New Order have signed to Mute
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And it doesn't appear that Miller uses FAC 221 contract binders like Wilson did! Or napkins for that matter. ![[:)]](/emoticons/smile.gif){kind=small}
Glad they've signed to a label that people might have actually heard of, although Mute aren't not the force they used to be (the press release on their website says 'The current roster includes Goldfrapp, Erasure, Plastikman, Liars, Can and Cabaret Voltaire' - so I'm guessing both Depeche Mode and Nick Cave are both signed to major labels for the forseeable future, so I'm not sure what kind of budget they'll be able to provide the necessary plugging for New Order to get a lot of people aware of any new releases) but hopefully this announcement means a new album/tour will come along sooner rather than later.
Personally I think this is great news, a label that gas always supported electronic music. I think they suit one another, both are legendary in their own fields with a point yo prove. Looking forward to a new album seems like there's a new lease of life
The Shadow wrote: Personally I think this is great news, a label that gas always supported electronic music. I think they suit one another, both are legendary in their own fields with a point yo prove. Looking forward to a new album seems like there's a new lease of life
Totally agree.
What's best about it is that both sides are established, respected and have a long credible history in electronic music stretching back the 80s. It's a good match.
Coincidentally I picked up a load of (digital) Mute releases last weekend; all of the Maps (a.k.a. James Chapman) album reissues which is top notch shoegaze/electronica.
I think even if you're not keen on Depeche - and there are loads on here who aren't - there's no doubting Mute will probably do a far better job than Warners did towards the end.
NotAMod wrote:
The Shadow wrote: Personally I think this is great news, a label that gas always supported electronic music. I think they suit one another, both are legendary in their own fields with a point yo prove. Looking forward to a new album seems like there's a new lease of life
Totally agree.
What's best about it is that both sides are established, respected and have a long credible history in electronic music stretching back the 80s. It's a good match.
Coincidentally I picked up a load of (digital) Mute releases last weekend; all of the Maps (a.k.a. James Chapman) album reissues which is top notch shoegaze/electronica.
I think even if you're not keen on Depeche - and there are loads on here who aren't - there's no doubting Mute will probably do a far better job than Warners did towards the end.
You never know, Mute may commission another remix project, with Vince Clarke remixing Vanishing Point. (Would like to hear it, once he's finished his Jarre collaboration.)
Not sure if Depeche Mode is still signed to Mute, but it would be a dream come true for me if they did a joint tour together!
Ruined in a day wrote: Hooky's excited too: https://twitter.com/peter\_hook1/status/506826744880701440
He can take the piss all he wants but The Light will be lucky to get a deal with K-Tel, have they actually written an original song, let alone recorded anything?
Ruined in a day wrote: Hooky's excited too: https://twitter.com/peter\_hook1/status/506826744880701440
Oh, no! The spiteful vulture strikes again!
Let them alone Hooky, find your way in peace. They always don't give a damn to you, so I think you should do the same... ![[:|]](/emoticons/ohwell.gif){kind=small}
Great news anyway.
NotAMod wrote:
The Shadow wrote: Personally I think this is great news, a label that gas always supported electronic music. I think they suit one another, both are legendary in their own fields with a point yo prove. Looking forward to a new album seems like there's a new lease of life
Totally agree.
What's best about it is that both sides are established, respected and have a long credible history in electronic music stretching back the 80s. It's a good match.
Coincidentally I picked up a load of (digital) Mute releases last weekend; all of the Maps (a.k.a. James Chapman) album reissues which is top notch shoegaze/electronica.
I think even if you're not keen on Depeche - and there are loads on here who aren't - there's no doubting Mute will probably do a far better job than Warners did towards the end.
Love Maps, just got his remix set...very cool.
Happy with Mute too, good fit. Though after following all the crap with Moz and his label recently, I often wonder if in 2014 artists of this vintage wouldn't be better served by going DIY? ie Do they actually NEED a label? It's not like singles and videos mean anything anymore. Radio play isn't going to be high on the agenda. Record an album - which they should be able to afford no probs - bung it up on your site for whatever you want to charge, then head out on tour.
I agree that Mute is a good fit. They'll not only respect and understand New Order's place in history, their marketing and expectations for the new material will likely be more realistic (as opposed to London, who probably expected a string of pop hits).
Maybe DFA was a possibility at one point (that interview took place weeks ago). That would explain the bitchy tone of their denial tweets. Not only was it old, non-news, it was also a missed opportunity.
This is great news So mark the date - 3rd September 2014 New Order signs with Mute and then, bang, three years later they release album number 10!
Also, Mute seem to know how to release albums, as in "properly" release them. They've got some imagination and enthusiasm for the artform because in 2013 they put out the latest Maps album "Vicissitude" in various forms including:
- 180g double LP,
- Signed CD digipak + artwork poster,
- 9 track bonus CDR with remixes and demos,
- 9 track bonus MP3 bundle featuring further remixes and non-album tracks,
- Full quality multi-tracks of at least 4-5 album tracks for remixing.
They also licensed the album (+ bonus material) to be released via Bower and Wilkins "Society of Sound" in lossless 24-bit. They later had a fan remix competition and released the winning entry on a digital single.
The prospect of a new New Order album getting even half that treatment is reasonably exciting.
Ruined in a day wrote: Hooky's excited too: https://twitter.com/peter\_hook1/status/506826744880701440
Twot. For someone who's turned his back on the band he certainly seems to be paying attention to their every move. Shut your mouth and pick up your bass, Sir.
Looks like a great fit from where I'm sitting.
Mute can bring the creative verve to a new release that Warners/Rhino lacked, am looking forward to seeing what they suggest for production and remixes etc. Daniel Miller is in his 60s and still actively DJing, he was out in Ibiza a few weeks back with Richie Hawtin at Space!
They've also got decades of release and distribution experience, I think they use some of Warner's muscle in the States.
Interesting times ahead.
Andy wrote: I agree that Mute is a good fit. They'll not only respect and understand New Order's place in history, their marketing and expectations for the new material will likely be more realistic (as opposed to London, who probably expected a string of pop hits).
Maybe DFA was a possibility at one point (that interview took place weeks ago). That would explain the bitchy tone of their denial tweets. Not only was it old, non-news, it was also a missed opportunity.
That interview was edited in a cute way to make it look like something it wasn't and grab a headline. Bit naughty. New Order haven't met with James Murphy and DFA's response was in some ways understandable.
Create/Control to distribute LP in Australia
Is it true records spin counter-clockwise Down Under?
New Order's big mistake was not signing to Miller when he first tried to sign them in the early 1990's. I remember saying at the time that the only home I could see New Order in a post Factory world was Mute - A bit like Factory, but had the business nous that Wilson et al didn't have - Instead they signed to London Records, which was a creative disaster. The band went for the cash, but I can understand in a way, but they paid a heavy price for that. Better late than never, as they say.
Midnight Blue wrote: Not sure if Depeche Mode is still signed to Mute, but it would be a dream come true for me if they did a joint tour together!
This was actually rumoured in '93. Let's look forward to 637 more compilations.
Michael Monkhouse wrote:
Let's look forward to 637 more compilations.
You know what, Mute could actually make the Recycle Project become true.
Ruined in a day wrote:
Michael Monkhouse wrote:
Let's look forward to 637 more compilations.
You know what, Mute could actually make the Recycle Project become true.
Maybe, after releasing 8 more albums and 40 singles. Warners still control all the back catalogue so far.
