Novamute Records is the
electronic dance music subsidiary of
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...
, which was started in
1992
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.
[Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 243] The label's staff included Mick Paterson (promotions), Pepe Jansz (
A&R), and producer Seth Hodder, and it was originally set up to give UK releases to white label 12-inch singles and imports.
In the United States it was distributed by
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital U ...
while the Mute parent label was distributed by
Elektra Records
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1 ...
.
In the beginning, the label licensed records and music from small labels such as Berlin-based
Tresor and Canadian label
Plus 8.
It expanded its remit to include new work from artists such as
Richie Hawtin and
Luke Slater.
[Nowinski, Amanda (1999)]
Novamute DJs Hawtin, Slater Take Spins Around U.S.
, ''Billboard
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'', 13 November 1999, p. 32. Retrieved 18 June 2014
Novamute win the Best Label award at the
Music und Maschine Awards in Germany in July 2002.
[Miller, Louis (2002)]
Industry News
, '' CMJ New Music Report'', 5 August 2002, p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2014
In 2017, Daniel Miller relaunched the label with releases from Nicolas Bougaïeff and Terence Fixmer.
Artists
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3 Phase
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Acid Casuals
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Aftrax
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Beyer and Lenk
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Charlotte de Witte
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Collabs 3000
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Compufonic
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Cristian Vogel
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Earnest Honest
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Emmanuel Top
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Hans Weekhout
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Indika
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Juno Reactor
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Karl Axel Bissler
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Luke Slater
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Meloboy
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Miss Kittin
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Needledust
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Nicolas Bougaïeff
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Phil Kieran
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Plastikman
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Richie Hawtin
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Si Begg
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S.I. Futures
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Soul Center
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Space DJz
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Speedy J
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Spirit Feel
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* Terence Fixmer
* Tim Baker
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Tim Wright
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Totalis
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T.Raumschmiere
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Umek
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Unity 3
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Woody McBride
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See also
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List of record labels
References
British record labels
Record labels established in 1992
Electronic music record labels
Mute Records
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