{{Short description|Electronic dance music label}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
'''NovaMute Records''' is the electronic dance music subsidiary of Mute Records, which was started in 1992.<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0252-6}}, p. 243</ref> 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.<ref name="Larkin" /> In the United States, it was distributed by Tommy Boy Records while the Mute parent label was distributed by Elektra Records.<ref name="Larkin" />
In the beginning, the label licensed records and music from small labels such as Berlin-based Tresor and Canadian label Plus 8.<ref name="Larkin" /> It expanded its remit to include new work from artists such as Richie Hawtin and Luke Slater.<ref name="Nowinski">Nowinski, Amanda (1999) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=fAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=novamute&pg=PA32 Novamute DJs Hawtin, Slater Take Spins Around U.S.]", ''Billboard'', 13 November 1999, p. 32. Retrieved 18 June 2014</ref><ref>Dixon, Katrina (1998) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160409203159/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18661491.html Fables Labels...Mute]", ''The Scotsman'', 23 July 1998.</ref>
NovaMute win the Best Label award at the Music und Maschine Awards in Germany in July 2002.<ref name="Miller">Miller, Louis (2002) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=S3I-A7bzezIC&dq=novamute&pg=PA6 Industry News]", ''CMJ New Music Report'', 5 August 2002, p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2014</ref>
In 2017, Daniel Miller relaunched<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/23331-nicolas-bougaieff-novamute-relaunch-listen |title=News | LISTEN: Nicolas Bougaïeff on Relaunched NovaMute |publisher=The Quietus |date=2017-10-04 |accessdate=2020-05-01}}</ref> the label with releases from Nicolas Bougaïeff<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theransomnote.com/music/interviews/artist-to-artist-nicolas-bougaieff-daniel-miller/ |title=Artist To Artist: Nicolas Bougaïeff & Daniel Miller |publisher=The Ransom Note |accessdate=2020-05-01}}</ref> and Terence Fixmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/23407-terrence-fixmer-novamute |title=News | LISTEN: New Terence Fixmer on NovaMute |publisher=The Quietus |date=2017-10-17 |accessdate=2020-05-01}}</ref>
==Artists== {{Unreferenced|section|date=August 2025}} {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * 3 Phase * ANNA * Acid Casuals * Aftrax * Beyer and Lenk * Charlotte de Witte * Collabs 3000 * Compufonic * Cristian Vogel * Earnest Honest * Emmanuel Top * Hans Weekhout * Indika * JakoJako * Juno Reactor * Karl Axel Bissler * Luke Slater * Meloboy * Miss Kittin * Needledust * Nicolas Bougaïeff * Phil Kieran * Plastikman * Richie Hawtin * Si Begg * S.I. Futures * Soul Center * Space DJz * Speedy J * Spirit Feel * Terence Fixmer * Tim Baker * Tim Wright * Totalis * T.Raumschmiere * Umek * Unity 3 * Woody McBride {{div col end}}
==See also== * Lists of record labels
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:British record labels Category:Record labels established in 1992 Category:Electronic music record labels Category:Mute Records
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