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Mute US is excited to announce the release of Dance Therapy, the sophomore album from worldwide signing Nora Schjelderup, aka Ora the Molecule. The album will be available on black vinyl and digital formats on March 21st.
Dance Therapy follows a transformative period for Schjelderup, whose DJ career took off postpandemic. She has shared the stage with fellow Norwegian legends like Todd Terje and Lindstrøm, and opened for Røyksopp, earning her the title of Norway’s queen of disco. Inspired by her DJ sets, ‘70s sci-fi sounds and Italo-disco, Dance Therapy is a retro-futuristic fever dream which Schjelderup crafted in a remote cabin in the woods while navigating a series of severe losses. “I had a lot of pain,” she reflects. “This was my own way of dealing with it. A way to get energy back in the body.”
Much of Dance Therapy’s first half features ebullient, infectious dance anthems including the singles “Intergalactic Dance” and “Løveskatt’ while the second half grapples with grief, mortality and heartbreak with reflective tracks like “Cyber Fever,” Evig Ung,” and “New Years.”
The album announcement comes alongside the airing of Schjelderup’s debut performance on NRK, Norways largest media broadcasting company.
Note: in EU the digital stuff is provided by management company Hyperion Artists
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)
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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?”
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With “Crimson Rain,” Kalipo releases the final single before the arrival of his new album „Alles“, which will be out on September 19, 2025, via Iptamenos Discos. The track is a darkly shimmering piece of Dark Disco that strikes a chord both musically and thematically.
People say history repeats itself, and indeed, the collective sense of disorientation, crisis fatigue, and looming nofuture sentiment feels more palpable now than it has since the early 1980s. Kalipo captures this mood and transforms it into a melancholic yet danceable club track with emotional depth and substance.
Pushed forward by a pounding disco groove, flickering arpeggiated synths, and distorted guitars, Crimson Rain unfolds with a sound unmistakably shaped by influences like The Human League, New Order, and Eurythmics. Yet rather than resting on nostalgia, the track stays firmly planted in the now. It serves as a tribute to the era of EBM and Electroclash, forging a sonic bridge between cold retro aesthetics and a hedonistic present.
The song is deeply rooted in the thriving Dark Disco scene – a space Kalipo has helped define through his band project Dina Summer. Reference points stretch from Curses, Boy Harsher, and Local Suicide, to Sextile and Perel, reflecting the wide-reaching scope of this genre’s influence. At the same time, the track echoes the visual and emotional energy of the resurging Indie Sleaze revival, currently making a strong comeback in the United States.
Lyrically, Crimson Rain oscillates between escapism and apocalyptic vision. With a deep, deadpan vocal delivery, Kalipo paints surreal images of growing shadows, grey undead figures, and dancing zombies—metaphors for a nightlife that offers both refuge and the possibility of self-abandonment. The track becomes a symbol for the sacrifice one makes when venturing too far into the extremes—be it emotional, physical, or existential.
Yet despite the thematic weight, the song retains a sense of levity. It remains infectious, uplifting, and surprisingly euphoric. Crimson Rain is a bittersweet dance on the edge—somewhere between the ecstasy of the club floor and the emptiness that sometimes lingers just beneath the surface.
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Kalipo announces his fifth solo album with title track ‘Alles’ on Iptamenos Discos!
The Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist Jakob Häglsperger has been one of Germany’s busiest producers for almost two decades. In addition to countless hits, six albums with his band Frittenbude and four critically acclaimed solo albums as Kalipo, he also co-founded the band Dina Summer – together with Local Suicide – another side project that has been making waves internationally since 2020.
With over 30 million streams and worldwide radio airplay, his solo project combines electronic intensity with emotional depth somewhere between club culture and indie aesthetics. Straightforward, driving beats rooted in krautrock meet striking melodies inspired by electroclash, house and techno of the 2000s and 2010s.
With five solo albums and a wide catalog of remixes and singles on renowned labels such as Ki Records, Get Physical, Audiolith Records, Iptamenos Discos and Heimlich, Kalipo has earned himself a firm place in the scene. His releases have been praised by media such as TAZ, Spiegel Online, Rolling Stone, Musikexpress, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Tsugi and Resident Advisor.
The new album comes with a good dose of darkness, floating guitars and a pounding beat. Kalipo sings casually about letting go of inner fears, relationships and everyday burdens, sometimes in German, sometimes in English. Without scaring off his fans, he once again manages a harmonious balancing act between club music and classic song structures on ‘Alles’.
The title track ‘Alles’ gives a good impression of this masterpiece, which will be released on LP and digital on 19.09.2025. In addition to the original version, there is also a club version that goes one better. With its thumping arpeggio bass and pushing string arrangement, this indie-sleaze hit is sure to get its deserved approval on the dance floor.
