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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 41 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.

ALL TOGETHER

The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK

Artist: NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Who: Moniker of English DJ/producer
George Herbert Evelyn.

Track: TRUE
Newest single from his upcoming, 10th LP, called
Echo45SoundSystem, which lands on Nov 14th.
It features vocals by songstress Sadie Walker.

Smooth, sultry trip-hop groove.
Move your pelvis to the sexy bass.

Instagram – Linktree
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📸 Jillian Clark

Band: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Who: American indie folk veterans
from Claremont, California.

Track: COLD AT NIGHT
Newest shared piece from their upcoming 23rd album, named
Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan. A concept LP about
shipwreck survivors living on a desert island, and it’s dedicated
to Peter Hughes, the longtime bassist who left the band last year.

Bona fide songwriters.
Bona fide tune.

Instagram – Linktree – All Albums
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Band: THE NEW EVES
Who: Must hear/see indies from Brighton (where everybody is in a band).
They cruise from folk to punk, using, besides traditional instruments (guitar,
bass, and drums) also cello, flute, violin, and other classical gear.

Track: RED BRICK
One of the two new tracks that follow the release of their
peculiar and otherworldly debut album, The New Eve Is Rising
released last August.

Magnetizing in a weird way.
Medieval post punk.

Instagram – Linktree – – Tour Dates
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Promo photo by Theo Batterham

Artists: FRED AGAIN.. and Amyl And The Sniffers
Who: The famous British DJ/producer and the manic
Australian punk turbine.

Track: YOU’RE A STAR
A Fred Again remix of the Aussies track Big Dreams
from their 2024 album ‘Cartoon Darkness’.

Surprising combination
sounds surprisingly cool.
Big break-beats dreams.

Instagram – Linktree
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Band: PRESENT NATURE
Who: Alt-indie songwriting
newcomers from Leeds, UK.

Track: COLUMBA

Jonny Woolnough (songwriter): “It’s a character appropriation offering a lens
into a couple’s day-to-day existence. A protagonist veering off the track is reminded
of his immaterial fortune. It celebrates life, existence, and endless possibility. Columba
is a church on the main road arriving into Headingley, Leeds where the song is set.”

De-stressing fuel for daydreamers.
Columba feels like an Indian summer
sun ray.

Instagram – Spotify

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FRED AGAIN… And Hip-Hopper OBONGJAYAR Teamed Up For Funky Electro Earworm ‘ADORE U’

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

14 Augustus 2023


(promo photo)

Last May megastar/songsmith/producer/DJ FRED AGAIN… (born Frederick John Philip Gibson, 30 years ago) collaborated with sound magician Brian Eno for one of the best albums of the year (in Turn Up The Volume‘s book) named Secret Life, a relaxingly
slo-mo ambient journey.


(promo photo)

And now Fred is back again, assisted by rapper Obongjayar with a funky electro
earworm, called ADORE U. It’s dedicated to his sister and will bounce in your head
for a while without asking.

Dance. Dance. Dance.


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FRED AGAIN: Instagram
OBONGAYAR: Instagram

FRED AGAIN… Teams Up With His Mentor BRIAN ENO For Trance Trip Album ‘SECRET LIFE’

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Standout longplayers

14 May 2023

Artists: FRED AGAIN… and BRIAN ENO
New album: SECRET LIFE

NME says: “Introduced by a friend of his who happened to be Eno’s neighbour, 16-year-old Fred Gibson started attending some of Eno’s legendary a capella performances at his home, going on to become his unofficial protĂ©gĂ©… Eno lets his protĂ©gĂ© take the narrative reins, laying soundscapes behind Fred’s soft-focus storytelling. This surprise album – despite its frequent beauty – works best as a puzzle piece rather than a standout record in its own right.”
Score: 3/5.

TUTV: Weird collaboration? No, certainly not. The very popular EBM/house/hip-hop/DJ FRED and legendary sound wizard ENO complete each other here on this surprise album. They created a sonic labyrinth where Eno‘s hallucinatory ambient waves progress in slow motion causing a trance trip in a foggy environment and Fred‘s rare (ghostly) vocals seem to come from his mysterious universe. A hushed, soothing soundtrack for late-night mind-entertainment after a busy day and too much noisy music. 4/5.

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FRED: Instagram
ENO: Instagram