Media Monarchy plays Kim Gordon, Tobacco, Junior Senior and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for February 17, 2026. ♬
Rev Run – “Don’t Stop Y’all” // “Mind On The Road” (Vinyl)
‘Distortion’
Russell Simmons Music Group – Oct. 18, 2005
*Rev Run – “Don’t Stop Y’all” // “Mind On The Road” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38pfcynFXLg // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abdAMwgMWPo (Music Video Version) // https://www.whosampled.com/Rev-Run/Don%27t-Stop-Y%27All/samples/ // https://www.whosampled.com/Rev-Run/Mind-on-the-Road/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/20260203pumpupthavolume/ // “Don’t Stop Y’all” contains samples of 4 songs: New Edition “Once in a Lifetime Groove” 1986, Run-DMC “Rock Box” 1984, Crash Crew “On the Radio” 1984 & Run-DMC “Run’s House” 1988. And there’s the invocation of “Down With the King” in there, too! “Mind On The Road” contains samples of 1 song: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll” 1981.*
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Kim Gordon – “Dirty Tech”
‘Play Me’
Matador Records – March 13, 2026
*Kim Gordon – “Dirty Tech” https://kimgordon.bandcamp.com/track/dirty-tech // https://kimgordon.lnk.to/playme // The second single to preview ‘Play Me,’ the upcoming solo album by Kim Gordon, due on March 13th via Matador Records.*
Tobacco – “Step Animal” (Inst.)
‘High On Life 2 (Original Game Soundtrack) Vol. 1’
Rad Cult – February 12, 2026
*Tobacco – “Step Animal” (Inst.) https://tobaxxo.bandcamp.com/track/step-animal // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_on_Life_2 // From ‘High On Life 2 (Original Game Soundtrack) Vol. 1,’ the upcoming album by Pittsburgh producer, TOBACCO. Due on February 12th via Rad Cult.*
Green-House – “Farewell, Little Island” (Inst.)
‘Hinterlands’
Ghostly International – March 20, 2026
*Green-House – “Farewell, Little Island” (Inst.) https://green-house.bandcamp.com/track/farewell-little-island // The lead single to preview ‘Hinterlands,’ the upcoming album by Los Angeles-based duo, Olive Ardizoni and Michael Flanagan – aka Green-House. Due on March 20th via Ghostly International.*
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Mariska Neerman – “Soulseeker” (Inst.)
‘XX Anniversary Hypnotica Colectiva – V.A. Compilation Vol. 3’
HC Records – February 16, 2026
*Mariska Neerman – “Soulseeker” (Inst.) https://hcrecords.bandcamp.com/track/soulseeker // This melodic track by Belgian producer, Mariska Neerman, is featured on ‘XX Anniversary Hypnotica Colectiva – V.A. Compilation Vol. 3’. Available now via Spain-based label, HC Records.*
Harry Charles – “Great Pages” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Loop Recordings – February 4, 2026
*Harry Charles – “Great Pages” (Inst.) https://harrycharles.bandcamp.com/track/great-pages // This new track by Berlin-based producer Harry Charles is the fourth single from his upcoming TBA album, ‘Nova’. The single is available now via Loop Recordings.*
Repeated Viewing – “Lurch the Letch” (Inst.)
‘Break The Faith’
Library Of The Occult Records – Feb. 2026
*Repeated Viewing – “Lurch the Letch” (Inst.) https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/track/lurch-the-letch // From ‘Break The Faith,’ the upcoming album by Repeated Viewing, the project of composer and musician, Adam Sinclair. Due in late February via Library Of The Occult Records.*
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The Besnard Lakes – “Chemin de la Baie” (Inst. Ghost Mix)
Digital Single
Full Time Hobby – February 3, 2026
*The Besnard Lakes – “Chemin de la Baie” (Inst. Ghost Mix) https://thebesnardlakes.bandcamp.com/track/chemin-de-la-baie-ghost-mix // Here’s an extended, ambient mix of the song from The Besnard Lakes’ 2025 album, ‘The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation’. Available now via Full Time Hobby.*
Four Tet – “My Angel Rocks Back And Forth” (Inst.)
‘Rounds’
Domino – May 5, 2003
*Four Tet – “My Angel Rocks Back And Forth” (Inst.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rYi-XOxlE // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounds_(album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Angel_Rocks_Back_and_Forth // “My Angel Rocks Back and Forth” is a song by Four Tet, released on 3 May 2004 as a 12-inch single and CD single. The title track was originally part of Four Tet’s third album, 2003’s ‘Rounds’. The CD edition comes with a bonus DVD of all of Four Tet’s promotional videos to date. The track was used as part of the soundtrack for Britney Spears’s 2008 documentary, ‘Britney: For the Record’. For the record, this is early Four Tet I played on my electronic show back at the college radio station. Another classic Jimmy Kazaa theft! lol*
Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet”
‘D-D-Don’t Don’t Stop the Beat’
Crunchy Frog/Mercury (UK)/Atlantic (US) – Mar. 4, 2002
*Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-0tvTqLw2s // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlQpGeTbIE (Music Video Version) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-D-Don’t_Don’t_Stop_the_Beat // ‘D-D-Don’t Don’t Stop the Beat’ is the debut studio album by Danish pop duo, Junior Senior. Originally released in March 2002 in Denmark, an altered edition became available later in the year for the rest of continental Europe, and in 2003, the album was released in both the UK and US. It is most widely known for the song “Move Your Feet,” the duo’s first and most successful single. The United States release of the album received the Parental Advisory rating on its release.*
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Rev Run – “The Way” (Vinyl)
‘Distortion’
Russell Simmons Music Group – Oct. 18, 2005
*Rev Run – “The Way” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0f8HfEiULQ // https://www.whosampled.com/Rev-Run/The-Way/ // Contains samples of 2 songs: Kiss’s “God of Thunder” and Run-DMC’s “Rock the House”*