Assemblage 23 releases ‘Believe (INHALT Remix)’ single
Assemblage 23 releases “Believe (INHALT Remix)”, a rework of the “Null” opener by producer Matia Simovich (INHALT), out 2 October on Metropolis Records.
Assemblage 23 releases “Believe (INHALT Remix)” on 2 October 2026 via Metropolis Records. The single reworks “Believe”, the opening track from Tom Shear’s tenth Assemblage 23 album “Null”, released in November 2025.
The remix comes from US producer Matia Simovich, who records as INHALT. “In INHALT’s expert hands, this song has been transformed. It has one foot on the mid-’80s dancefloor and the other planted firmly in the future,” Shear says of the rework.
“Believe” first appeared on “Null”, which Shear promoted with a UK tour ahead of its release and a run of sold-out shows in Germany. He returns to Europe this October for further dates in Germany and Sweden, several of which are already sold out. “‘Believe’ is about a hope for better things, even with the state of the world as it is today,” Shear said when the song first came out. “We are responsible for making the kind of world we live in. In the face of bad times, sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is to have hope.”
Assemblage 23 live dates, October 2026
- 20 October – Karlsruhe, Die Stadtmitte (Germany)
- 21 October – Oberhausen, Kulttempel (Germany)
- 22 October – Hamburg, Indra Musikclub (Germany)
- 23 October – Jönköping, SekktorF (Sweden) – sold out
- 24 October – Hannover, Subkultur (Germany) – sold out
Remaining tickets are available through the Assemblage 23 website.
About Assemblage 23
Assemblage 23 is the recording name of US producer and songwriter Tom Shear, active since the late 1990s. His debut album “Contempt” placed him at the front of the electro-industrial and Future Pop scene that took hold on underground dancefloors at the turn of the millennium. Side-Line interviewed Shear about his long career and songwriting process.
“Null”, Shear’s tenth album as Assemblage 23, was announced for Metropolis Records and released on 7 November 2025, led by the single “Tolerate”. Shear’s lyrics have long dealt directly with difficult personal subjects, including suicide and depression, a directness that has built him a following that keeps him touring regularly. “Believe (INHALT Remix)”, out 2 October 2026, pairs the “Null” opener with a rework by Matia Simovich (INHALT) ahead of Assemblage 23’s latest run of European dates.
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