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out now: Fever Ray – The Year Of The Radical Romantics [Rabid Records | Mute]

Artist:
Fever Ray

Title:
The Year Of The Radical Romantics

Label:
Rabid Records | Mute

Cat#:
RABID132 | tba

Release Date:
25th July 2025 (digital)
12th December 2025 (vinyl)

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
What They Call Us
(Radical Romantics Session)

A2.
New Utensils
(Radical Romantics Session)

A3.
When I Grow Up
(Radical Romantics Session)

A4.
Mustn’t Hurry
(Radical Romantics Session)

B1.
To The Moon And Back
(Radical Romantics Session)

B2.
Shiver
(Radical Romantics Session)

B3.
Kandy
(Radical Romantics Session)

B4.
Even It Out
(Radical Romantics Session)

C1.
I’m Not Done
(Radical Romantics Session)

C2.
Carbon Dioxide
(Radical Romantics Session)

C3.
Now’s The Only Time I Know
(Radical Romantics Session)

C4.
If I Had A Heart
(Radical Romantics Session)

D1.
I’m Not Done
(Therapy Session)

D2.
Now’s The Only Time I Know
(Therapy Session)

Tracklist Digital:
01.
I’m Not Done
(Therapy Session)

02.
Now’s The Only Time I Know
(Therapy Session)

03.
What They Call Us
(Radical Romantics Session)

04.
New Utensils
(Radical Romantics Session)

05.
When I Grow Up
(Radical Romantics Session)

06.
Mustn’t Hurry
(Radical Romantics Session)

07.
To The Moon And Back
(Radical Romantics Session)

08.
Shiver
(Radical Romantics Session)

09.
Kandy
(Radical Romantics Session) 04:10
10.
Even It Out
(Radical Romantics Session)

11.
I’m Not Done
(Radical Romantics Session)

12.
Carbon Dioxide
(Radical Romantics Session)

13.
Now’s The Only Time I Know
(Radical Romantics Session)

14.
If I Had A Heart
(Radical Romantics Session)

Press Info:
Fever Ray announces their new live album, The Year Of The Radical Romantics, out July 25th, and the accompanying The Year Of The Radical Romantics publication available for pre-order now. In conjunction with today’s announcement, Fever Ray presents the new single/video, “Now’s The Only Time I Know (Therapy Session).”

The Year Of The Radical Romantics is a document of the juicy, throbbing missives used to woo crowds from Sydney to Seattle on the globe-trotting There’s No Place I’d Rather Be Tour in support of 2023’s lauded Radical Romantics. The new album consists of live-to-tape studio versions of tracks from Radical Romantics in addition to highlights from 2017’s Plunge and massive new iterations of early classics performed by the musicians who accompanied Dreijer on tour — Minna Koivisto on keyboards; Romarna Campbell on drums; Maryam Nikandish and Helena Gutarra on keytars and vocals.

Radical Romantics’ riotous, world-building videos introduced an unforgettable cast of characters. Accompanying Fever Ray (aka the white-suited Casanova) are wannabe-womanizer Romance, clockwatcher Main, witchy Snusis, and axe-wielding bombshell Demona Lisa. The Year Of The Radical Romantics offers a culmination of these character’s arcs with a pair of videos directed by longtime longtime Fever Ray creative visionary Martin Falck. The visuals find the misfits navigating group therapy sessions led by therapist Ebba. These sessions are soundtracked by blistering versions of fan favorites from Fever Ray’s beloved self-titled 2009 debut album: “I’m Not Done (Therapy Session)” and today’s single, “Now’s the Only Time I Know (Therapy Session).”

From therapist and human improvement and performance boosting guru Ebba:

“Hello…?

You left mid session… I really think you’re in big, big need of my services.
I want this room to be… a sacred place, for healing,
Fill my own cup like the holy grail.

Your lives seem to be falling apart…
it’s like you always want to go back there, drawn to the bottom of the ocean?”

Snippets:

Videos:
“I’m Not Done (Therapy Session)”

“Now’s The Only Time I Know (Therapy Session)”

Special:
“RA.883”

Recommandations:
Fever Ray’s album “Fever Ray” on Rabid Records | Mute
Fever Ray’s album “Radical Romantics” on Rabid Records | Mute
The Knife’s “Shaking The Habitual” on Rabid Records | Mute

Buy Vinyl:
Mute US store
Rabid Records store
Fever Ray @ Bandcamp
Decks
Juno
WOM
iMusic
HV
more soon

Buy Download:
Fever Ray @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Bleep
Boomkat
JunoDownload
Beatport
iTunes
Clone Digital
more soon

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

Websites:
Fever Ray
Rabid Records
Mute

out soon: Maps – Welcome To The Tudor Gate [Mute]

Artist:
Maps

Title:
Welcome To The Tudor Gate

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
ISTUMM270

Release Date:
31st October 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Chapter One

02.
Chapter Two

03.
Chapter Three

04.
Chapter Four

05.
Chapter Five

06.
Chapter Six

07.
Chapter Seven

08.
Chapter Eight

Press Info:
Maps has announced details of a new release, his long-lost soundtrack, Welcome To The Tudor Gate, out on Mute on 31 October 2025.

Welcome To The Tudor Gate launches today with ominous scene setter, ‘Chapter One’, which invites us in to this unusual album, recorded back in 2014 and lost until now.

The album is James Chapman’s soundtrack to a half-remembered film, watched late into the night and forgotten for years until nebulous stills and scenes came back into his mind -so to fill in the gaps, he decided to create its soundtrack.

He explains, “Inspired by a film that I was never able to trace, I set out to create a mysterious, strange and uneasy soundtrack, with a nod to the fantastical. I imagined a protagonist venturing into a foreboding land of immense forests, filled with mysterious beings – where magic is real, and witchcraft is feared.”

The album is a 40-minute piece, separated into “chapters”. It flows together with no gaps, following the film’s hero throughout their journey. ‘Chapter One’ depicts the ominous start to the journey, which will eventually end with a triumphant return, before disappearing into the night.

He goes on to expand, “The ‘Tudor Gate’ of the title was originally envisaged to be a ‘community’ or ‘cult’, influenced by films like Blood On Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man. The music itself is influenced by ‘60s and ‘70s horror soundtracks to films by Dario Argento and John Carpenter but also to writers like H.P Lovecraft and the world of ‘weird fiction’.”

Welcome To The Tudor Gate – we hope that you will never leave…

Snippets:
soon

Video:
“Chapter One”

Special:
“A Mute Mix”

Recommendations:
Maps’ “Counter Melodies EP” on Mute
Maps’ album “Vicissitude” on Mute
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy Download:
Maps @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
iTunes
Bleep
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Qobuz
Apple Music
more soon

Websites:
Maps
Mute
Mute Germany

out for a while: Fever Ray – Fever Ray [Rabid Records | Mute]

Artist:
Fever Ray

Title:
Fever Ray

Label:
Rabid Records | Mute

Cat#:
RABID039 | MUTE9408

Release Date:
March 2009

Format:
CD, CD+DVD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Standard Edition:
01.
If I Had A Heart

02.
When I Grow Up

03.
Dry And Dusty

04.
Seven

05.
Triangle Walks

06.
Concrete Walls

07.
Now’s The Only Time I Know

08.
I’m Not Done

09.
Keep The Streets Empty For Me

10.
Coconut

Tracklist Deluxe Edition:
01.
If I Had A Heart

02.
When I Grow Up

03.
Dry And Dusty

04.
Seven

05.
Triangle Walks

06.
Concrete Walls

07.
Now’s The Only Time I Know

08.
I’m Not Done

09.
Keep The Streets Empty For Me

10.
Coconut

11.
Stranger Than Kindness

12.
Here Before

physical release with DVD containing the videos

Press Info:
…

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Stranger Than Kindness”

“Triangle Walks”

Videos:
“Seven”

“If I Had A Heart”

“Triangle Walks”

“When I Grow Up”

Special:
“RA.178”

Recommendations:
Fever Ray’s “Radical Romantics” on Rabid Records | Mute
The Knife’s “Shaking The Habitual” on Rabid Records | Mute

Buy CD:
Fever Ray @ Bandcamp
Mute store
WOM
Juno
originally released in 2009

Buy Vinyl:
Fever Ray @ Bandcamp
Mute store
Rabid Records store
iMusic
WOM
Juno
Decks
originally released in 2009

Buy Download:
Fever Ray @ Bandcamp
Rabid Records store
Boomkat
Bleep
iTunes
JunoDownload
Beatport
more soon

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

Websites:
Fever Ray
Rabid Records
Mute

out for a while: Paul Van Dyk – Out There And Back [Deviant | Mute | Vandit Records]

Artist:
Paul Van Dyk

Title:
Out There And Back

Label:
Deviant | Mute | Vandit Records

Cat#:
DVNT037 | MUTE9127 | VANDIT004

Release Date:
2000 | 2000 | 2015

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist US CD:
CD1-01.
Vega

CD1-02.
Pikes

CD1-03.
Another Way

CD1-04.
Travelling

CD1-05.
Avenue

CD1-06.
Tell Me Why (The Riddle)

CD1-07.
Together We Will Conquer

CD1-08.
Face To Face

CD1-09.
The Love From Above

CD1-10.
Columbia

CD1-11.
Out There And Back

CD1-12.
Alive

CD2-01.
Santos

CD2-02.
All I Need

CD2-03.
Namistai

CD2-04.
Another Way

CD2-05.
Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
(Vandit Mix)

CD2-06.
Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
(Club Mix)

CD2-07.
Face To Face
(Piano Mix)

CD2-08.
Together We Will Conquer
(Radio Mix)

Tracklist Vinyl:
A.
We Are Alive

B1.
Travelling

B2.
Pikes

C.
Columbia

D1.
Vega

D2.
Santos

E.
Out There And Back

F1.
Face To Face

F2.
Together We Will Conquer

G.
Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
(Vandit Club Mix – ReEdit)

H1.
The Love From Above

H2.
Namistai

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Vega

02.
Pikes

03.
Another Way

04.
Travelling

05.
Avenue

06.
Tell Me Why (The Riddle)

07.
Together We Will Conquer

08.
Face To Face

09.
The Love From Above

10.
Columbia

11.
Out There And Back

12.
We Are Alive

Info:
… there were/are different editions with additional tracks etc

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“The Politics Of Dancing 2 (CD 1)”

Buy CD:
originally released in 2000

Buy Vinyl:
originally released in 2000

Buy Download:
7Digital
iTunes
more soon

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

Websites:
Paul Van Dyk
Mute
Vandit Records

out for a while: Depeche Mode – Ultra [Mute Records | Sire Records | Sony Music]

Artist:
Depeche Mode

Title:
Ultra

Label:
Mute Records | Sire Records | Sony Music

Cat#:
STUMM148 | REPRISE46522 | tba

Release Date:
14th April 1997 (original release date)
later (several re-releases & digital)

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Standard CD / Vinyl:
01.
Barrel Of A Gun

02.
The Love Thieves

03.
Home

04.
It’s No Good

05.
Uselink

06.
Useless

07.
Sister Of Night

08.
Jazz Thieves

09.
Freestate

10.
The Bottom Line

11.
Insight

12.
Junior Painkiller

Tracklist Deluxe Digital:
01.
Barrel Of A Gun

02.
The Love Thieves

03.
Home

04.
It’s No Good

05.
Uselink

06.
Useless

07.
Sister Of Night

08.
Jazz Thieves

09.
Freestate

10.
The Bottom Line

11.
Insight

12.
Junior Painkiller

13.
Barrel Of A Gun
(Live)

14.
It’s No Good
(Live)

15.
Useless
(Live)

16.
Painkiller

17.
Slowblow

18.
Only When I Lose Myself
(Single Version)

19.
Surrender

20.
Headstar

Press Info:
Depeche Mode release their twelfth album, the aptly titled ‘Ultra’ on April 14 on Mute. Following 1993’s platinum selling, No. 1 album, ‘Songs Of Faith And Devotion’, ‘Ultra’ was recorded and produced in New York, Los Angeles and London during the last year by Tim Simenon. The album stands as a personal and artistic triumph from a band who lived through their darkest days during its creation. Depeche Mode – singer Dave Gahan, songwriter Martin Gore and “backbone” Andy Fletcher – have survived personal and professional upheavals, including the departure of Alan Wilder and Gahan’s much publicised drugs busts and rehabilitation, to make the most diverse, engaging and exhilarating album of their 17 years together.

Including the hit singles ‘Barrel Of A Gun’ and ‘It’s No Good’, ‘Ultra’ unveils a sophisticated soundscape that draws influence from contemporary dance, gospel, blues and even country sources. In the words of Dave Gahan: “I think it’s true to say there’s elements of every kind of music in Depeche Mode, and that’s what’s unique about us is that we don’t limit ourselves to one area. We listen to styles that compliment that song and take it to that place rather than sticking to a format.”

Once more turning his pen to matters of the frailties in human relationships (‘It’s No Good’, ‘Useless’), predetermined fate (‘Barrel Of A Gun’), alienation (‘Sister Of Night’) and redemption (‘Home’), Martin Gore has created broad and evocative songs for Gahan to fully dramatise. With Tim Simenon at the controls, the brooding and sensual dance aesthetic that Gore’s original demos first brought to mind has been fully realised. “He really helped us out, because the way the songs were written and demoed they lent themselves to a dance direction, but not dance in a disco sense,” Martin explains.

Even so, fired by a restless imagination, the band also step out on a limb for the intriguing, Martin Denny-esque ‘Jazz Thieves’, the blues drenched ‘Freestate’ and the gospel noir of ‘The Bottom Line’. “A lot of people are far too narrow minded in what they listen to,” considers Gore. “There’s been a lot of really interesting music that’s happened over the last 100, as opposed to the last five to eight years.”

Depeche Mode’s broadness of musical vision is reflected in the choice of collaborators who appear on ‘Ultra’: Jaki Liebezeit, drummer with German experimental pioneers Can, former Living Colour/Tackhead bassist Doug Wimbish and pedal steel guitarist supreme B.J. Cole. As Tim Simenon enthuses: “Martin’s an amazing songwriter and I want people to take their hat off to him.”

Dave Gahan considers his vocal performances on ‘Ultra’ to be the best of his career: “They really take you to a place, wherever that place may be, and they take you on a journey, tell you a story and you listen, you know, it draws you in. ‘Sister Of Night’, for me personally, is one of the best vocals I’ve ever produced.”

As he sings on the album’s closing track ‘Insight’; “I’m talking to you now/The fire still burns.” Lesser bands may have crumbled by now, but Depeche Mode are firmly, defiantly back in business.

In 2007, the album was completely remastered, and released in two different formats (SACD + DVD, and LP in Europe, CD + DVD, and LP in North America). The SACD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation, on the SACD disc. The CD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation on the DVD disc. The CD and LP were remastered stereo audio. The US edition of the remastered CD was not a SACD. Only the European release was in SACD format. The US DVD is a standard DVD, not a specific DVD-Audio disc.

Digital bonus stuff was previously released on the DVD of the collector’s edition & singles.

Snippets: