Very crazy but very nice use of drums in there

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with ‘Lì xì’, the first track to be shared from JakoJako’s brand new album, Tết 41 - out 25th April.

This record is, in many ways, a distillation of ideas JakoJako has been exploring for years. Tapping into a deep understanding of machine-based music and illuminated by references to her heritage, Tết 41 reflects on notions of rebirth, and the pursuit of a sonic core. From this simplicity emerge some of her most expansive, unworldly compositions to date. 

“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.” - JakoJako (aka Sibel Koçer)

Available on vinyl in a limited run of just 500 copies worldwide, pre-order now!

Lì xì

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Fuck It

Kumquat, the new track from JakoJako’s upcoming album Tết 41, out on limited vinyl and digital on 25 April 2025. The album was recorded in Vietnam during the Tết Lunar New Year celebrations where Kumquats are ubiquitous as a key symbol of Tết, bringing prosperity and abundance.

This record is, in many ways, a distillation of ideas JakoJako has been exploring for years. Tapping into a deep understanding of machine-based music and illuminated by references to her heritage, Tết 41 reflects on notions of rebirth, and the pursuit of a sonic core. From this simplicity emerge some of her most expansive, unworldly compositions to date.

Available on vinyl in a limited run of just 500 copies worldwide, pre-order now!

Kumquat

Can't Stand To Lose

Can't Stand To Lose (hard soft rework)

Preorder now on Juno: https://bit.ly/4krxFAf

Berlin-based producer JakoJako aka Sibel Kocer's debut album for Mute - after appearances on a stream of leading German labels including Tresor - is described as a distillation of ideas that she's been exploring for many years. In reality, that means working on a minimal set up, away from the computer while restricting herself to just a Eurorack and a Waldorf Iridium Core, in the search for spontaneity. She found it, for sure, as the results - recorded in Vietnam during the Tet Lunar New Year celebrations - are a feast of glistening arpeggios and lush modular textures, stripped back but full of expression and personality. 'Ghi-ta' will appeal to fans of vintage perky ambient productions the Pete Namlook/Mixmaster Morris collaboration Dreamfish, while 'Gio' has a touch of Tangerine Dream's classic widescreen sensibilities. Bold tones, bold debut.

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Mute/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=premiere&utm_campaign=soundcloud

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PREMIERE: JakoJako - Kumquat (Mute)

Berlin-based producer Nicolas Bougaïeff returns with Prime Funktion, the second instalment in his Prime EP series on NovaMute, following Primal Extensions. Expanding his exploration of prime rhythms and polytemporality, Bougaïeff pushes the limits of techno with intricate rhythmic frameworks and hypnotic, high-intensity club cuts.

Visually, the artwork mirrors the EP’s rhythmic complexity, illustrating prime rhythms as layered circular structures—patterns that momentarily align, echoing the tension between freedom and synchronisation central to the Prime series.

Prime Funktion showcases Bougaïeff continuing his quest to expand the rhythmic possibilities of electronic music, drawing from his PhD in minimal techno and decades of experience in the scene. This work explores what Bougaïeff calls "temporal liberation"—where intricate rhythms both literally break the constraints of traditional techno and serve as a symbolic metaphor for broader notions of personal, social, and metaphysical freedom.

Funktion

‘Dragon Bridge’—inspired by JakoJako's travels through Vietnam and the fire-breathing Cầu Rồng in Da Nang. 🐉🐉🐉

“I wrote this track in Da Nang on the day the Dragon Bridge spit fire,” Koçer says. “It was spectacular… especially as we were there in 2024, the year of the dragon. After watching, we went home, and I wrote that tune.”

'Dragon Bridge' is taken from JakoJako's upcoming album Tết 41— an exploration of heritage, identity, and rebirth, Tết 41 collects the atmospheres of Vietnam, through rich modular textures and electronic world-building.🎋🎆🇻🇳

Dragon Bridge

‘Shapeshift’ continues the very personal themes of ‘Can’t Stand To Lose’ and is, explains HAAi, about the “duality of being both the person you are onstage and the person you are at home, in the normal world.”

Teneil and KAM-BU previously collaborated alongside Jon Hopkins on ‘Always Ascending’, which launched her acclaimed DJ-Kicks mix. Talking about the new track, Teneil explains: “I wanted the track to start with a laidback spoken word section that, as the tension builds up in the track, develops into something that has much more intention and is more rhythmic,” before adding, “KAM-BU really rose to the challenge.” 💘💘💘

Shapeshift

Berlin-based Nicolas Bougaïeff follows up February’s ‘Primal Extensions’ EP with ‘Prime Funktion’, the second instalment of his ‘Prime’ EP series on NovaMute. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of prime rhythms and polytemporality, Bougaïeff continues to push the boundaries of techno with intricate rhythmic frameworks and hypnotic, high-intensity club cuts.

He kicks off this latest offering with ‘Prime’, a bleeping, twisted, and trippy late-night techno cut built around a quintuplet groove and 7:6 synth structures. The fantastic ‘Funktion’ is another potent, menacing track, where a shadowy synth loop repeats over hefty kicks in a dystopian fashion, driven by prime rhythmic divisions that create tension and unpredictability. ‘Nucleus’ is a hypnotic piece rolling on thudding kicks, with tumbling percussive lines dancing over the drums while its rational intonation scale, tuned around the 17th harmonic, brings a microtonal depth to the melodies. Last but not least, ‘Womb’ contrasts ever-evolving melodic patterns ringing down over lurching drums and unresolved loops, creating a dynamic interplay between chaos and calm. The artwork mirrors the EP’s approach, visualising prime rhythms as layered circular structures, where individual patterns remain independent yet momentarily align—capturing the tension between freedom and synchronisation that defines the Prime series.

Nicolas Bougaïeff’s ‘Prime Funktion’ once again showcases his unmatched mastery of polyrhythm, with the EP already receiving early support from Charlotte De Witte, Dubfire, Boris, Laurent Garnier, and Elisa Bee.

Drawing from his PhD in minimal techno and decades of experience, Bougaïeff continues his quest to expand the rhythmic possibilities of electronic music. The Prime series introduces listeners to prime rhythms—polyrhythms derived from prime number ratios that challenge traditional binary subdivisions—alongside his pivot mixing techniques, which allow seamless tempo integration. This explores what Bougaïeff calls 'temporal liberation'—where intricate rhythms both literally break the constraints of traditional techno and serve as a symbolic metaphor for broader notions of personal, social, and metaphysical freedom.

Beyond his releases on labels such as Mute and NovaMute, Bougaïeff co-founded Liine, creators of the Lemur music app—famously used aboard the International Space Station. He founded the Berlin Academy of Electronic Music and reaches a global audience through his online tutorials, where he explains innovative production techniques. His videos on pivot mixing have gained notable recognition among industry peers.

Prime Funktion releases on NovaMute on 7 May 2025.

Support the release: https://nicolasbougaieff.bandcamp.com/album/primal-extensions

Follow Nicolas Bougaïeff:
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PREMIERE: Nicolas Bougaïeff - Funktion [NovaMute]

This is the CLR Podcast 425 with a set by Nicolas Bougaïeff . Enjoy!

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Track list - CLR Podcast 425 I Nicolas Bougaïeff

NICOLAS BOUGAÏEFF — RELATIVITY 1

Aja - Ondéambule [Grand Musique Management]
Ø (Mika Vainio) - Tutkamaa [Sahko]
Notzing - Triphode [knotzept]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 125-150 bpm
bours? - Tribal Diplomate [BCCO]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Necessary Machinery [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 150-140 bpm
SVNX - Sleepwalking (Mython Remix) [Deadline]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Recursive 2 [Denkfabrik]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 144-153 bpm
Swooh - Tears of Hope [RAW]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Cognitive Resonance [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 152-133 bpm
Linear Phase - XX 21 A1 [Molecular]
Sleeparchive - Bleep 01 [Sleeparchive]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 132-148.5 bpm
Seigg - Intore [Molekül]
Toobris - Forbidden Forest [Children of Tomorrow]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 150-100 bpm
Gesaffelstein - Opr [Turbo]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 100-140 bpm
Convextion - Torc [Syncrophone]	
Louis the 4th - Organza [Aesir]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 140-168 bpm
Sciama - Choice Reduction [A Walking Contradiction]
Maddie Ashman - Movement I [self-released]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 168-140 bpm
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Prime [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 140-144 bpm
Dirty Youth - Paradigm [Influenced]
Aja Ireland - Cryptid [Infinite Machine]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 72-180 bpm
Liso - Drench [Hyperwaves]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 180-135 bpm
The Delta - Delta Skelter [d.Drum]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 136-127.5 bpm
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Womb [NovaMute]
ZAAR (Sarah Flindt) - (don't mourn) the time you've been gone [self-released]

CLR Podcast 425 I Nicolas Bougaïeff

The Opiates

“Rainy Days and Remixes EP”

https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/rainy-days-and-remixes-ep/id455967935

Digital Release Date: 19 September 2011

Label: Disco Activisto Records

SETH TROXLER I f*cking love Chris and Cosey - great mix. 

Nico De Ceglia (BBC Radio 1) “Billie does it again (and Robert). An elegant package of mixes for the new EP. Chris and Cosey and Kim Ann Foxman works some magic on her vocals."

Larry T: ‘’AMAZING! Hollywood sad-core at its finest! and all the right names...Chris and Cosey!!! she outdid herself!!! Best work in a while!!!

KONE-R	
GINGLIK / SPANNERED.ORG / UNCHARTED AUDIO / FUTURE MUSIC RADIO (INTERNET)
The Yazoo comparison is very much a valid one!  It's nice stuff, not entirely sure it's my bag though.  The Chris & Cosey remix is my favourite of the bunch, might give this a spin on my radio show on Wednesday if I get time to squeeze it in.

Global Dance Session Radio:’’Not for Global Dance Session, but brilliant music all the same !’’

Images: Wolfgang Tillmans

Web: www.billieraymartin.com

Style: dark electronic pop

The Opiates is the latest project from the "queen of electronic soul" Billie Ray Martin, together with Norwegian musician Robert Solheim.

The long awaited taster of remixes and first single from the forthcoming album ‘Hollywood Under the Knife’. For The Opiates, these remixes by such greats as Hercules and Love Affair’s Kim Ann Foxman, as well as all-time heroes Chris and Cosey of Throbbing Gristle, are a dream come true. The results are magnetic. The XHK Mix with its hard Dubstep flavour completes the picture and gives the song a completely new voice and vibe.

With the single ‘Rainy Days and Saturdays’, The Opiates live up to their ‘Carpenters of Electro’ title and hope to conquer airwaves and underground alike. It’s a song about the transvestite Candy Darling who, although leading the wild life and preparing for a sex change, dreams of married life and a house in the suburbs.

The album ‘Hollywood Under the Knife’ will be released on Disco Activisto Records both digitally and as a CD on 17 October, featuring nine unreleased images by Turner Prize winning artist Wolfgang Tillmans, who opened his entire archive, granting The Opiates free choice of images.

Tracklist:
Rainy Days and Saturdays (Radio Edit)
Jalousies and Jealousies (Kim Ann Foxman Remix)
Anatomy of a Plastic Girl (Chris & Cosey Remix)
Silent Comes the Nighttime (XHK Stepford Step Off Mix)

Quote:
“The Carpenters of electro… dark, electronic pop: scalpel-sharp lyrical observations juxtaposed with shimmering production to magnetic effect.”
Ben Murphy, DJ Magazine (U.K. / worldwide)

Buy on Bandcamp

The Opiates: Anatomy of a Plastic Girl (Chris & Cosey Remix)

An interview with Throbbing Gristle's Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti at Rough Trade East, November 2011, hosted by the Quietus' Luke Turner

Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti Interview, Rough Trade East

Carter Tutti Void - V4 studio (Slap 2) [Dazed & Confused Exclusive]
Original version appears on 'Transverse' 

PRE-ORDER TRANSVERSE HERE:
USA: http://amzn.to/xlndcR
Europe: http://bit.ly/zntucZ

Transverse, a unique collaboration from Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle) and Nik Void (Factory Floor) will be released by Mute on 26 March 2012.

Created especially for the legendary Short Circuit presents Mute festival at the Roundhouse, London in 2011, the tracks were prepared in the studio and then performed and recorded live in front of an audience. Outside of the trio, these recordings were unheard prior to the festival and the popularity of the performance left many being turned away at the door.

Carter Tutti Void - V4 studio (Slap 2) [Dazed & Confused Exclusive]

Chris & Cosey - Balfigore (Before the Feast)[smuQ Rmx]

Read all about this mix here: 
http://www.self-titledmag.com/2012/04/30/needle-exchange-098-an-exclusive-mix-by-carter-tutti-void/

Needle Exchange 098: Carter Tutti Void

just a little something for those that want to jack!  enjoy

Chris & Cosey - Gardens Of The Pure (Allistair's Bumped Up Version)

www.mute.com

Mute was founded by Daniel Miller in 1978, and since then has signed and developed some of the world’s most influential recording artists – including Goldfrapp, Liars, Moby, M83, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Laibach, Yeasayer and Richard Hawley – and become home to a crop of emerging talent and recent signings such as Cold Specks, Polly Scattergood, Big Deal, Beth Jeans Houghton, Josh T. Pearson and Apparat.

Whilst maintaining a firmly eclectic roster, from the earliest days of The Normal, Fad Gadget and DAF through to the techno era with artists such as Plastikman / Richie Hawtin and Speedy J, and to the present day with electronic artists such as Diamond Version and Maps, the label has always been a champion of electronic music.

Mute is also home to the catalogue of a host of seminal artists such as Can and Cabaret Voltaire.

Carter Tutti Void - V4 studio (Slap 2) [Dazed & Confused Exclusive]

Mute Records

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