NICOLAS BOUGAÏEFF EP1 NOVA MUTE Nicolas Bougaïeff, is a Berlin transplanted Canadian electronic musician who emerged in the early 2000s. Since then, he has amassed a notable discography with his most impactful contributions often associated [...]
Telex EP2 Mute Records Belgian new wave and synth-pop band Telex, Kraftwerk’s more accessible musical neighbour, was known for their unique blend of electronic and experimental music. Founded in 1978 and releasing several albums in the 1980s [...]
Erasure Day-Glo (Based On A True Story) Mute Records Vince Clarke has been called “the Benjamin Franklin of synth music,” and his role as co-composer, arranger, and sound architect is unequivocal on Erasure’s experimental Day-Glo (Based On A [...]
AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE NEW A CONVERSATION WITH HACKEDEPICCIOTTO The new hackedepicciotto LP, ‘The Silver Threshold,’ marks a dark time in our history, as well as a new chapter in development for the duo. When the pandemic took hold [...]
NEW ORDER SHARES ARTHUR BAKER REMIX OF “BE A REBEL” | REMIXES 12″ AND CD ANNOUNCED MUTE RECORDS New Order have released “Be a Rebel [Arthur Baker Remix],” the latest in the series of versions of their acclaimed [...]
Telex This Is Telex Mute Records The partnership of Belgian synth-pop pioneers Telex with Mute Records to re-issue the band’s back catalogue is a logical fit, and it launches with career retrospective This Is Telex. Rather than assimilating them [...]
MG (Martin Gore) The Third Chimpanzee Mute Records Martin L. Gore is the principal songwriter, a founding member, and occasional lead vocalist of English electronic band Depeche Mode. His solo discography is split between sophisticated [...]
MARTIN GORE UNLEASHES NEW TRACK “MANDRILL” NEW EP THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE OUT JANUARY 29 VIA MUTE RECORDS Martin Gore, songwriter and founding member of Depeche Mode, today releases “Mandrill,” an exhilarating new track [...]
Erasure The Neon Mute Records Erasure is the innovator of feel-good dance songs. Vince Clarke, one of the founders of Depeche Mode, Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), and The Assembly, went on to create Erasure along with Andy Bell. Now on [...]
ERASURE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM THE NEON | LISTEN TO THE LEAD TRACK “HEY NOW (THINK I GOT A FEELING)” MUTE RECORDS Erasure (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have announced details of their eighteenth studio album, The Neon, and share the [...]
NAMES OF NORTH END WOMEN A CONVERSATION WITH LEE RANALDO & RAÜL REFREE Decades into his musical career, Lee Ranaldo continues to chart unexplored sonic directions. “I feel like this record is one of the most different projects that I’ve ever [...]
Throbbing Gristle A Souvenir Of Camber Sands (Reissue) Mute In 2004, Throbbing Gristle reformed after calling it a day in 1981. The original lineup put aside their differences, and that year released a live album, A Souvenir Of Camber Sands is [...]
Throbbing Gristle Part Two: The Endless Not (Reissue) Mute In 2004, Throbbing Gristle reformed after calling it a day in 1981. The original lineup put aside their differences, and eventually in 2007 they recorded Part Two: The Endless Not which [...]
Throbbing Gristle TG Now (Reissue) Mute In 2004, Throbbing Gristle reformed after calling it a day in 1981. Their first order of business was to get together and record some music to see if this was still a viable band. The result was the EP TG [...]
M83 DSVII Mute Records M83 brings us its newest and much-anticipated release, the instrumental DSVII (Digital Shades, Vol. 2). Its follow-up to 2007’s Digital Shades, Vol. 1 is decidedly richer and fuller in sound and substance, giving evidence [...]
M83 ANNOUNCES DSVII | THE SUCCESSOR TO DIGITAL SHADES VOL. 1 OUT SEPTEMBER 20 MUTE RECORDS “At first there was this vivid memory of Dungeons and Dragons, this childhood sensation of living in an imaginary world set in a faraway past or a [...]
NEW ORDER ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM RECORDED AT MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MUTE RECORDS Division made their television debut on Tony Wilson’s So It Goes program in 1978. For the celebrated show ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: [...]
TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN MY SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON BONNEY (CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION) Simon Bonney is a genius. There is no argument to that statement. He is a bona fide genius and his music is some of the best of the past three [...]
Simon Bonney Past, Present, Future Mute Records Simon Bonney is a genius, just not a prolific one. Since leaving Crime and The City Solution in 1992, he has released two solo albums. Crime and The City Solution released five studio albums. This [...]
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Music From The Motion Picture: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Mute Records Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have re-released their critically-acclaimed soundtrack Music from the Motion Picture: [...]
M83 Knife + Heart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Mute Records Knife + Heart is the first M83 release since 2016, their third feature film soundtrack, and the first album to feature both Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau since 2003. [...]
Liars Titles With The Word Fountain Mute Records Titles With The Word Fountain (TWTWF) is the eighth studio album by Liars. The 17-track LP was recorded alongside Liars’ previous 2017 album, Theme From Crying Fountain (TFCF) and stands as a [...]
TRON MEETS THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT A CONVERSATION WITH VINCE CLARKE OF ERASURE In 1985 Vince Clarke placed an ad in the music magazine Melody Maker looking for a vocalist for his new project. By 1985, Clarke was already a veteran in the music [...]
Daniel Avery Song For Alpha Mute Records/Phantasy Sound It is very clear that in the five years that have passed since Daniel Avery’s critically-acclaimed album debut Drone Logic, he has been anything but idle. Not content with simply making his [...]
