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Six years after his Grammy-nominated LP5, Sascha Ring – aka Apparat – takes a bold dive into the complexities of life with his sixth studio album.
A Hum Of Maybe is detailed, finely crafted, and wonderfully unpredictable. At its core, the record is about love – for himself, his wife, and his daughter – and holding onto it, protecting it, and constantly recalibrating as it is in a constant state of flux. As the title suggests, the songs explore being stuck in between: not a clear yes or no, but A Hum Of Maybe.
Ring elegantly combines the perspectives of an electronic producer and a classical composer, working closely with long-time collaborators Philipp Johann Thimm (cello, piano, guitar) – who also co-wrote and co-produced the record – Christoph “Mäckie” Hamann (violin, keyboard, bass), Jörg Wähner (drums), and Christian Kohlhaas (trombone). The album also features Armenian-American artist KÁRYYN – Apparat’s Mute labelmate – on ‘Tilth’, and Berlin-and Rome-based musician Jan- Philipp Lorenz (aka Bi Disc) on ‘Pieces, Falling’.
A Hum Of Maybe is complex, deeply personal, and embraces a state of limbo, marking an exciting new chapter for Apparat.
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Ian Boddy and Chris Carter have announced details of the 25th anniversary edition of their underground classic Caged. Out on 28 November 2025 on The Grey Area of Mute, the album has been remastered and is expanded with two new compositions reimagined from the original audio files: ‘Claustrophobia’, reworked by Chris Carter, and ‘Uncaged’, reworked by Ian Boddy. Together, these new versions revisit Caged’s DNA from opposite ends of the spectrum, one tightening its grip, the other breaking free.
Chris Carter says, “I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since we got together in each other’s studios and recorded Caged. It was such a laid-back process – no stresses or dramas, just a good time making some cool music with some classic gear. It’s been great revisiting that old material to come up with something new yet still ‘Caged’ for this Mute anniversary release. The new vinyl edition sounds even better than our original incarnation.”
Talking about the collaboration, Ian Boddy explains, “They say opposites attract and although Chris & I come from different ends of the electronic music spectrum Caged just gelled, and I think we created an album with a timeless quality to it.”
First released in 2000, Caged united two giants of experimental electronic music – Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter, a pioneering force in industrial and electronic music for over five decades, and Ian Boddy, composer, sound designer, analogue synth aficionado, and founder of the ambient/electronic label DiN. Having known each other casually for years, Boddy invited Carter to collaborate for his then-new label; Carter immediately agreed, and together they produced a work of startling power and textural depth. Across its shifting soundscapes, Caged plays with chance and paradox, where a whisper swells into a crescendo, a beat dissolves into a tone, and nothing remains still for long.
Tracklist: 01. Open Fields [feat. The Kite String Tangle]
02. Memory
03. Opioid [feat. Pet Deaths]
04. Reset
05. Always You [feat. Woodes]
06. Seeker
07. Warnung
08. Gabriel
09. Kind
10. God Is Lonelier [feat. Laius]
11. Warum
12. Neuzeit
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Mute welcomes German synthesizer and producer duo Felsmann + Tiley to the roster with the release of their new album Protomensch. Out February 13, 2026 on limited edition black vinyl packaged in a special gatefold sleeve featuring a mirror foil lamination on the inner panel revealing a ‘self-portrait of the protomensch.’
On Protomensch (German for “proto-human”), Felsmann + Tiley blend shimmering synthwave, pounding trance, and introspective IDM with synth-pop-infused tracks featuring guest vocalists including London’s Pet Deaths and Australian artists The Kite String Tangle, Woodes, and Laius.
This juxtaposition between sentient beings and machines permeates the whole album – right from the duo’s manifesto introducing us the highly intelligent yet irrevocably shortsighted and downright tragic character of Protomensch – the cover artwork featuring turtleneck wearing chimpanzee, futuristic music videos, and stark social media aesthetics to seated, next-level live-shows involving collaboration with dozens of visual artists.
Despite their online ubiquity, sparked in part by their viral reinterpretation of label-mate M83’s “Solitude,” which has been used over 1 million times on TikTok and high-profile syncs on shows including Young Royals (season two), the BAFTA-winning crime thriller Top Boy (season three), and Amazon’s The Better Sister, Felsmann + Tiley have lingered largely on the periphery, their origins cloaked in quiet anonymity, until now. With the release of Protomensch, Felsmann + Tiley present their fully realized artistic vision and step into the spotlight.
CD2-01. Ooh La La (Benny Benassi Remix – Extended)
CD2-02. Beautiful (Richard X Rework)
CD2-03. You Never Know (Goldfrapp Remix)
CD2-04. Koko (Sun’s Signature Remix)
CD2-05. Ride A White Horse (FK – EK Vocal Version)
CD2-06. Lovely 2 C U (T.Raumschmiere Rmx)
CD2-07. Slide In (DFA Remix – Edit)
CD2-08. Let It Take You (Goldfrapp Remix)
CD2-09. All Night Operator (Part 1)
CD2-10. Time Out From The World (Fields Remix)
CD2-11. You Never Know (múm Remix)
CD2-12. Satin Chic (Through The Mystic Mix, Dimension 11 by The Flaming Lips)
CD2-13. Ooh La La (Live On Later With Jools Holland)
CD2-14. Ride A White Horse (Live On Jool’s Annual Hootenanny)
CD2-15. Fly Me Away (Live On Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge)
CD2-16. Satin Chic (Live On Later With Jools Holland)
CD2-17. Number 1 (Live On The Mark Radcliffe Show)
BLURAY-01. Ooh La La
BLURAY-02. Lovely 2 C U
BLURAY-03. Ride A White Horse
BLURAY-04. You Never Know
BLURAY-05. Let It Take You
BLURAY-06. Fly Me Away
BLURAY-07. Slide In
BLURAY-08. Koko
BLURAY-09. Satin Chic
BLURAY-10. Time Out From The World
BLURAY-11. Number 1
BLURAY-12. Beautiful
Tracklist Vinyl + Bonus 12 Inch: A1. Ooh La La
A2. Lovely 2 C U
A3. Ride A White Horse
A4. You Never Know
A5. Let It Take You
B1. Fly Me Away
B2. Slide In
B3. Koko
B4. Satin Chic
B5. Time Out From The World
B6. Number 1
C1. Beautiful (Richard X Extended Rework)
C2. Number 1 (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Club Remix)
C3. You Never Know (Goldfrapp Remix)
D1. Ooh La La (Phones Re-Edit)
D2. Koko (Sun’s Signature Remix)
D3. Let It Take You (Goldfrapp Remix)
Tracklist Digital: 01. Ooh La La
02. Lovely 2 C U
03. Ride A White Horse
04. You Never Know
05. Let It Take You
06. Fly Me Away
07. Slide In
08. Koko
09. Satin Chic
10. Time Out From The World
11. Number 1
12. Beautiful
13. Ooh La La (Benny Benassi Remix – Extended)
14. Beautiful (Richard X Rework)
15. You Never Know (Goldfrapp Remix)
16. Koko (Sun’s Signature Remix)
17. Ride A White Horse (FK – EK Vocal Version)
18. Lovely 2 C U (T.Raumschmiere Rmx)
19. Slide In (DFA Remix – Edit)
20. Let It Take You (Goldfrapp Remix)
21. All Night Operator (Pt. 1)
22. Time Out From The World (Fields Remix)
23. You Never Know (múm Remix)
24. Satin Chic (Through The Mystic Mix, Dimension 11 By The Flaming Lips)
25. Ooh La La (Live On Later With Jools Holland)
26. Ride A White Horse (Live On Jools’ Annual Hootenanny)
27. Fly Me Away (Live On Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge)
28. Satin Chic (Live On Later With Jools Holland)
29. Number 1 (Live On The Mark Radcliffe Show)
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Trailblazing pop duo Goldfrapp celebrate two decades of their seminal third album Supernature with the release of the 20th Anniversary deluxe edition.
Originally released in 2005, Supernature was Goldfrapp’s era-defining masterpiece, a multi-layered sonic-pop thriller that shattered the electronic rulebook, replacing it with a radical, high-gloss vision of pop music at its most seductive and strange.
Supernature catapulted Goldfrapp into the pop stratosphere, spawning now-classic singles like “Ooh La La”, “Number 1”, and “Ride A White Horse”. The album topped charts worldwide, earned multi-platinum sales, garnered multiple BRIT and GRAMMY nominations.
Now reissued for its 20th anniversary, the deluxe edition offers fans the classic original album alongside B-sides, classic & brand new remixes, unreleased live radio session recordings and an Audio Blu-ray 5.1 surround mix. The release is presented across 3 CDs (2CD + Audio Blu-Ray) in deluxe packaging, alongside a stunning peacock-coloured double vinyl edition (the second disc being a remix 12” single EP), with everything cut at half speed for enhanced sound quality.
The new edition includes two brand new Goldfrapp remixes by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, with exclusive reinterpretations from Richard X, Sun’s Signature (Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) & Damon Reece (Massive Attack, Spiritualized).
With the release of this deluxe edition, Goldfrapp don’t just revisit Supernature, they reaffirm its enduring influence in 2025’s musical landscape and beyond.
