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out soon: K Á R Y Y N – Physics Universal Love Language (Pull) [Mute]

Artist:
K Á R Y Y N

Title:
Physics Universal Love Language (Pull)

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
STUMM479

Release Date:
29th May 2026

Format:
vinyl, CD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Collapse Phase

02.
Elsewhen

03.
Further We Fall

04.
Ground

05.
End To Knowing You

06.
Pull

07.
The 6th

08.
Keeper

09.
Mind Over Heart

10.
FWD

Press Info:
KÁRYYN announces her new 10-track album PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL), out 29 May via Mute. The news arrives alongside the release of the first single, ‘COLLAPSE PHASE’, out today with an official video directed by Jenna Marsh, and produced by Black Dog Films. KÁRYYN will also be embarking on a tour of the UK and Europe with Apparat.

PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) is the latest from Syrian-Armenian-American singer and producer, KÁRYYN. The new album is a body of work distilled from years of lived exploration into existence, intimacy, and time, where sound becomes the structure through which truth is communicated. KÁRYYN’s voice is the gravitational centre, carrying both weight and fragility as it shapes the record’s sonic world.

Describing her new album “not as inquiry but as conclusion rendered in sound”, PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) maps collapse and reformation through the narrative themes and structural truths of compassion, clarity, and courage. Grounded in physics as the universal language shaping time and space, she asserts that this same language governs inner spiritual coherence, love, and connection. “PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) isabout the forces that hold us, rearrange us, and pull us back together,” she says. “It’s a framework for understanding my relationship with Self. This record is the sound of my human revolution.”
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The first single, COLLAPSE PHASE, opens the album’s universe with KÁRYYN at its centre, as the manipulator of forces. She opens with “You don’t believe me?” almost as a dare, to the listener and herself. Built on the tension between sustain and decay, the track moves like energy held far past its limit, no longer seeking release but asserting it. It captures the moment the final illusion collapses, revealing clarity rather than chaos. “COLLAPSE PHASE is the sonic threshold of confrontation and acceptance,” KÁRYYN explains. “It’s the sound of outdated systems breaking down—relational, emotional, foundational—no longer serving the universal truth that has arrived. It’s the moment I become the force itself, drawing everything obsolete to its end so something true can exist.”

Driven by gravitational rhythms, suspended vocal lines, and a sense of sovereign, deliberate rupture, the single introduces the album’s emotional stakes as a point of arrival, where agency is fully claimed and transformation is no longer a process, but a fact.

Directed by Jenna Marsh, whose work includes collaborations with Charli XCX and Eartheater, the music video is produced by Black Dog Films, part of Ridley Scott’s production company. It features legendary choreographer Supple Nam, whose career includes work for Guinness, Lucozade, and influential music and performance projects, in his first on-camera performance in 19 years alongside dancer Sattva Thanh-Tú Nguyễn. The result is a bold, immersive, and physically expressive performance.

Watch the video for ‘COLLAPSE PHASE’ below

PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) was produced by KÁRYYN and co-produced with James Ford and Hudson Mohawke, with additional production by Jacques Greene, Steve Nalepa, Luca Perry, and Duncan Fuller. String arrangement & performances by Raven Bush, alongside qanun performances by the internationally acclaimed Syrian qanun player, Maya Youssef. The album was mixed by Marta Salogni and mastered by Joker. Built from voice, strings, modular synths and gravitational beats tuned to 432Hz, the record incorporates string arrangements informed by Armenian and Middle Eastern musical traditions, woven quietly into rhythm and melody as the record spans the intimate and the expansive. At its heart, PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) is a declaration of courage, connection and renewal; the willingness to confront, collapse, feel and rise. “I went hunting for dark matter”, KÁRYYN says, “and instead I found brilliance, light, and potential.”

Snippets:
soon

Video:
“Collapse Phase”

Recommendations:
K Á R Y Y N’s “Káryyn Remixed” on Mute
K Á R Y Y N’s “The Quanta Series” on Mute
all releases on Mute & sublabels we featured

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Mute Bank
K Á R Y Y N @ Bandcamp
Juno
Decks
WOM
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Rough Trade
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K Á R Y Y N @ Bandcamp
Juno
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out for a while: Moby – 18 [Mute | Little Idiot]

Artist:
Moby

Title:
18

Label:
Mute | Little Idiot

Cat#:
STUMM202 | IDIOTR007

Release Date:
13th May 2002 (original release date)
09th September 2022 (re-release)

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
We Are All Made Of Stars

02.
In This World

03.
In My Heart

04.
Great Escape

05.
Signs Of Love

06.
One Of These Mornings

07.
Another Woman

08.
Fireworks

09.
Extreme Ways

10.
Jam For The Ladies

11.
Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)

12.
18

13.
Sleep Alone

14.
At Least We Tried

15.
Harbour

16.
Look Back In

17.
The Rafters

18.
I’m Not Worried

Press Info:
Moby will release a new album entitled “18” on 13th May. This is the much anticipated follow up to his multi-award winning and ten million selling album “Play”.

The album features eighteen brand new tracks and a brilliant line up of guest vocalists including, amongst others, Sinead O’Connor, Azure Ray, MC Lyte and Angie Stone. “18” expands upon, updates and surpasses “Play”, moving through anthemic nu-new wave, sample centred gospel and blues, electro, funk, warm orchestration and lush instrumentals.

Moby explains the title: ‘In addition to the record being called “18” because there are 18 songs on it, there are other more obscure reasons for it being called “18”…’

The album includes the forthcoming single ‘We Are All Made Of Stars’, which is released on 29th April. It is accompanied by a video directed by the award-winning Joseph Kahn. Filmed on location in Hollywood, Santa Monica and Sunset and Vine, the promo sees Moby assuming the guise of a somewhat distant and removed Spaceman who has come down to earth. He lands in LA and observes Hollywood Babylon at its most banal. Moby is joined by a number of familiar faces on his adventure. These include: Tommy Lee, Thora Birch, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Corey Feldman, Vern Troyer (aka – Mini Me), Angelyne, Ron Jeremy, Dominique Swain, and Kato Kaelin – plus Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges from 80’s TV show Diff’rent Strokes.

MobyRecorded and produced by Moby at his studio in New York over the last twelve months, Moby plays all the instruments on the album and sings on four of the tracks; ‘Extreme Ways’, ‘We Are All Made Of Stars’, ‘Sleep Alone’ and the semi spoken ‘Signs Of Love’. Elsewhere MC Lyte and Angie Stone both guest on the uptempo ‘Jam For The Ladies’. Sinead O’Connor delivers one of her most moving vocal performances on ‘Harbour’ while Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor of Athens, Georgia duo Azure Ray wrote the lyrics for and sing on ‘Great Escape’.

“18” features two stunning instrumentals, the title track is a version of a composition that Moby wrote and performed at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics, while ‘Fireworks’ is a short interlude piece and takes its title from one of Moby’s favourite films by the director Takeshi Kitano.

Moby’s love of Soul and R’n’B from the 60s, 70s and 80s is again apparent and he makes brilliant use of a wide range of vocal samples on many of the tracks. Most notably ‘Another Woman’ which samples Barbara Lynn’s, classic, ‘I’m A Good Woman’ and on ‘Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)’ which features a sample of Sugarhill Records founder Sylvia Robinson’s ‘Sunday’.

Moby will play live dates throughout 2002 and 2003. Details of his worldwide tour will follow soon.

Snippets:

Videos:
“We Are All Made Of Stars (Video Edit)”

“In This World (Video Edit)”

“Extreme Ways (Video Edit)”

Video Special:
“Play 25 – Sportpaleis D’anvers – ARTE Concert”

Recommendations:
Moby’s “Reprise (Remixes)” on Deutsche Grammophon
Moby’s “Reprise” on Deutsche Grammophon
Moby’s “Go (Rex The Dog Remix)” on Black Lacquer
Moby’s “Into The Blue” on Mute …
Moby’s “James Bond Theme (Moby’s Re-Version)” on Mute …
Moby’s “Innocents” on Mute …
all stuff on Mute we featured

Buy CD:
Decks
Juno
WOM
iMusic
originally released in 2002

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Decks
Juno
WOM
iMusic
originally released in 2002

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Qobuz
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7Digital
iTunes
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Mute
Mute Germany

out for a while: Komputer – The World Of Tomorrow [Mute]

Artist:
Komputer

Title:
The World Of Tomorrow

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
STUMM162 | MUTE9047-2

Release Date:
1997 / 1998

Format:
CD, download & streaming

Tracklist EU:
01.
The World Of Tomorrow

02.
More Automation

03.
Bill Gates

04.
Valentina

05.
Looking Down On London

06.
Terminus Interminus

07.
Singapore

08.
The Perfect Pop Band

09.
Komputer Pop

10.
Motopia

11.
We Are Komputer
(Version)

Tracklist US:
01.
The World Of Tomorrow

02.
More Automation

03.
Bill Gates

04.
Valentina

05.
Looking Down On London

06.
Terminus Interminus

07.
Singapore

08.
The Perfect Pop Band

09.
Komputer Pop

10.
Motopia

11.
Valentina
(Phobos)

12.
Valentina
(Probe)

13.
Looking Down On London
(Metroland)

Press Info:
SUBJECT – Biography

Komputer Components : >>>SIMON LEONARD<<//Lyricist. Keyboards. Sound archivist.>>
>><<DAVID BAKER..<<//Vocals.Keyboards>>
..<<<..JANE BRERETON<<Percussion.<<

<<influences..//Conlon Nancarrow. Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Can. Stockhausen. Yello. Telex.>>

>>Profile<<..

<<“Nostalgia for the Future” is how Simon describes the sound of Komputer. It’s a breath of electronic fresh air in a musical world polluted by guitars.>>

<<Simon and David first met at a new music seminar in Prague about two and half years ago. The two of them share an avid interest in electronics and technology, hence the sound of Komputer. Simon has studied sound production at Morley College, which qualifies him as the technical assistant. David is a skilled musician, he has graduated in Harmony, counterpoint and performance, he is the voice of Komputer.>>

<<Jane is a new addition. Originally from Saddlesworth in Yorkshire, she moved to London several years ago to become the drummer of Andromeda Strain who were signed at the time to Trident Records (Home of Captain Sensible!!) Jane met Simon and David through a mutual friend, and became the third member of Komputer back in November 1996. She is currently studying a Masters in Musicology at the University Of London.>>

<<In addition to their music, Komputer are in the process of creating a “virtual City” of the future to accompany the debut album release.>>

<<Three people, three minds that exist in a parallel universe away from the sounds of the contemporary dance scene. Komputer are striving to become The World Of Tomorrow.>>

<<Released on Mute Records 1st June 1998 in the UK (already available on Mute in the US)>>

<<end tran>>

…Thank You.

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Looking Down On London”

“Bill Gates”

“Komputer Pop”

“Valentina”

Videos:
“Valentina”

“Terminus”

Recommendations:
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

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originally released in 1998

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Websites:
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out now: JakoJako – Tết 41 (Remixes) [Mute]

Artist:
JakoJako

Title:
Tết 41 (Remixes)

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
IRSTUMM513

Release Date:
17th February 2026 (Part 1)
18th March 2026 (Part 2)
18th March 2026 (4 track EP – Bandcamp only)

Format:
download

Tracklist:
01.
Kumquat
(Rolando Remix)

02.
Ghi-Ta
(Elin Piel Remix)

03.
Hoa Đào
(Colin Benders Remix)

04.
Ðà Nāng
(DJ Hi-C Remix)

Press Info:
JakoJako, Berlin-based modular synthesist Sibel Koçer, marks todays Lunar New Year with Tết 41 (Remixes, Pt.1), remixes by Rolando and Elin Piel of tracks from her latest album, Tết 41, out now limited-edition vinyl and digitally via Mute. Pt. 2 will follow next month, alongside an ambient live set at Hackney Church on 21 March, with fellow Mute artist Alessandro Cortini.

Taking its name from Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year), Tết 41 – which catalogues her journey to Vietnam with her mother connecting with their heritage – uses a minimal modular set up and field recordings to create a unique and very personal work. Detroit’s Rolando, former Underground Resistance member also known as The Aztec Mystic, takes on ‘Kumquat’’s bright searching melodies and polyrhythmic beats for the perfect introduction to Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, Kumquats being ubiquitous as a key symbol of the Tết celebration, said to bring prosperity and abundance. [DJ

Gothenburg’s Elin Piel, who also appeared on last year’s JakoJako curated collection ‘Hardwired’, remixes ‘Ghi-Ta’. Named after a type of Vietnamese guitar that Sibel encountered on her trip, Piel explains, “What drew me to Ghi-Ta was the harmonies and the small changes in the repetitiveness. It was really fun to play around with the stems trying to find a pulse and create new patterns but still match the original vibe.”

Tết 41 is, in many ways, a distillation of ideas Koçer has been exploring for many years. Tapping into a deep understanding of machine-based music and illuminated by references to her heritage, the album reflects on notions of rebirth, and the pursuit of a sonic core. The album was created with a minimal hardware set up, and from this simplicity emerges some of her most expansive, unworldly compositions to date.

Koçer explains, “I wanted to collect the atmospheres of Vietnam, and strip it back to my language – electronic music. I don’t have huge ties to the traditions of my Vietnamese family, so being able to experience them with my mother, and then bring the Lunar Celebration – the colourful flowers, food and customs – back to Europe through music has helped me realise how important this side of my heritage is.”

A big part of her production process lies in searching for spontaneity, which was heightened during the creation of this album – on just a Eurorack and a Waldorf Iridium Core. Whilst normally she would have a computer to mix and arrange the record, the effects and sequencers of the gear became her tools. She expands; “The more you play with a single machine the more you get to know it. You’ll get muscle memory and play it more like an actual instrument, instead of treating it as a tool.”

Opening and closing with field recordings taken during the Lunar New Year celebrations, she uses the space in between to cast new frameworks, allowing melodic cycles to flow autonomously. Rhythmic fragments weave between analogue processing and harmonic distillations, swirling in organic cycles of warehouse maximalism and sonic minutiae that speak to the somatic and spectral in equal measure.

Engaged in a constant dialogue around the use of hardware in music, JakoJako’s artistic output is informed by the tension and release of techno, but ultimately propelled by ever-expanding forms and structures that play with the contours of the genre. A producer, live artist and DJ who has held a residency at Berghain whilst touring some of the world’s most respected electronic music institutions, she delves into the mathematical patterns of arpeggios and loops, locating kinetic energies that convert into moments of dancefloor catharsis.

Infinitely curious about the threads that connect different genres, as opposed to the rigidity of genre itself, Tết 41 is driven by a desire to document the potentials of analogue and modular synthesis, and to consider new contexts within which these could exist. It’s also a bold and generous vision of new sonic worlds.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“PURE Guest.047”

Recommendations:
JakoJako’s “Segmente EP” on NovaMute
JakoJako’s “Verve EP” on Mute
“In Vere EP” by JakoJako & Rødhåd on WSNWG
compilation “We Are Not Alone (Part 2)” w/ JakoJako on BPitch
compilation “Second Nature” w/ JakoJako on Life In Patterns
“Atlas Der Gedanken” by Mareena & JakoJako on Edition Dur
JakoJako’s “Metamorphose” on Bigamo
“The Third Chimpanzee (Rmxd)” by Martin Gore w/ JakoJako rmx on Mute
New Order’s “Be A Rebel (Remixed)” w/ JakoJako remix on Mute
compilation “Hardwired” curated by JakoJako on Air Texture
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

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Mute
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out now: 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: