Media Monarchy plays Daphni, Blockhead, No Such Error and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 11, 2025. ♬
The Third Degree – “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” (Kylie Minogue Cover // Smoove Remix // Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/27903510-The-Third-Degree-Mercy-Cant-Get-You-Out-Of-My-Head-Smoove-Remixes // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can’t_Get_You_Out_of_My_Head // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxLmAmiiJh8
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Daphni – “Fly Away” (Inst. Deetron Mix)
‘Fly Away (Deetron Mixes)’
Jiaolong – February 21, 2025
*Daphni – “Fly Away” (Inst. Deetron Mix) https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/track/fly-away-deetron-mix // https://www.caribou.fm // From ‘Fly Away (Deetron Mixes),’ the just-released 12″ three-song EP by Dan Snaith (Caribou) under one of his other monikers, Daphni. Available now via Jiaolong.*
Blockhead – “We All Chillin’ And Shit”
‘It’s Only A Midlife Crisis If Your Life Is Mid’
Future Archive Recordings – February 21, 2025
*Blockhead – “We All Chillin’ And Shit” https://blockheadnyc.bandcamp.com/track/we-all-chillin-and-shit // https://blockheadmusic.store // From ‘It’s Only A Midlife Crisis If Your Life Is Mid,’ the just-released six-song EP by Blockhead, available now via Future Archive Recordings.*
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Nicolas Bougaïeff – “Necessary Machinery” (Inst.)
‘Primal Extensions’
Mute – February 20, 2025
*Nicolas Bougaïeff – “Necessary Machinery” (Inst.) https://nicolasbougaieff.bandcamp.com/track/necessary-machinery // https://mute.ffm.to/nb-pe.bio // From ‘Primal Extensions,’ the just-released four-song EP by Berlin-based Canadian artist, Nicolas Bougaïeff. Available now via Mute.*
Torul – “Messianic”
‘Superposition’
Infacted Recordings – February 14, 2025
*Torul – “Messianic” https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/messianic // https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/superposition // From ‘Superposition,’ the just-released ninth album by Slovenian trio, Torul. Available now via Infacted Recordings.*
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No Such Error – “Meet The Mockingbird” (Inst.)
‘Know Your Change Agent’
Bill Cargill – April 4, 2025
*No Such Error – “Meet The Mockingbird” (Inst.) https://nosucherror.bandcamp.com/track/meet-the-mockingbird // https://nosucherror.bandcamp.com/album/know-your-change-agent // The lead single to preview ‘Know Your Change Agent,’ the upcoming 10-song album by UK electronic musician and Monarchy member, Bill Cargill, aka No Such Error. Available now via the artist.*
Photay – “Jet Stream” (Inst.)
‘Windswept: Expansions’
Mexican Summer – February 26, 2025
*Photay – “Jet Stream” (Inst.) https://photay.bandcamp.com/track/jet-stream // https://bleep.com/release/496766-photay-jet-stream // A bonus track included on ‘Windswept: Expansions,’ the just-released deluxe edition of the 2024 album by Los Angeles producer, Photay. Available now via Mexican Summer.*
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JakoJako – “Lì xì” (Inst.)
‘Tết 41’
Mute – April 25, 2025
*JakoJako – “Lì xì” (Inst.) https://jakojako.bandcamp.com/track/l-x // https://mute.ffm.to/jakojako-tet41 // From ‘Tết 41,’ the upcoming album by Berlin-based modular synthesist, JakoJako. Due on April 25th via Mute.*
The Northern Territories – “In Our Darkest Hour (Something New Is Born)”
‘A Star In Orbit Still’
Dependent – May 23, 2025
*The Northern Territories – “In Our Darkest Hour (Something New Is Born)” https://thenorthernterritories.bandcamp.com/track/in-our-darkest-hour-something-new-is-born // https://thenorthernterritories.bandcamp.com/album/a-star-in-orbit-still // From ‘A Star In Orbit Still,’ the upcoming first new album in 25 years by Swedish synth duo, The Northern Territories. Due on May 23rd via Dependent.*
Gil Trythall – “Yakety Moog” (Inst. Boots Randolph Cover)
‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975)’
The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – October 5, 2023
*Gil Trythall – “Yakety Moog” (Inst. Boots Randolph Cover) https://open.spotify.com/track/0EYe4qWRTMB0m1ybGMHz2x // https://www.discogs.com/release/28665292-Various-Nashville-Gold-Hayseed-Delirium-From-The-Boob-Tube-Golden-Age-1956-1975 // A cover of the Boots Randolph classic, originally released by Gil Trythall on his 1970 album ‘Switched On Nashville (Country Moog),’ here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Nashville Gold: Hayseed Delirium From The Boob Tube Golden Age (1956-1975)’. Issued in 2023 by The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*