Media Monarchy plays Squarepusher, Happy Mondays, Lipphead and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for March 10, 2026. ♬
Cyberthing! – “Firefight Night” (Inst. // Vinyl)
‘Killer Zero’
Cyberthing! – Nov. 2, 2019
*Cyberthing! – “Firefight Night” (Inst. // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=007hhVpGdXQ // https://www.discogs.com/release/14350805-Cyberthing-Killer-Zero- // Self-released instrumental synthwave put on 10″ vinyl by Neon Retro Records and gifted by Rusty! We’ve previously played the first couple cuts on side one, this is song one side two.*
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Squarepusher – “K2 Central” (Inst.)
‘Kammerkonzert’
Warp Records – April 10, 2026
*Squarepusher – “K2 Central” (Inst.) https://squarepusher.bandcamp.com/track/k2-central // https://squarepusher.net // The lead single to preview ‘Kammerkonzert’ (‘Chamber Concert’), the upcoming album by the legendary Squarepusher, due on April 10th via Warp Records.*
Madis x Kebu – “Touching the Sun” (Inst.)
Digital Single
ZYX Music – February 20, 2026
*Madis x Kebu – “Touching the Sun” (Inst.) https://kebu.bandcamp.com/album/touching-the-sun // https://www.kebu.fi // This collaborative track by Madis x Kebu, which has just been released as a single will appear on ‘Urban Skies,’ the upcoming album by Kebu. Album due March 20th, while the single is available now via ZYX Music.*
Happy Mondays – “God’s Cop” (Anna Prior Remix)
‘God’s Cop (Anna Prior Remix)’
London Records – January 30, 2026
*Happy Mondays – “God’s Cop” (Anna Prior Remix) https://happymondays.bandcamp.com/track/gods-cop-anna-prior-remix // A song from their 1990 album, ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches,’ is the title track of the just-released EP by legendary Madchester, UK six-piece, Happy Mondays! Available now via London Records.*
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wor_kspace – “Collapsing The Wave Function” (Inst.)
‘Collapsing The Wave Function’
Glass Modern – February 20, 2026
*wor_kspace – “Collapsing The Wave Function” (Inst.) https://glassmodern.bandcamp.com/track/collapsing-the-wave-function // The title track of the just-released album by wor_kspace, the project of Glasgow songwriter and producer, Finlay Macdonald (Teenage Fanclub/BMX Bandits). Available now via Glass Modern.*
Harry Charles – “Storm” (Inst.)
‘Nova’
Loop Recordings – March 6, 2026
*Harry Charles – “Storm” (Inst.) https://harrycharles.bandcamp.com/track/storm-2 // https://ffm.to/harrycharles-nova // From ‘Nova,’ the just-released third album by Berlin-based producer, Harry Charles. Available now via Loop Recordings.*
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Lipphead – “Inbred & Butter”
‘The Long Way’
Def Pressé – April 3, 2026
*Lipphead – “Inbred & Butter” https://blockheadnyc.bandcamp.com/track/inbred-butter // From ‘The Long Way,’ the upcoming album by Lipphead (Eliot Lipp x Blockhead), due on April 3rd via Def Pressé.*
Truckstop Tomahawk – “The Pale Faced Lightening”
‘TIKI NATION’
Mello Exotica – November 21, 2025
*Truckstop Tomahawk – “The Pale Faced Lightening” https://truckstoptomahawk.bandcamp.com/track/the-pale-faced-lightening // From ‘TIKI NATION,’ the just-released solo project of Robert “Bob” Kress – one-half of Detroit-based exotica duo, Kava Kon. Available now via Mello Exotica.*
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Mesh – “Hey Stranger”
‘Hey Stranger’
Dependent – February 12, 2026
*Mesh – “Hey Stranger” https://mesh-uk.bandcamp.com/track/hey-stranger-2 // https://www.mesh.co.uk // The title track of the just-released four-song EP by UK duo, Mesh, available now via Dependent.*
Erlend Øye – “Symptom of Disease” (w/Mr. Velcro Fastener)
‘Unrest’
Astralwerks – Jan. 27, 2003
*Erlend Øye – “Symptom of Disease” (w/Mr. Velcro Fastener) https://open.spotify.com/track/5etrGDCE35XhELelZa7Auj // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrest_(Erlend_%C3%98ye_album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Velcro_Fastener // ‘Unrest’ is the debut solo album from Kings of Convenience and The Whitest Boy Alive singer, Erlend Øye, released by the record label Astralwerks in 2003. Each track on the record was recorded in a different city with a different producer, this one in Turku, Finland with Mr. Velcro Fastener.*