Media Monarchy plays Ibibio Sound Machine, Dreamhour, Kieran Hebden x William Tyler and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for October 7, 2025. ♬
Starfucker – “Boy Toy” (Vinyl)
‘Jupiter’
Badman Recording Co. – May 5, 2009
*Starfucker – “Boy Toy” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yno7UM7-rGc // https://www.discogs.com/release/2035145-Starfucker-Jupiter // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(Starfucker_album) // ‘Jupiter’ is the second studio album by the Portland-based indie rock band Strfkr, released under the name Starfucker. It was originally released as a mini-LP on May 5, 2009, through Badman Recording Co., and was re-released on January 10, 2012, as a full album with three new tracks as well as updated artwork and mixes of the previously-existing tracks. All songs published by Jemez Mountain. “Cheap Thrills Beckley, WV (Raleigh Mall location) // $5.25”!*
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Ibibio Sound Machine – “Anyone Like You” (Extended Mix)
‘Anyone Like You’ (EP)
Merge Records – September 24, 2025
*Ibibio Sound Machine – “Anyone Like You” (Extended Mix) https://ibibiosoundmachine.bandcamp.com/track/anyone-like-you-extended-mix // https://ibibiosoundmachine.com // From ‘Anyone Like You,’ the just-released 4-song EP by Ibibio Sound Machine – who teamed with electronic music producers Village Cuts to fuse together electronic music with their signature sound. Available now via Merge Records.*
Propaganda – “They Call Me Nocebo” (Rhys Fulber Remix)
‘Remix Encounters’
Bureau B – September 19, 2025
*Propaganda – “They Call Me Nocebo” (Rhys Fulber Remix) https://propaganda-official.bandcamp.com/track/they-call-me-nocebo-rhys-fulber-remix // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_(band) // From ‘Remix Encounters,’ the just-released album by German synth-pop pioneers, Propaganda. Available now via Bureau B.*
Paradox Obscur – “Switch To Love”
‘IKONA’
Metropolis Records – September 12, 2025
*Paradox Obscur – “Switch To Love” https://paradoxobscur.bandcamp.com/track/switch-to-love // https://paradoxobscur.com // From ‘IKONA,’ the just-released sixth album by Paradox Obscur, the Greek duo of vocalist Kriistal Ann and composer and sound designer, Toxic Razor. Available now via Metropolis Records.*
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Manuel Sahagún – “Am I Here” (Inst.)
‘U’re Guay Vol. 92’ (EP)
U’re Guay Records – September 18, 2025
*Manuel Sahagún – “Am I Here” (Inst.) https://ureguay.bandcamp.com/track/am-i-here // From ‘U’re Guay Vol. 92,’ the just-released 4-song EP by Argentinian producer, Manuel Sahagún. Available now via U’re Guay Records.*
Deeper Tong – “Shadow Traffic” (Inst.)
‘Shadow Traffic’
Emerald & Doreen Records – September 26, 2025
*Deeper Tong – “Shadow Traffic” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/emerald-and-doreen-rec/noda-ca-deeper-tong-shadow-traffic-2 // https://open.spotify.com/album/7IeBJRTQqClYtjZLn6xiji // The title track of the just-released two-song digital EP by European DJ and producer, Deeper Tong, available now via Emerald & Doreen Records.*
Dreamhour – “PARACOSM” (Inst.)
‘Memory Machine’
New Retro Wave Records – August 24, 2025
*Dreamhour – “PARACOSM” (Inst.) https://newretrowave.bandcamp.com/track/paracosm // From ‘Memory Machine,’ the just-released album by Indian electronic music project, Dreamhour. Available now via New Retro Wave Records.*
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Hewitt & Volpato – “Trout Fishing” (Inst.)
‘Creek Soul’ (EP)
Shades Of Sound Recordings – September 22, 2025
*Hewitt & Volpato – “Trout Fishing” (Inst.) https://shadesofsoundmusic.bandcamp.com/track/trout-fishing // From ‘Creek Soul,’ the just-released four-song digital EP by electronic music project, Hewitt & Volpato. Available now via UK label Shades Of Sound Recordings.*
Kieran Hebden + William Tyler – “Spider Ballad” (Inst.)
’41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s’
Temporary Residence Ltd. – September 19, 2025
*Kieran Hebden + William Tyler – “Spider Ballad” (Inst.) https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/track/spider-ballad // https://www.fourtet.net // From ’41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s,’ the just-released album by Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) + William Tyler, available now via Temporary Residence Ltd.*
Tangerine Dream – “Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)” (Inst.)
‘Sorcerer (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
MCA Records – July, 1977
*Tangerine Dream – “Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/phJKQcvZ3sE // https://www.discogs.com/release/3680062-Tangerine-Dream-Sorcerer-Music-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_(film) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDtzbLJseQY // From ‘Sorcerer (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),’ the first of many soundtracks composed and recorded by German electronic band, Tangerine Dream. Released in July of 1977 on MCA Records.*