Out on Mute / NovaMute on 6 December is a reissue of Richie Hawtin’s second album as Plastikman, “Musik”, in a remastered version from the original tapes.

The album, originally released via NovaMute / Plus 8, followed 1993’s “Sheet One” and pushed Hawtin into international success. Before the full album hit the shelves, “Plastique” was released offering a teaser of the more dance floor friendly album.

You can listen to listen to an excerpt of “Plastique” below.

The vinyl release, just like “Sheet One”, will be out on bio-vinyl.

About Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman

Born in Oxfordshire, Hawtin moved to Canada at age nine. Growing up, he was heavily influenced by his father’s diverse record collection and developed a deep curiosity for electronics. As a child, he watched his father dismantle, rebuild, and modify various devices, which sparked his interest in technology.

His love for music, technology, and computers naturally came together. Upon hearing early Detroit Techno and Chicago Acid House on Jeff Mills’ late ’80s Detroit radio show, Hawtin found his path. Traveling between his hometown of Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, he (as Plastikman) became a key figure in some of the most intense underground electronic music parties.

Last year marked the 30th anniversary of his debut Plastikman album, “Sheet One”, and “Dimension Intrusion” under his F.U.S.E. alias for WARP’s Artificial Intelligence series. He also co-heads the Plus 8 label with John Acquaviva, runs the M_nus label, and co-founded the PLAYdifferently mixer/technology company. Alongside his music career, he’s expanding into the sake industry with his ENTER.Sake brand and the Sake 36 emporium in Berlin.

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(Photo by Marco Krueger) Berlin based modular synthesist and DJ JakoJako, aka Sibel Koçer, has shared the first track, “Modus”, from her new four-track “Segmente” EP, set for release via NovaMute on 26 July 2024. All four tracks on this new upcoming EP originated in her live shows.

The new EP follows the “Verve” EP, her debut for Mute, a full length album, “Metamorphos” (2022, Bigamo) and her collaboration with Rødhåd, “In Vere” (2022, WSNWG), both of which came hot on the heels of two remixes for Mute – New Order’s “Be A Rebel” and Martin Gore’s “Vervet”.

Here’s “Modus”.

Koçer started her career working with modular systems and patch cables. Her studies soon progressed into performing regular live sets in Berlin, a Berghain Residency and a position at Berlin electronic music institution, SchneidersLaden.

In recent years she has been involved in several motion sensor dance projects with dancers at Superbooth and Kraftwerk Berlin, and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Bonobo, and at the Barbican in London with an improvised ‘Circle Of Live’ performance that featured dance and a specially commissioned art installation.

Jakojako live dates

• 26 May –Berghain (DE)
• 8 June – Wurzelfestival DE)
• 15 June – Danza Futura Festival (PT)
• 20 June – La Nature Festival (Ambient live set) (BE)
• 21 June – La Nature Festival (DJ set) (BE)
• 22 June – Dancity (IT)
• 14 July – Berghain (DE)
• 19 July – Detect Classic Festival (Live performance with the Detect Ensemble) (DE)
• 19 July – Detect Classic Festival (DJ set) (DE)
• 20 July – Harbour Summer
• 26 July – 2Nature (IT)
• 27 July – Junction 2 Festival (UK)
• 28 July – Äiniwalli (FI)
• 2 Aug – Whole Festival (DE)
• 11 Aug – Paradigm Festival (NL)
• 17 Aug – Ratherlost at Lofi (NL)
• 18 Aug – TR3 Festival (DE)
• 30 Aug – Station Nuage (FR)
• 31 Aug – Doel Festival (BE)
• 7 Sep – Draaimolen Festival (NL)
• 14 Sep – Smut Athens (GR)
• 20 Sep – Klub K4 (SI)
• 27 Sep – Berlin, Berghain (DE)

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Richie Hawtin and Mute have announced the 30th anniversary edition of the Plastikman debut album, “Sheet One”, set for release on BioVinyl, remastered from the original masters and available via sublabel NovaMute on double vinyl on 1 December 2023 with a December 15th release in the US and Canada. The release has also been remastered for digital re-release, courtesy of Manmade Mastering from Berlin.

And BioVinyl? Well those are vinyl records made from bio-based PVC.

Plastikman is one of Richie Hawtin’s alter egos, and “Sheet One” was the first in a series of releases. The album was the beginning of a long creative relationship between Richie Hawtin and Mute resulting in six albums offering contemporary electronic music. The series of Plastikman vinyl reissues will continue in 2024.

Richie Hawtin comments like this: “After a few years of experimenting with equipment and techniques, I slowly started to find my own unique direction and sound by digging deep into the possibilities of the Roland TB303. The first crucial steps were the F.U.S.E. tracks ‘F.U.’ and ‘Substance Abuse,’ both throbbing dancefloor inspired physical work-outs. That led to my idea of taking the sound of my style of Acid deeper into a more cerebral long-form experiment that became the foundation of ‘Sheet One.’ Recorded mostly over an intense 48 hour period, the album came alive as I paired the Roland TR606 drum machine to the TB303 for my first time, which opened the doorway into this unique Hawtin trip! ”

Daniel Miller from Mute is clear about his appreciation of Hawtin: “(A) pure electronic music innovator!”

2023 is also the anniversary of “Dimension Intrusion” by his other alter ego F.U.S.E. for the Artificial Intelligence series on WARP (which gets a reissue on 10 November).

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Genre/Influences: Goa-Trance, Psy-Trance, Electro.

Format: Digital, Vinyl.

Background/Info: Set up in 1990 British collective Juno Reactor released its official debut “Transmissions” in 1993 by NovaMute. This work already got multiple re-releases and is now again re-released on vinyl format by London based Demon Records. The album was released thirty years ago and featured core member Ben Watkins next to Mike Maguire, Stephane Holweck, Jens Walderback and singers Maria Naylor and Annie Fontaine.

Content: Back in time”Transmissions” clearly sounded like a visionary work. Inspired by Goa-Trance influences but also driven by personal elements like Tribal rhythms and mysterious female chants, you clearly notice a sonic  basis for the greater work that would come later. I also recognized solid bass lines which would become Watkins’ trademark. There’re also passages featuring a  Minimal-Electro touch reminding me of Kraftwerk. Last but not least “Transmission” also has this dreamy, prosper, space-like atmosphere.

+ + + : Thirty years later “Transmissions” still has its original part of magic. “High Energy Protons” and “Laughing Gas” both remain ‘hits’ from the early years but I also have to mention “Luna-Tic” and “Man To Ray”. The last mentioned cut is into pure early Goa-Trance. The songs reflect a sophisticated writing and mature production process so that’s why “Transmissions” still have the power to bring dancefloors on fire.

– – – : The work also has a versatile touch. There are different influences running through the work so in the end it’s less compact and sometimes still a bit hesitant than on the further albums.

Conclusion: “Transmissions” showed from the very beginning a very strong potential which would lead the band to become one of the absolute leading Psy-Trance formations.

Best songs: “Laughing Gas”, “High Energy Protons”, “Man To Ray”, “Luna-Tic”, “Contact”.

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.junoreactor.com / www.facebook.com/junoreactorofficial

Label: www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk / www.facebook.com/DemonMusicGroup

About Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor formed in 1990 in Brighton, England, as an art project by Ben Watkins and Stephane Holweck, initially built to soundtrack sculptor Norma Fletcher’s “The Missile Project” installation. Watkins has remained the core figure since, working with a changing roster of musicians on a cinematic style that fuses electronic production with global and orchestral elements. The project issued its official debut album, “Transmissions”, in 1993 on NovaMute, with core contributors Mike Maguire, Stephane Holweck and Jens Walderback alongside singers Maria Naylor and Annie Fontaine. Demon Records reissued “Transmissions” on vinyl thirty years after its original release.

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(Photo by Edith Bergfors at Studio Bergfors) Chris Liebing has announced details of a new album, “Another Day”, set for release on Mute on 19 November 2021. The new album will be available on double clear vinyl and CD, both with a silver finish and 16-page booklet, as well as digitally.

“Another Day” is the follow up to his 2018 debut for Mute, “Burn Slow” and launches with “Whispers and Wires” featuring Ladan (formerly known as Cold Specks) on vocals. Watch the video, directed by Edith & Anna Bergfors at StudioBergfors.

“Another Day” sees Liebing collaborating with a wide range of artists, including several who were involved with “Burn Slow”. Miles Cooper Seaton, in one of his last performances following his sad and untimely passing earlier this year, and Polly Scattergood lend vocals to a track each, while Ralf Hildenbeutel returns to produce. Ladan (formerly known as Cold Specks), Tom Adams and Maria Uzor (Sink Ya Teeth) are new collaborators for Liebing. Also Mute’s Daniel Miller contributed to the project: “Daniel’s input was just incredible, he brought his modular setup in our studio and he added this extra flavour.”

About Chris Liebing

Chris Liebing is a German techno DJ, music producer, radio host and founder of the record label CLR.

In the early 1990s, Liebing became active on the Frankfurt dance music scene where he also opened the Spinclub techno club in 1994. He furthermore worked at Eye Q Records in Frankfurt and formed his first label, Audio in 1996, which was followed in 1999 by CLR.

In 2004, he released the philosophy-themed Evolution, which took two years to make. In 2005, he worked with Speedy J on the “Collabs 3000: Metalism” album, released by Novamute. In 2009, he launched the CLR Podcast, which was made available every Monday via iTunes and CLR’s own website. The podcast was voiced by Liebing and featured guest mixes from a wide variety of techno DJs. Amongst the more notable guests was Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore. The podcast ran weekly until 2015 when the 315th and final episode was broadcast. It was replaced by a new weekly podcast entitled am/fm, which features only mixes and live recordings by Chris Liebing himself.

In 2018, Liebing launched his first album in eight years, “Burn Slow”, on Mute Records. The album included vocal contributions from artists such as Gary Newman and Polly Scattergood.

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(Photo Credit: David Paul Larson) Chris Liebing today released “Burn Slow Remixes Pt. 1”, a brand new EP ahead of a series of worldwide dates that includes Coachella, New York and Los Angeles in April.

Songs comprising the remix EP can be found on Liebing’s 2018 album, “Burn Slow”, which features vocal contributions from a diverse range of artists including Gary Numan, Cold Cave, Mute labelmate Polly Scattergood (onDeadWaves), Miles Cooper Seaton (Akron / Family) and Aleen.

First up on the EP is UK producer Mark Broom’s Vision Remix of “And All Went Dark”. Iranian DJ and producer Dubfire has contributed two remixes of “No Regrets (The Friend Pt. 2)”.

You can listen to the EP below.

Chris Liebing originally launched the “Burn Slow” project with a series of remixes, including his Depeche Mode “Going Backwards” mix and a mix of Goldfrapp’s “Everything Is Never Enough”. The favor was later returned with a Goldfrapp remix of “And All Went Dark”.

Chris Liebing, a techno DJ, music producer, radio host and founder of the record label CLR

Chris Liebing is a German techno DJ, music producer, radio host and founder of the record label CLR. In the early 1990s Liebing became active on the Frankfurt dance music scene where he opened the Spinclub techno club in 1994, and worked at Eye Q Records. He formed his first label, Audio in 1996, which was followed in 1999 by CLR.

In 2004 he released “Evolution”, which took two years to make. A year later, in 2005 he worked with Speedy J on the “Collabs 3000: Metalism” album, released by Novamute. He has also collaborated with Umek, Tommy Four Seven and Green Velvet.

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(Photo: Sven Marquardt) Terence Fixmer returns to NovaMute with a new EP, “The Swarm”, out on vinyl May 24 and available via digital platforms June 21.

“The Swarm” is one of a series of EPs that NovaMute are set to release in 2019. Forthcoming releases include a new EP from Nicolas Bougaïeff and new signing Fidelity Kastrow’s debut EP.

The Swarm EP Tracklisting:

• A1. The Swarm
• A2. FRF2
• B1. No Dreams
• B2. The Dawn

You can listen to a new track “FRF2” below.

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