Media Monarchy plays Brian Tyler, Polyrhythmics, Lesley Gore and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 6, 2025. ♬
Ukefink – “Baseball” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1329977-Ukefink-Baseball // https://ukefink.bandcamp.com/album/heck-no // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXOevurqFk
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Brian Tyler, Breton Vivian – “1923 Main Titles” (Inst.)
‘1923 (Original Series Soundtrack), Season 2, Vol. 1.’
Sony Classical – February 23, 2025
*Brian Tyler, Breton Vivian – “1923 Main Titles” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/tVKG7gDT_WY // https://open.spotify.com/album/5rZxocrMnJj0UyOUaN4tft // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18335752/ // From 1923 (Original Series Soundtrack), Season 2, Vol. 1.,’ available now via Sony Classical.*
Jung Jaeil – “Corridor of Love” (Inst.)
‘Mickey17 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
WaterTower Music – February 28, 2025
*Jung Jaeil – “Corridor of Love” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/zsAwao-rQ8s // https://open.spotify.com/album/21x9V1HMfhP15q0ev6NVhP // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299608/ // From ‘Mickey17 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ available now via WaterTower Music.*
The Math Club – “Neighbor Like Me” (w/Relaye & Melo Makes Music)
‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Original Soundtrack)’
Marvel Music – February 21, 2025
*The Math Club – “Neighbor Like Me” (w/Relaye & Melo Makes Music) https://youtu.be/lTes4u4O7N0 // https://open.spotify.com/album/2BNWwP9D8LPxJfbB2l2DGn // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16027074/ // From ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Original Soundtrack),’ available now via Marvel Music.*
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J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – “This Could Be The Start Of Something Big” (Inst. 2025 Remaster)
‘The Great Kai & J. J.’
Impulse! – February 21, 2025
*J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – “This Could Be The Start Of Something Big” (Inst. 2025 Remaster) https://youtu.be/ISJr-oIanYc // https://www.discogs.com/release/33218298-JJ-Johnson-Kai-Winding-The-Great-Kai-J-J // From the just-released remastered reissue of ‘The Great Kai & J. J.’, the 1961 album by jazz trombonists J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, available now via Impulse! Remastered from the master tapes by Matthew Lutthans, pressed at Quality Record Pressing in Salina, Kansas. Reissue of the first album released on the Impulse! label.*
Mama Terra – “Canteloupe Island” (Live Inst. Herbie Hancock Cover)
‘Chameleons: Live Interpretations of Herbie Hancock’
Acid Jazz – February 14, 2025
*Mama Terra – “Canteloupe Island” (Live Inst. Herbie Hancock Cover) https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/track/canteloupe-island // https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/album/chameleons-live-interpretations-of-herbie-hancock // From ‘Chameleons: Live Interpretations of Herbie Hancock,’ the just-released album by Scottish jazz ensemble, Mama Terra. Available now via Acid Jazz.*
The Steve Luceno Band – “Bassalope Lope” (Inst.)
‘Constant Conversation’
Green Monkey Records – February 7, 2025
*The Steve Luceno Band – “Bassalope Lope” (Inst.) https://steveluceno.bandcamp.com/track/bassalope-lope // https://steveluceno.bandcamp.com/album/constant-conversation // From ‘Constant Conversation,’ the just-released sophomore solo album by Steve Luceno, jazz master bassist and founding member of long-running Oly Latin/Jazz band, Obrador. Available now via Green Monkey Records.*
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Polyrhythmics – “Mayo con Yayo” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Polyrhythmics – February 25, 2025
*Polyrhythmics – “Mayo con Yayo” (Inst.) https://polyrhythmics.bandcamp.com/track/mayo-con-yayo // https://ffm.to/mayoconyayo.OEM // The latest single by Seattle’s Polyrhythmics, available now via the band.*
The Cube of Unknowing – “Bog Magus” (Inst.)
‘Bog Summoner’
Library Of The Occult – February 1, 2025
*The Cube of Unknowing – “Bog Magus” (Inst.) https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/track/bog-magus // https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/album/bog-summoner // From ‘Bog Summoner,’ the just-released album by composer and sound artist, Francis Heery, under his moniker, The Cube of Unknowing. Available now via Library Of The Occult.*
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Gianni Brezzo – “Chronos” (Inst.)
‘Sprechiamo!’
Jakarta Records – March 21, 2025
*Gianni Brezzo – “Chronos” (Inst.) https://giannibrezzo.bandcamp.com/track/chronos // https://giannibrezzo.bandcamp.com/album/sprechiamo // From ‘Sprechiamo!,’ the upcoming album by German jazz/fusion outfit, Gianni Brezzo, due on March 21st via Jakarta Records. Project led by Cologne-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and creative maestro, Marvin Horsch.*
Walter Rizzati – “Love In Your Eyes” (Inst.)
‘Manhattan’
Beat Records – February 14, 2025
*Walter Rizzati – “Love In Your Eyes” (Inst.) https://cinemahotelstudios.bandcamp.com/track/love-in-your-eyes // https://cinemahotelstudios.bandcamp.com/album/manhattan // From the just-released digital reissue of ‘Manhattan,’ the 1978 album of Italian lounge music by soundtrack and library music composer, Walter Rizzati. Available now via Beat Records.*
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Lesley Gore – “It’s Gotta Be You” (Mono) // “That’s The Way The Ball Bounces” (Mono)
‘Boys, Boys, Boys’
Mercury – 1964
https://www.discogs.com/release/9999831-Lesley-Gore-Boys-Boys-Boys // https://youtu.be/DXjeMhBECCg // https://youtu.be/J97A0c6T69s