Media Monarchy plays Peter Murphy x Boy George x Juno Reactor, Floating Points, Aphex Twin and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for December 16, 2025. ♬
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – “And Anyway It’s Dubmix” (Vinyl)
‘And Anyway It’s Christmas’
Warp – Dec. 9, 2013
*!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – “And Anyway It’s Dubmix” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PXOdzzALM0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/5179015–And-Anyway-Its-Christmas // https://bleep.com/release/48145-and-anyway-its-christmas // Sacramento dance punk five-piece Chk Chk Chk drop this limited edition addendum to fifth album, ‘Th!!!er’. There are just 100 copies of this festive 7” which features a twinkling title track, Nic Offer’s deep vocals winding around a 4/4 rhythm and warm, chattering keyboards. “I’ve been around the world/Seen all kinds of girls/But I’ve seen nothing better/Than you in that sweater!” he sings, while on the B-side dub mix, harp strings sparkle to a string of tongue-in-cheek birthday message recorded on voicemail. lol 121 views on YouTube! Bought from the late, great Everyday Music in NE PDX!*
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Peter Murphy – “Let The Flowers Grow” (Juno Reactor Remix w/Boy George)
Digital Single
Metropolis Records – December 5, 2025
*Peter Murphy – “Let The Flowers Grow” (Juno Reactor Remix w/Boy George) https://soundcloud.com/peter-murphy-official/let-the-flowers-grow-juno // https://www.petermurphy.info // Here’s a new Juno Reactor remix of the 2024 collaboration by Peter Murphy and Boy George, available now via Metropolis Records.*
Cut Copy – “Children of Fairlight”
‘Moments’
Cutters Records – September 5, 2025
*Cut Copy – “Children of Fairlight” https://cutcopy.bandcamp.com/track/children-of-fairlight // https://www.cutcopy.net // From ‘Moments,’ the recently-released album by Australian quartet, Cut Copy. Available now via Cutters Records.*
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Floating Points – “Corner Of My Eye” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Republic of Music – December 3, 2025
*Floating Points – “Corner Of My Eye” (Inst.) https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/corner-of-my-eye // https://floatingpoints.co.uk // Here’s the new single by Floating Points, available now via Republic of Music.*
Pending Position – “Elektrolust (Metall)”
‘Album 69’
Infacted Recordings – November 21, 2025
*Pending Position – “Elektrolust (Metall)” https://infactedrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/elektrolust-metall // From ‘Album 69,’ the just-released debut album by Bremen, Germany duo, Pending Position. Available now via Infacted Recordings.*
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UFO95 – “Desire” (Inst.)
‘ANNEX’
Tresor Records – December 5, 2025
*UFO95 – “Desire” (Inst.) https://tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/track/desire // This song by French techno producer, UFO95, is included on the just-released, 28-track various artists compilation album, ‘ANNEX’. Available now via German label, Tresor Records.*
Axefield – “Effortless” (Inst.)
‘We HAVE to GO!’
Intercept – November 28, 2025
*Axefield – “Effortless” (Inst.) https://axefield.bandcamp.com/track/effortless-1 // Here’s a high-energy track from ‘We HAVE to GO!,’ the just-released two-song single by Netherlands producer, Axefield. Available now via Intercept.*
Waveshaper – “Swedish TV Drama” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Waveshaper – December 5, 2025
*Waveshaper – “Swedish TV Drama” (Inst.) https://waveshaper1.bandcamp.com/track/swedish-tv-drama // Here’s the new single by Swedish producer, Waveshaper, available now as an independent release via the artist.*
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Bradley Thomas Turner – “Carol of Hells Bells” (Inst.)
‘Haunted Holiday Party’
Library Of The Occult – December 1, 2025
*Bradley Thomas Turner – “Carol of Hells Bells” (Inst.) https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/track/carol-of-hells-bells // The Yuletide isn’t so bright and cheery at the Cryptozoological Society of New York City Museum. From ‘Haunted Holiday Party,’ the just-released album by Bradley Thomas Turner, available now via Library Of The Occult.*
Aphex Twin – “XMAS_EVET1 N” (Inst.)
‘MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96’
Warp Records – April 6, 2015
*Aphex Twin – “XMAS_EVET1 N” (Inst.) https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/track/xmas-evet1-n // https://bleep.com/release/57723-aphex-twin-marchromt30a-edit-2b-96 // From ‘MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96,’ the three-song 12″ EP by Aphex Twin, released back in 2015 on Warp Records.*