Media Monarchy plays John Carpenter, James Newton Howard, Black Market Brass and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for October 9, 2025. ♬
Erroll Garner – “French Doll” (Inst. // Vinyl)
‘Paris Impressions’
Columbia/Columbia Special Products – 1977
*Erroll Garner – “French Doll” (Inst. // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaPtHdK7X68 // https://www.discogs.com/release/3054476-Erroll-Garner-Paris-Impressions // https://www.discogs.com/release/3749056-Erroll-Garner-Paris-Impressions-Vol-1 // https://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-impressions-vol-1-mw0000875198 // Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer renowned for his swing playing and ballads. Accompanied by bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Kelly Martin, the two volumes of ‘Paris Impressions’ find Erroll Garner in a joyous, creative mood. I have this 1977 2xLP with a gatefold sleeve and also a single disk Vol. 1 Canadian pressing from the original release year, 1958. Both are mono!*
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John Carpenter – “Halloween Kills (End Titles)” (Inst. w/Cody Carpenter x Daniel Davies)
‘Halloween Kills: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition)’
Sacred Bones Records – October 3, 2025
*John Carpenter – “Halloween Kills (End Titles)” (Inst. w/Cody Carpenter x Daniel Davies) https://soundcloud.com/john-carpenter-official/halloween-kills-end-titles // https://open.spotify.com/album/3E8hFANnmah4sTVYRlSJcy // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665338/ // From ‘Halloween Kills: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition),’ available now via Sacred Bones Records.*
James Newton Howard – “Electrical Hazard” (Inst.)
‘The Lost Bus (Apple Original Film Soundtrack)’
Platoon – September 19, 2025
*James Newton Howard – “Electrical Hazard” (Inst.) https://youtu.be/1gwa9tqkcd4 // https://open.spotify.com/album/5apyu1KXFUZFhgtbaYilk8 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21103218/ // From ‘The Lost Bus (Apple Original Film Soundtrack)’, available now via Platoon.*
Albert Glasser – “AIP Emblem/2:45 AM/Main Title/Time Zero” (Inst.)
‘The Albert Glasser Collection Vol. 5 – Science Fiction: Atomic Mutation II’
Dragon’s Domain Records – 2025
*Albert Glasser – “AIP Emblem/2:45 AM/Main Title/Time Zero” ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12701/.f?sc=13&category=22848 // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050118/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Glasser // Here’s the main title of the 1957 sci-fi flick ‘The Amazing Colossal Man’ by composer, conductor and arranger Albert Glasser, who composed the soundtracks of approximately 200 films, primarily of the B-movie genre. From the just-released 2025 reissue of the 2022 CD ‘The Albert Glasser Collection Vol. 5 – Science Fiction: Atomic Mutation II’, available now via Dragon’s Domain Records.*
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Theo Bleckmann – “Love and Anger”
‘Love and Anger’
Sunnyside Records – October 31, 2025
*Theo Bleckmann – “Love and Anger” https://sunnysiderecords.bandcamp.com/track/love-and-anger-2 // The lead single and the title track of the upcoming album by jazz vocalist Theo Bleckmann, due on October 31st via Sunnyside Records.*
Black Market Brass – “If I Do My Own” (w/Obi Original)
‘If I Do My Own b/w I No Be (Colonizer)’
Colemine Records – November 14, 2025
*Black Market Brass – “If I Do My Own” (w/Obi Original) https://blackmarketbrass.bandcamp.com/track/if-i-do-my-own // https://www.coleminerecords.com/products/black-market-brass-if-i-do-my-own-i-no-be // The A-side of ‘If I Do My Own b/w I No Be (Colonizer),’ the upcoming 7″ by Minnesota afro-psych powerhouse Black Market Brass and vocalist Obi Original. Due on November 14th via Colemine Records.*
Federation of the Disco Pimp – “Out Of This World” (Inst.)
‘Gratuitous’
Acid Jazz Records – September 26, 2025
*Federation of the Disco Pimp – “Out Of This World” (Inst.) https://acidjazz.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-this-world // From ‘Gratuitous,’ the just-released album by Scottish funk band, Federation of the Disco Pimp. Available now via Acid Jazz Records.*
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The Animeros – “Terlingua” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Easy Eye Sound – October 1, 2025
*The Animeros – “Terlingua” (Inst.) https://theanimeros.bandcamp.com/track/terlingua // Here’s the just-released single by Austin, Texas band, The Animeros. Available now via Easy Eye Sound.*
Laura-Mary Carter – “Elvis Widow”
‘Bye Bye Jackie’
Jazz Life – September 26, 2025
*Laura-Mary Carter – “Elvis Widow” https://laura-marycarter.bandcamp.com/track/elvis-widow // From ‘Bye Bye Jackie,’ the just-released album by Brighton, UK singer-songwriter, Laura-Mary Carter. Available now via Jazz Life.*
Pharoah Sanders – “I Want To Talk About You” (Live Inst.)
‘Pharoah Sanders – Love is Here – The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings’
Elemental Music – September 30, 2025
*Pharoah Sanders – “I Want To Talk About You” (Live Inst.) https://elementalmusicrecords.bandcamp.com/track/i-want-to-talk-about-you // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders // The late, great saxophonist would have been 85 next week. From ‘Pharoah Sanders – Love is Here – The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings,’ the just-released 11-song 2xLP, recorded live at The Maison De La Radio in Paris in 1975. The album has been mastered for vinyl from the original stereo tape reels by Matthew Lutthens at The Mastering Lab. Available now on LP or CD via Elemental Music.*
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George Baker Selection – “Little Green Bag” // “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”
‘Little Green Bag’
Colossus – 1970
*George Baker Selection – “Little Green Bag” // “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” https://youtu.be/sobvrbX-_tM // https://youtu.be/W4Vkziv9oGw // https://www.discogs.com/release/1586933-George-Baker-Selection-Little-Green-Bag // https://genius.com/George-baker-selection-little-green-bag-lyrics // Two tracks from ‘Little Green Bag,’ the 1970 debut album by George Baker Selection, the Dutch band that rose from obscurity in the north of Holland to sell 20 million records between 1969 and 1978. From the album’s U.S. release on the Colossus label, whose owner Jerry Ross signed both George Baker Selection and Shocking Blue on a late 1960’s trip to Holland.*