Media Monarchy plays Tortoise, The Faint, Coil and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for November 11, 2025. ♬
Tortoise – “Elka” (Vinyl) // “Works and Days” (Insts.)
‘Touch’
International Anthem / Nonesuch Records – October 24, 2025
*Tortoise – “Elka” (Vinyl) // “Works and Days” (Insts.) https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/track/elka // https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/track/works-and-days // https://tortoise.lnk.to/Touch // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_(band) // https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tortoise-touch/ // From ‘Touch,’ the pretty fantastic just-released album by Chicago post-rock band, Tortoise, available now via International Anthem / Nonesuch Records. It sounds like neo-jazz, techno, Stereolab and classic Tortoise! Pitchfork says, “The Chicago post-rock band’s first album in nine years was recorded between three separate cities. It’s a noisy, unstable, and strangely moving listen.”*
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Kris Berle & Ryan Diefenbach – “Elva” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Amselcom – September 26, 2025
*Kris Berle & Ryan Diefenbach – “Elva” (Inst.) https://krisberle.bandcamp.com/track/elva // Here’s the just-released single by the Mexican/Australian duo of Kris Berle & Ryan Diefenbach, available now via Amselcom. Thanks to #MediaMonarchy listener, TUSEN TAKK, who requested this track.*
L/F/D/M – “Ac AQ” (Inst.)
‘Strategic Revulsion’ (EP)
BODY MUSICK – October 17, 2025
*L/F/D/M – “Ac AQ” (Inst.) https://bodymusick.bandcamp.com/track/ac-aq // From ‘Strategic Revulsion,’ the just-released four-song digital EP by British techno producer, Richard Smith – aka L/F/D/M. Available now via Colombian label BODY MUSICK.*
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The Faint – “Projector Project!”
Digital Single
Saddle Creek – October 17, 2025
*The Faint – “Projector Project!” https://thefaint.bandcamp.com/track/projector-project // https://www.thefaint.com // Here’s the new single by Omaha’s The Faint, available now via Saddle Creek.*
KETTAMA – “It Gets Better” (Chris Stussy Remix)
Digital Single
Steel City Dance Discs – October 17, 2025
*KETTAMA – “It Gets Better” (Chris Stussy Remix) https://steelcitydancediscs.bandcamp.com/track/it-gets-better-chris-stussy-remix // Here’s the new single by Irish house/dance music producer, KETTAMA, available now via Steel City Dance Discs.*
LUCKYANDLOVE – “Secret Is Out”
‘Humaura’
SRD – October 31, 2025
*LUCKYANDLOVE – “Secret Is Out” https://youtu.be/VkLZbEToXcI // https://idol-io.ffm.to/lnl003 // From ‘Humaura,’ the just-released album by electro-wave outfit LUCKYANDLOVE, aka Los Angeles-based artists, Loren Luck and April Love. Available now via Southern Record Distributors (SRD).*
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Coil – “Black Antlers (Where’s Your Child?)” (Inst.)
‘Black Antlers’
Dais Records – June 27, 2025
*Coil – “Black Antlers (Where’s Your Child?)” (Inst.) https://coilofficial.bandcamp.com/track/black-antlers-wheres-your-child // From the just-released reissue (with bonus tracks) of ‘Black Antlers,’ the album originally released back in 2004 by British experimental music outfit, Coil. Available now via Dais Records.*
The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” (Special Extended Dance Version)
‘Don’t You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix) / Love Action (I Believe In Love)’
A&M Records / Virgin – 1982
*The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” (Special Extended Dance Version) https://youtu.be/uJ1BnOavtuA // https://www.discogs.com/release/1404996-The-Human-League-Dont-You-Want-Me-Special-Extended-Dance-Mix-Love-Action-I-Believe-In-Love // From Human League’s 12″ single, ‘Don’t You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix) / Love Action (I Believe In Love),’ released in 1982 via A&M Records / Virgin.*