Media Monarchy plays Black Sites, Alien Skin, Pye Corner Audio and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for June 10, 2025. ♬
Take – “Frustrated” (Vinyl)
‘Pieces From The Puzzle’ EP
Buttermilk Records – Jan. 13, 2004
*Take – “Frustrated” (Vinyl) https://open.spotify.com/track/0SCtRepM3YFQl651QuKnMw // https://www.discogs.com/release/391865-Take-Pieces-From-The-Puzzle // Thomas Wilson – aka Take aka DJ Take aka Take One – put out this EP in 20o3 and this 2004 12″ release has always been an indie favorite! I’ve never heard or come across any of his other releases, have you? This was a promo sent to my college radio station when I was not only the overall music director – but was doing the electronic (RPM) charts, too!*
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Terence Fixmer – “Evolve” (Marcel Dettmann Remix)
‘Magnetic North’ (EP)
Mute / Nova Mute – July 16, 2025
*Terence Fixmer – “Evolve” (Marcel Dettmann Remix) https://youtu.be/uRULDa-9K7s // https://mute.ffm.to/tf-mnep // This remix of a track from French producer Terence Fixmer’s recent album ‘The Paradox In Me’, by German techno powerhouse Marcel Dettmann, will be included on Fixmer’s upcoming EP ‘Magnetic North’, due on July 16th via Mute / Nova Mute.*
Black Sites – “3D” (Inst.)
‘R4’
Tresor Records – June 27, 2025
*Black Sites – “3D” (Inst.) https://tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/track/3d // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_site // From ‘R4,’ the upcoming album by the German duo of Helena Hauff and F#X, aka Black Sites, who are releasing their first new music in eleven years under the Black Sites moniker, due on June 27th via Tresor Records.*
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Alien Skin – “Nothing But Dead Desire”
‘Nothing But Dead Desire’
Alien Skin – May 26, 2025
*Alien Skin – “Nothing But Dead Desire” https://alienskin.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-but-dead-desire // https://alienskinmusic.com // Here’s the new single by Australian producer Alien Skin, available now via the artist.*
Djrum – “L’Ancienne” (Inst.)
‘Under Tangled Silence’
Houndstooth – April 25, 2025
*Djrum – “L’Ancienne” (Inst.) https://djrum.bandcamp.com/track/lancienne // From ‘Under Tangled Silence,’ the just-released album by UK producer Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, available now via Houndstooth.*
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digital ENERGY – “Addicted to you”
Digital Single
Infacted Recordings – May 9, 2025
*digital ENERGY – “Addicted to you” https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/addicted-to-you // Here’s the new single by German synth-pop duo, digital ENERGY, (aka David Erdmann and Bernd Kupke). Available now via Infacted Recordings.*
Formal Sppeedwear – “Wait (Hatchet Gets a New Hide)”
Digital Single
Melodic Records – May 27, 2025
*Formal Sppeedwear – “Wait (Hatchet Gets a New Hide)” https://formalsppeedwear.bandcamp.com/album/wait-hatchet-gets-a-new-hide // A bit of new wave goodness via the new single by UK trio, Formal Sppeedwear, available now via Melodic Records.*
Pye Corner Audio – “Galaxies” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Pye Corner Audio – May 2, 2025
*Pye Corner Audio – “Galaxies” (Inst.) https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/track/galaxies // Here’s the new single by cinematic electronica project Pye Corner Audio, available now via the artist’s Bandcamp page as a name your price download.*
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Manu Barceló – “Good Times”
‘U’re Guay Vol. 86’ (EP)
U’re Guay Records – May 22, 2025
*Manu Barceló – “Good Times” https://ureguay.bandcamp.com/track/good-times // From ‘U’re Guay Vol. 86,’ the just-released four-song EP by Argentinian house and dance music specialist, Manu Barceló. Available now via U’re Guay Records.*
Mari Kattman – “Sharp Shooter”
Digital Single
Metropolis Records – May 16, 2025
*Mari Kattman – “Sharp Shooter” https://marikattman.bandcamp.com/album/sharp-shooter // Here’s the new single by Boston composer, producer and live performer Mari Kattman, available now via Metropolis Records.*