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out soon: Laibach – Musick [Mute]

Artist:
Laibach

Title:
Musick

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
STUMM525

Release Date:
01st May 2026

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Musick
[feat. Wiyaala]

02.
Fluid Emancipation

03.
Singularity
[feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson]

04.
Resistencia
[feat. Gregor Strasbergar]

05.
Love Machine
[feat. Senidah]

06.
Luigi Mangione

07.
Keep It Reel
[feat. Manca Trampuš]

08.
Yes Maybe No
[feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson]

09.
Allgorhythm
[feat. Wiyaala]

16.
Das Göttliche Kind

Press Info:
Slovenian collective Laibach have announced details of a new album, MUSICK, their first studio album of original material since 2014’s Spectre. MUSICK – released on vinyl, CD and digitally on 1 May 2026 on Mute – finds Laibach simultaneously celebrating and playfully critiquing our present era of warped reality and gaudy AI copycatting with a collection ofundeniably catchy pop that revels in hyper-driven post-modernity.

The album’s title, MUSICK, holds the key to this duality. It speaks of oversaturation, being sick of music at a time where there is so much of it that we can barely engage. Over 100,000 new tracks are uploaded online each day, and an increasing number of songs are AI creations, digital waste. Like so much of contemporary life, the simple act of listening to music now makes us question reality. MUSICK speaks to this sickness through its constantly warping sounds and reference points, but it also speaks to another kind of sickness: apathological devotion to music – “an obsession, a kind of drug” – which continues to drive Laibach in this era of oversaturation.

The album launches today with ‘Allgorhythm’, featuring Ghanaian singer Wiyaala. Co-produced by pop powerhouse Richard X (best known for his work with Sugababes, Goldfrapp, New Order and Kelis), the track is accompanied by a joyous video featuring Laibach’s eminent frontman and Wiyaala, designed to skew your algorithm in the best possible direction. This taste of what to expect from the album is an audacious mash-up of electronic pop tropes, hooks and beats. In both content and form, it deftly equates the manipulative nature of algorithms with that of music itself – both spells that we find ourselves under the control of. Laibach’s pop direction recently caught the attention of Slovenian state broadcaster RTV who earmarked ‘Allgorhythm’ a potential official entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, before RTV withdrew from the competition late last year.

The group took a maximalist approach while making the album in their Ljubljana studio. Surrounding themselves with every music-making artefact they could find- from analogue synths to toys to computers stuffed full with sound apps – they invited collaborators from Slovenia and beyond, including long-time collaborator Donna Marina Mårtensson and electropop producer Richard X. They immersed themselves in a broad spectrum of contemporary music production, from K‑pop and J‑pop to ’90s Eurodance. “However our primary influence and reference point remained Laibach itself,” say Laibach, “in all our shades, variations, and historical transformations.” MUSICK is intensely pop, but it’s also intensely Laibach.

Laibach embark on the first leg of their MUSICK tour on 18 May in Graz, before travelling through Europe in the summer.

Snippets:
soon

Video:
“Musick” [feat. Wiyaala]

Video Special:
“Exit Festival 2021 | Main Stage”

Recommendations:
all stuff by Laibach we featured
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy CD:
Mute Bank
Laibach @ Bandcamp
Juno
Rough Trade
more soon

Buy Vinyl:
Mute Bank
Laibach @ Bandcamp
Juno
Rough Trade
HHV
more soon

Buy Download:
Laibach @ Bandcamp
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

Websites:
Laibach
Mute
Mute Germany

out for a while: Laibach – NATO [Mute]

Artist:
Laibach

Title:
NATO

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
STUMM121

Release Date:
11th October 1994 (original release date)

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
NATO

A2.
Final Countdown

A3.
In The Army Now

A4.
Dogs Of War

B1.
Alle Gegen Alle

B2.
War

B3.
National Reservation

B4.
2525

B5.
Mars On River Drina

Press Info:
NATO is the seventh in a sequence of official Laibach LP releases that have artistically redefined the political map of Europe. The LP’s themes are flagged by the single release of Europe’s Final Countdown. The NATO title is taken from the initials of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the mutual military support group founded in 1949 by the USA, Canada and various European countries. Following the break-up of the Soviet bloc, NATO has recently signed friendship treaties with Russia and other former Warsaw Pakt countries with the aim of promoting peace and prosperity in the upper Northern hemisphere. Meanwhile, in the Balkans, the war goes on.Now Laibach take NATO where NATO itself has refused to go. The selections on NATO: the album have been determined by the group’s response to changing Europe and changing world orders.

Before NATO, these songs had a different life, carried different meanings. Choosing to re-work pre-existing materials is a Laibach tradition extending as far back as “Panorama” – their second single release – a superbly drilled disco record also based on Mars, from Holst’s Planet suite.

As with their later takes of Queen, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, these NATO appropriations operate on a number of levels. First and foremost they can be enjoyed at a purely musical level, for this is possibly Laibach’s most musically considered album. Its combination of characteristic Laibach – big choruses, martial sound and beats – and contemporary electronic dance technology makes it their most accessible release since Let It Be. Once seduced by its surface attractiveness, you find yourself entering the Laibach labyrinth of meanings and motivations. In context of NATO and the new political-cultural map in which they’re placed, these sons are now weighted with different significance’s. Yet traces of their original meanings resonate through Laibach’s re-models- and understanding Laibach’s original versions.

For the Laibach method is based on the premise that traumas from the past affecting the present and future can only be healed by returning to the initial conflict. Tracking the traces of these original songs brings you to the source of present traumas.

Snippets:

Videos:
“Final Countdown”

“Alle Gegen Alle”

“In The Army Now”

“War”

Video Special:
“Exit Festival 2021 | Main Stage”

Recommendations:
all stuff by Laibach we featured
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy CD:
originally released in 1994

Buy Vinyl:
originally released in 1994

Buy Download:
Laibach @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Beatport
Boomkat
Bleep
iTunes
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Deezer
Apple Music
Anghami
Spotify
Youtube Music

Websites:
Laibach
Mute
Mute Germany

out for a while: Skuppin – Weltschmerz EP [All Rooms]

Artist:
Skuppin

Title:
Weltschmerz EP

Label:
All Rooms

Cat#:
ARLP008

Release Date:
Februrar/March 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
01.
Weltschmerz

02.
Polar

03.
Eiskalter Engel

04.
Panik

05.
Fuchs In Der Großstadt

06.
Helles Licht/Dunkler Raum

Tracklist Original Digital:
01.
Weltschmerz

02.
Polar

03.
Eiskalter Engel

04.
Panik

05.
Fuchs In Der Großstadt

Press Info:
Skuppin
Inspired by the echoing synth-pop of the 80s, translated with contemporary production methods and harmonic details, SKUPPIN addresses themes between fear, hope and a lack of belonging. The driving beats and dark atmospheres that he realized on his first studio work “Reliquien” (February 2024) are therefore often reminiscent of Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk or Edwin Rosen. In view of this penchant for nostalgia and 80s culture, it is not surprising that this first album was also pressed on vinyl and thus immortalized. With his new single “Panik”, which was produced in collaboration with Jonas Pentzek (Rar), SKUPPIN continues his musical line and develops further at the same time.

Above all, SKUPPIN impresses live with an unexpected toughness and presence – his two band musicians Antonia Roziewski (keys) and Ricky Shark (synth) complete the harmonious picture.

Note NovaFuture: we created playlist for the digital services with the tracklisting of the vinyl. Unfortunately “Helles Licht/Dunkler Raum” was released separately from the EP.

Videos:
“Panik”

“Helles Licht/Dunkler Raum (Live)”

Buy Vinyl:
iMusic
WOM
Decks
Deejay
HHV
KulturKaufhaus
MediaMarkt
Thalia
Rough Trade
more soon

Buy Download:
Qobuz
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Spotify
Amazon Music
Deezer
Youtube Music

Websites:
Skuppin @ Instagram
All Rooms

out for a while: Seabound – No Sleep Demon V2.0 [Dependent Records | Metropolis Records]

Artist:
Seabound

Title:
No Sleep Demon V2.0

Label:
Dependent Records | Metropolis Records

Cat#:
MIND074 | MET348

Release Date:
30th August 2004 (original release)
2013 (digital release)

Format:
CD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Smoke

02.
Travelling

03.
Exorcize

04.
Point Break

05.
Torn

06.
Dunnocks

07.
Hooked

08.
Coward

09.
Avalost
(Instrumental)

10.
Rome On Fire

11.
Day Of The Century

12.
Hooked
(Radical Mix)

13.
Avalost
(Vocal Version)

Press Info:
Meeting through joint friends, Frank Spinath and Martin Vorbrodt came from different worlds. Because they were so different personality-wise and musically, they weren’t certain if a musical collaboration would work. Despite this, they decided to try anyway. The duo quickly discovered that their differences yielded a successful electronic sound that thrived with creative contradictions. They decided to call themselves Seabound because of Frank’s love of the ocean and the fact that Martin was born near the shore. The name also implies a ship leaving from a safe harbor into the unknown and sometimes treacherous seas, a metaphor for the band itself.

After sending out a few demos, the band was signed by Dependent Records in Germany who released their 2001 debut, No Sleep Demon, as well as the Travelling single. Blended with fantasy, the album was personal and honest; offering personal insights into the psyche to create a strange emotional journey full of obsession, devotions, doubts, anger and fear. Seabound toured twice between 2002 and 2003 in support of the album: a European tour with Covenant, and a North American tour with Stromkern.

The band gained the attention of Metropolis Records in 2002, who in 2004 docked them on the North American continent with the band’s second album, Beyond Flatline. Following in the footsteps of Covenant, Haujobb, and Wolfsheim, the electro-pop act quickly left their mark on the electronic music community. Beyond Flatline, which featured catchy “toe-tapping” beats, soothing vocals, atmospheric melodies and intriguing sequences, was met with great success.

Shortly after the release of Beyond Flatline, Seabound returned for another round. The Poisonous Friend EP features several remixes by Olaf Wollschlager (Yello, Melotron, and In Strict Confidence producer), Haujobb, Cut.Rate.Box, Andrew Sega (Iris), Stromkern, and Tom Ellard (Severed Heads). Two previously unreleased tracks are also included on the EP, “Without You” and “Traitor.”

After experiencing much success with their last two releases, Seabound is back with a re-release of their debut, No Sleep Demon, now entitled No Sleep Demon V2.0. The completely re-mastered album features enhanced mixing as well as a 12-page booklet complete with brand new artwork. At a running time of nearly 64 minutes, the re-release includes all 10 original tracks along with three bonus tracks: “Day of the Century,” “Hooked (Radical Mix)” and the vocal version of “Avalost.” No Sleep Demon V2.0 is sure to be a hit with any Seabound or electronic music fan.

“Take your time to discover us. We won’t disappoint you. We took our time to put the music, the thoughts, and the emotions together to create the songs you are now able to hear. They are yours now. But you will have to listen. Only if you open yourself up to it, you’ll discover all the facets we have to offer.” — Seabound

Snippets:

Recommendations:
all stuff on Metropolis Records we featured

Buy CD:
originally released in 2004

Buy Download:
Qobuz
iTunes
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Spotify
Anghami
Deezer
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Websites:
Seabound
Dependent Records
Metropolis Records

out now: Sedvs – Teorema [Unterwegs Records]

Artist:
Sedvs

Title:
Teorema

Label:
Unterwegs Records

Cat#:
WEGS008

Release Date:
06th February 2026

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Vortex

A2.
Portal

B1.
Arcane

B2.
Ember

Press Info:
Paradise regained.

Vienna based artist and Bare Hands owner Sedvs makes his Unterwegs debut with a fierce four track EP.

Following up from his debut LP ‘Paradise Lost’ on Bare Hands, Daniel Hartl delivers four meticulously sculpted cuts engineered for peak-hour dance floors and deep-end sound systems in the form of his Teorema EP. This record reaffirms his singular vision: raw, intense, and hypnotically precise. SEVDS once again steps into his rightful space, where craft meets conviction, and techno breathes with intensity and purpose.

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