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They Meet on the Subway

IRMIN SCHMIDT
VILLA WUNDERBAR 
OUT 4 NOVEMBER 2013

Listen to our selection of tracks taken from the new 2CD set, compiling the work of Can founder Irmin Schmidt’s solo and soundtrack work, including two unreleased Can remixes.

CD1 is a compilation of Irmin Schmidt’s extensive work as a solo artist over the past 30 years, whilst CD2 - compiled and presented by long-term collaborator Wim Wenders, is an insight into Schmidt's vast work as a composer for film and television for which Wenders has also written the sleeve notes.

The two CD compilation includes tracks such as Villa Wunderbar, Kick On The Floods and Bohemian Step, alongside unreleased remixes by Schmidt of two Can tracks, Alice and Last Night Sleep.

2 December 2013 will see the long-awaited release of the Can back catalogue, remastered on vinyl for the very first time. All 14 albums, including Out Of Reach and an exclusive live bonus album, will be released on 180g vinyl in a box set alongside original posters and artwork.

www.spoonrecords.com
www.irminschmidt.com
www.mute.com
www.facebook.com/officialCan

Irmin Schmidt & Kumo - Kick On The Floods

Rökkurró release first single in 3 years

With band members spending time between Tokyo, London and Reykjavík over the past three years, Icelandic pop ensemble Rökkurró have been meticulously expanding their luscious musical palette.

The success of Rökkurró’s previous studio effort Í Annan Heim (produced by Alex Somers of Jónsi fame) was largely unexpected. The album spent over 100 weeks in the Top-30 of the Icelandic charts, while gathering warm words from international media such as NME, Clash Magazine, KEXP Radio, The Line Of Best Fit and CMU Daily. 

Three years on, Rökkurró are back in the studio, with a new record scheduled for early 2014. This time around, their partner in crime is the renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Helgi Hrafn Jónsson. “His ideas are fresh and we liked the fact that he chooses the artists he works with very carefully. We found out very soon that we shared a common vision for this project and that is really important,” explains singer Hildur Kristín Stefánsdóttir.

The first sample of their common work comes in the form of ‘Killing Time’, a three-minute, stripped-down piece of music that talks about “a person who feels young, but their body is failing them and how getting old is a misleading thing,” said Stefánsdóttir. “Our new sound has a few obvious changes. We have added more electronic elements. I have taken a break from the cello and have replaced it with a synthesizer. We also have two new members, Helga (piano) and Skúli (bass).”

‘Killing Time’ is also the band’s first song in English. “We wanted to try it out. When I was living in Japan, I was basically only speaking English and Japanese. I think it’s challenging and has a different feel to it - compared to what we've done before. Rest assured, we will do stuff in Icelandic again. We are really excited to finally be releasing new music,” enthused Stefánsdóttir. 

Press contact: vas@oscillate.dk



"If Rökkurró can keep up this kind of achievement, they’ll soon find themselves standing proudly next to their nation’s greats."
The Line Of Best Fit (UK)

"Warm and inviting like a thermal spring" 
NME (UK)

"Í Annan Heim is one of the best-written and also best-produced albums coming out of Iceland this year."
Ólafur Arnalds, Icelandic composer

"Rökkurró's music is dark. It's very icelandic. They have their own sound and are still a young band that will continue to grow and make really exciting music..."
Alex Somers, Jónsi & Alex

“Rökkurró excited us with their haunting alternative folk where heavy melancholy goes hand in hand with a light pop sensation.”
All Scandinavian (DK)

"...a spectacular development. The toolkit was extended, the arrangements have become more sophisticated, the group members more self-confident, playing music that sounds mindful and mature. ...the secret weapon of the group, in addition to its graceful compositions, undoubtedly is the thin siren voice of cellist Hildur Kristin Stefansdóttir that fits perfectly with the fairytale atmosphere."
Dirk Steenhaut - Goddeau (BE)

"Their music does go some way to representing that image in sound, complete with the cold landscape of Iceland outside because the Reykjavik residents create that equally grand and delicate sound that, for some reason, only Nordic bands seem capable of pulling off."
CMU Daily (UK)

"Pulling lots of stereotypically icy tricks but blending it with such a heartfelt vocal and good warm dollop of strings, this is the perfect song to gaze out onto the lake (or just the main road running outside your door...) on the first proper cold day of the year."
Neu Magazine (UK) 

"Rökkurró is quickly developing as one of Iceland's premiere bands."
The Muse Magazine (CA)

"An incredibly sweet Icelandic five piece. I think being Icelandic makes you auto-cute. The lady assumed British people wouldn’t like them because she thought we didn’t like Icelandic things, because of the banks and the volcanic ash. This, of course, was not the case and everyone was clearly charmed by their pretty music."
Anika In London/ Bella Union (UK)

“Rökkurró have a cello-playing frontwoman with a lovely voice and songs to match.”
Si Hawkins - Clash Magazine (UK)

"Rökkurró are a scarily young and scarily talented young band who do exactly that, exhibiting spirit, subtlety and versatility across the course of their amazing debut 'Í Annan Heim' Very pretty in an audibly Icelandic style."
Snipe (UK)

"Rökkurró really prove there is a lot more coming out of Iceland than volcanic ash, Björk and collapsing banking structures."
Vainzine (UK)

“The folk-tinged reverie of the wailing accordion and carefully plucked guitars sends you off sailing through the clouds.”
Let Me Like It (NL)

"It happens so rarely that quite unexpectedly an album appears on your desk that is so heartfelt and beautiful from the first to last note that you want to burst into tears."
Plattentests (GER)

"The dreamy softness of Rökkurró's folk melodies, enjoyable and timeless, indicate the potential of yet another Icelandic band that eventually will be able to to be talked about at international level."
Ondarock (IT)

Rökkurró - Killing Time

this is the exclusive track I made for my dj kicks. it was done while travelling europe and finished in barcelona in July'13. mastered by Lopazz.

Without You

Without You (reduced mix version)

This is the exclusive track I produced with Alexander Berg from the mighty swedish duo Genius of Time. He's one of the most talented people I ever met and was a pleasure working in Berlin with him. Really looking forward to do some more tracks with him.

Tempel Rytmik  - Anagrama (Dj Kicks exclusive)

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

Pre-order

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

PREORDER

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:
Soundcloud: @nicolasbougaieff
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolasbougaieff/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolasbougaieff/

Follow NovaMute:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novamute_/
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/novamute/2653

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PREMIERE: Nicolas Bougaïeff - Funktion [NovaMute]

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

Support the artist:
SC: @nicolasbougaieff
IG: www.instagram.com/nicolasbougaieff
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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

Last song from our second album, Í annan heim, 2010.

Svanur

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.

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