Media Monarchy plays Hans Zimmer, Orions Belte, Mick Harvey and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 20, 2025. ♬
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players – “Look At Me” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/1530260-The-Trachtenburg-Family-Slideshow-Players-Look-At-Me // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenburg_Family_Slideshow_Players // https://open.spotify.com/track/6PyEAcGEbUluJIjhPoTYRc
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Hans Zimmer – “The Americas” (Inst. w/Andrew James Christie)
Digital Single
BBC Studios Production – March 7, 2025
*Hans Zimmer – “The Americas” (Inst. w/Andrew James Christie) https://youtu.be/RiGIa3IGP5U // https://open.spotify.com/album/16cRmdBtOpwq4tmBwUKJmM // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739990/ // This song will appear on the forthcoming soundtrack (TBA) of the ten-part NBC Television documentary series, ‘The Americas’. The single is available to stream now via BBC Studios Production.*
Paul Leonard-Morgan -“Chaos” (Inst.)
‘Chaos: The Manson Murders (Soundtrack from the Netflix Documentary)’
Netflix Music – March 7, 2025
*Paul Leonard-Morgan -“Chaos” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/m071EUd-rLM // https://open.spotify.com/album/4CJ5UYRsRXDlQrJi5Yaqg0 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35628886/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHAOS:_Charles_Manson,_the_CIA,_and_the_Secret_History_of_the_Sixties // From ‘Chaos: The Manson Murders (Soundtrack from the Netflix Documentary),’ available now via Netflix Music.*
Sol Kaplan – “Kirk Does It Again” (Inst.)
‘Star Trek: The Original Series – The 1701 Collection, Volume Seven’
La-La Land Records – October 11, 2024
*Sol Kaplan – “Kirk Does It Again” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/abbTJ-xzQjM // https://www.discogs.com/release/32094501-Alexander-Courage-Gerald-Fried-Sol-Kaplan-Star-Trek-The-Original-Series-The-1701-Collection-Volume-S // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doomsday_Machine_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series) // A cue from “The Doomsday Machine,” the sixth episode of season two of the original Star Trek series, first aired on October 20, 1967. Composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan, here featured on the 2 x CD, ‘Star Trek: The Original Series – The 1701 Collection, Volume Seven’, released last October by La-La Land Records in a limited edition of 1701 copies.*
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Jasper Blom – “Your Beauty and My Brains” (Inst.)
‘Metropolarity’
Whirlwind Recordings – May 9, 2025
*Jasper Blom – “Your Beauty and My Brains” (Inst.) https://jasperblom-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/track/your-beauty-and-my-brains // https://jasperblom-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/metropolarity // The lead single to preview ‘Metropolarity,’ the upcoming album by Amsterdam-based composer and saxophonist, Jasper Blom. Due on May 9th via Whirlwind Recordings.*
Orions Belte – “The Carneddau” (Inst.)
‘Pur Jus’
Jansen Records – September 12, 2025
*Orions Belte – “The Carneddau” (Inst.) https://orionsbelte.bandcamp.com/track/the-carneddau-2 // https://orionsbelte.bandcamp.com/album/pur-jus // The lead single to preview ‘Pur Jus,’ the upcoming album by Norwegian band, Orions Belte. Due on September 12th via Jansen Records.*
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Mick Harvey – “Golden Mirror” (Jackson C. Frank Cover w/Amanda Acevedo)
‘Golden Mirrors – The Uncovered Series Vol. 1’
Mute – March 28, 2025
*Mick Harvey – “Golden Mirror” (Jackson C. Frank Cover w/Amanda Acevedo) https://mickharvey1.bandcamp.com/track/golden-mirror // https://mickharvey1.bandcamp.com/album/golden-mirrors-the-uncovered-series-vol-1 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_C._Frank // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Harvey // The lead single to preview ‘Golden Mirrors – The Uncovered Series Vol. 1,’ the upcoming album by the duo of Australian singer-songwriter, Mick Harvey and Mexican vocalist, Amanda Acevedo. Due on March 28th via Mute. Harvey and Acevedo cover eleven songs by American singer-songwriter Jackson C. Frank on ‘Golden Mirrors – The Uncovered Series Vol. 1’.*
Goldmund – “Darnley” (Inst.)
‘Layers of Afternoon’
Western Vinyl – June 2, 2025
*Goldmund – “Darnley” (Inst.) https://goldmund.bandcamp.com/track/darnley // https://goldmund.bandcamp.com/album/layers-of-afternoon // https://westernvinyl.com/artists/goldmund.php // The lead single to preview ‘Layers of Afternoon,’ the upcoming album of ambient piano music by Goldmund, the project of composer and pianist, Keith Kenniff. Due on June 2nd via Western Vinyl.*
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SEVAD – “Up All Night”
Digital Single
Sevad Music House Records – February 12, 2025
*SEVAD – “Up All Night” https://sevadmusichouserecords.bandcamp.com/track/up-all-night // https://sevadmusichouse.com // The new single by Jamaican freedom fighter, SEVAD. Available now via his label, Sevad Music House Records.*
Cocoa Tea – “Rocking Dolly”
‘Reggae Anthology: The Sweet Sound Of Cocoa Tea’
17 North Parade – 2008
*Cocoa Tea – “Rocking Dolly” https://youtu.be/W5GWsi87tE4 //
https://www.discogs.com/release/1677684-Cocoa-Tea-The-Sweet-Sound-Of-Cocoa-Tea // https://www.discogs.com/master/268880-Cocoa-Tea-Rocking-Dolly // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Tea // The first hit record by reggae singer Calvin George Scott under his moniker Cocoa Tea, originally released as the A-side of a 45 on the Volcano label in 1984. Offered in tribute to the singer and songwriter who passed away from a cardiac arrest on March 11th at the age of 65.*
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The Detroit Emeralds – “You Want It You Got It” // “Take My Love”
‘You Want It, You Got It’
Westbound Records – 1972
https://www.discogs.com/release/217088-Detroit-Emeralds-You-Want-It-You-Got-It // https://youtu.be/lrYaLlYIrJI // https://youtu.be/eJddxdDvSpQ