Media Monarchy plays Jessie Frye, Alien Skin, Jean Jacques Perrey and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 18, 2025. ♬
M People – “Testify” (Phat Manhattan Dub // Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/309295-M-People-Testify // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_People // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testify_(M_People_song) // https://genius.com/M-people-testify-lyrics // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xx3VC-UUyQ
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Machine Girl – “Ass2Mars” (Squarepusher Remix)
Digital Single
Future Classic – February 6, 2025
*Machine Girl – “Ass2Mars” (Squarepusher Remix) https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com/track/ass2mars-squarepusher-remix // https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com // Here’s the just-released single by NYC project, Machine Girl. Available now via Future Classic.*
Oh Mr James – “Rechargeable Battery Acid” (Esc Mix)
‘Sixty’
Analogical Force – March 7, 2025
*Oh Mr James – “Rechargeable Battery Acid” (Esc Mix) https://analogicalforce.bandcamp.com/track/rechargeable-battery-acid-esc-mix // https://analogicalforce.bandcamp.com/album/af060lp-sixty-s-k-sti // From ‘Sixty,’ the upcoming various artists compilation 3×12″ celebrating the 60th release by the Analogical Force label, due on March 7th.*
Ciao Kennedy – “Nothing” (Inst.)
‘Solarium’
Sdban Records – March 21, 2025
*Ciao Kennedy – “Nothing” (Inst.) https://ciaokennedy.bandcamp.com/track/nothing // https://ciaokennedy.bandcamp.com/album/solarium // From ‘Solarium,’ the upcoming album by Belgian quintet, Ciao Kennedy. Due on March 21st via Sdban Records.*
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Jessie Frye – “Secret Heart”
‘Otherworld’
NewRetroWave Records – March 28, 2025
*Jessie Frye – “Secret Heart” https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/secret-heart-2 // https://jessiefrye.lnk.to/Otherworld // From ‘Otherworld,’ the upcoming album by Jessie Frye, due on March 28th via NewRetroWave Records.*
Alien Skin – “Atomic Love Is A Turn On”
‘Atomic Love’
Alien Skin – February 3, 2025
*Alien Skin – “Atomic Love Is A Turn On” https://alienskin.bandcamp.com/track/atomic-love-is-a-turn-on // https://alienskinmusic.com // From ‘Atomic Love,’ the just-released two-song single by Alien Skin, available now via the artist.*
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Barker – “Reframing” (Inst.)
‘Stochastic Drift’
Smalltown Supersound – February 3, 2025
*Barker – “Reframing” (Inst.) https://sambarker.bandcamp.com/track/reframing // https://bleep.com/release/490474-barker-stochastic-drift // The lead single to preview ‘Stochastic Drift,’ the just-released album by German composer and musician, Barker. Available now via Smalltown Supersound.*
Luksek – “Disco Galattico” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Boots & Legs – February 14, 2025
*Luksek – “Disco Galattico” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/somethingspaecial/spaecial-premiere-luksek-disco-galattico-boots-legs // https://luksek.bandcamp.com // Here’s the just-released single by France-based, Italian producer and DJ, Luksek. Available now via Boots & Legs.*
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Zuke – “Voyager” (Inst.)
‘Voyager’
Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa – August 28, 2025
*Zuke – “Voyager” (Inst.) https://zuke.bandcamp.com/track/voyager-original-mix // https://zuke.bandcamp.com/album/voyager // From ‘Voyager,’ the just-released two-song digital single by New Zealand-based artist, Ed Zuccollo – aka Zuke. Available now via Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa.*
Jean Jacques Perrey – “The Little Girl From Mars” (Inst.)
‘The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean Jacques Perrey’
Vanguard – 1968
*Jean Jacques Perrey – “The Little Girl From Mars” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/E-X3FozMV4E // https://www.discogs.com/release/10334317-Jean-Jacques-Perrey-The-Amazing-New-Electronic-Pop-Sound-Of-Jean-Jacques-Perrey // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Perrey // From ‘The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean Jacques Perrey,’ the 1968 album by electronic music pioneer, Jean Jacques Perrey.*