Media Monarchy plays Lee “Scratch” Perry, Ela Minus, Zé Carlos and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 11, 2025. ♬
The Faint – “Fulcrum And Lever” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1441331-The-Faint-Fasciinatiion // https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12073-fasciinatiion/ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKqDa3juZ1E
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Inkswel & Lee “Scratch” Perry – “Mystical Majic” (James Curd Remix w/Elf Tranzporter)
‘Mystical Majic Remixes’
Inner Tribe Records – January 27, 2025
*Inkswel & Lee “Scratch” Perry – “Mystical Majic” (James Curd Remix w/Elf Tranzporter) https://inkswel.bandcamp.com/track/mystical-majic-feat-elf-tranzporter-james-curd-remix // https://inkswel.bandcamp.com/album/inkswel-lee-scratch-perry-mystical-majic-remixes // From ‘Mystical Majic Remixes,’ the just-released 4-song digital EP by Inkswel & Lee “Scratch” Perry, available now via Inner Tribe Records. The original mix of “Mystical Majic” was released in 2022, while the three remixes on ‘Mystical Majic Remixes’ are previously unreleased.*
Ela Minus – “Broken”
‘DÍA’
Domino Recording Co – January 17, 2025
*Ela Minus – “Broken” https://elaminus.bandcamp.com/track/broken // https://elaminus.com // From ‘DÍA,’ the just-released album by Brooklyn-based Colombian artist, Ela Minus. Available now via Domino Recording Co.*
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KNEECAP – “H.O.O.D” (2025 Mix)
‘H.O.O.D 2025’
Heavenly Recordings – January 27, 2025
*KNEECAP – “H.O.O.D” (2025 Mix) https://kneecap.bandcamp.com/album/h-o-o-d-2025 // https://www.kneecap.ie // From ‘H.O.O.D 2025,’ the just-released EP by Irish trio, KNEECAP. Available now via Heavenly Recordings.*
Dez Dare – “Brutalised Robotics”
Digital Single
God Unknown Records – January 24, 2025
*Dez Dare – “Brutalised Robotics” https://dezdare.bandcamp.com/album/brutalised-robotics // https://www.dezdare.com // Here’s the just-released single by UK psych noise shaman, Dez Dare. Available now via God Unknown Records.*
Barby – “Scorpion” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Ovnimoon Records – January 31, 2025
*Barby – “Scorpion” (Inst.) https://ovnimoonrecords.bandcamp.com/track/scorpion // https://ovnimoonrecords.bandcamp.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_trance // Here’s the just-released single by Chilean trance and psytrance specialist, Barby. Available now via Ovnimoon Records.*
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Tunnelmental – “Eternal Flow” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Tunnelmental – January 29, 2025
*Tunnelmental – “Eternal Flow” (Inst.) https://tunnelmental.bandcamp.com/track/eternal-flow-instrumental // https://tunnelmental.bandcamp.com // Here’s the new digital single by #MediaMonarchy supporters, Tunnelmental! Available now via the artist.*
Sam Redmore – “Woah!” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Jalapeno Records – January 31, 2025
*Sam Redmore – “Woah!” (Inst.) https://samredmore.bandcamp.com/album/woah // https://open.spotify.com/artist/3McygTbX192HcFzSHa9mA6 // Here’s the new single by Sam Redmore, a leftover track from the sessions for his 2024 album, ‘Modulate’. Available now via Jalapeno Records.*
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Zé Carlos – “Venha” (Remix)
‘Horse Meat Disco Presents Disco & Boogie from Brazil Vol.1’
MR BONGO – March 21, 2025
*Zé Carlos – “Venha” (Remix) https://mrbongo.bandcamp.com/track/venha-remix // https://mrbongo.bandcamp.com/album/horse-meat-disco-presents-disco-boogie-from-brazil-vol-1 // https://horsemeatdisco.net/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BAsica_popular_brasileira // The lead single to preview the upcoming various artists compilation album, ‘Horse Meat Disco Presents Disco & Boogie from Brazil Vol.1’. Due on March 21st via MR BONGO.*
Lothar and the Hand People – “Milkweed Love”
‘Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964-1969’
Waveshaper Media – July 19, 2019
*Lothar and the Hand People – “Milkweed Love” https://youtu.be/ulSu_6V54Rg // https://www.discogs.com/release/13980399-Various-Electronic-Voyages-Early-Moog-Recordings-1964-1969 // This song by electronic music pioneers (and very early adaptors of the Moog modular synthesizer) was originally released on their 1968 Capitol Records LP, ‘Presenting…Lothar And The Hand People’. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964-1969’, released back in 2019 by Waveshaper Media.*