via German label Emerald & Doreen.*
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Ant – “Damn Koop 2012” (Inst.)
‘Collection of Sounds Vol. 2’
Rhymesayers Entertainment – November 22, 2024
*Ant – “Damn Koop 2012” (Inst.) https://antturnthatsnaredown.bandcamp.com/track/damn-koop-2012 // https://antturnthatsnaredown.bandcamp.com/album/collection-of-sounds-vol-2 // From ‘Collection of Sounds Vol. 2,’ the just-released album of 16 tracks from the vaults of Anthony “Ant” Davis (one half of Atmosphere), available now via Rhymesayers Entertainment.*
Electronic Visions – “Tales of Forgotten Biomes” (Inst. Extended Version)
‘Forest Language: B-sides’
Luc Poppink – January 10, 2025
*Electronic Visions – “Tales of Forgotten Biomes” (Inst. Extended Version) https://electronicvisions.bandcamp.com/track/tales-of-forgotten-biomes-extended-version // https://electronicvisions.bandcamp.com/album/forest-language-b-sides // From the just-released digital EP ‘Forest Language: B-sides,’ by Netherlands-based artist, Electronic Visions. Composed of four songs from the sessions of his 2024 album, ‘Forest Language,’ it is available now via the artist.*
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Wallivor- “That Theory” (Inst. w/Ging3r)
Digital Single
Music UK Label – January 16, 2024
*Wallivor- “That Theory” (Inst. w/Ging3r) https://musicuk.bandcamp.com/album/that-theory // https://musicuk.bandcamp.com // Here’s a ten-minute slice of very mild techno by anonymous artist, Wallivor. Available now via the mysterious Music UK Label.*
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Phytophiliac – “Kaleidoscope” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Phytophiliac – January 19, 2025
*Phytophiliac – “Kaleidoscope” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/user-195606509/kaleidoscope // https://plantbasedmusic.org // Here’s the lead single to preview ‘Kaleidoscope,’ the upcoming eleventh album by #MediaMonarchy friend and supporter, Phytophiliac. The single is available now via the artist.*
DJ T-1000 – “Jetset Lovelife”
‘Jetset Lovelife’
Tresor Records – January 10, 1998
*DJ T-1000 – “Jetset Lovelife” https://djt1000.bandcamp.com/track/jetset-lovelife // https://alanoldham.com/HOME.html // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Oldham // The title track of the 12″ EP released by in 1998 by influential Detroit DJ, techno-mixer and producer DJ T-1000 (aka Alan Oldham). The EP has just been released digitally by German label Tresor Records, who released the vinyl version back in 1998.*