Remute Explained

Denis Karimani (born 1983 in Belgrad),^[1] using the stage name Remute, is a techno musician and DJ from Hamburg, Germany.^[2] He started his eponymous record label in 2008.^[3]

His self titled debut album Remute was released by Hamburg record label Ladomat 2000 in 2006 followed by further releases on record labels like Tresor, remixes for artists like GusGus,^[4] and live performances in clubs like Berghain.^[5] Remute is especially known for releasing his music on uncommon formats. His album Limited was released in 2017 on a 7-inch vinyl and inch floppy disk. This album received a huge media response and put the floppy disk back on the map as a format for music.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} Remute's album Technoptimistic, released in 2019, is the first ever techno music album that got released on a Sega-Mega-Drive cartridge.^[13]

In March 2020 Remute released the first music album on a Super NES cartridge - The Cult Of Remute.^{[14] [15]}

In February 2021, Remute joined the vintage magazine Scene World Magazine as a PR assistant, in order to focus on their social media presence and public awareness.^[16]

In March 2021 Remute released, Electronic Lifestyle, the first music album on a HuCard for the PC-Engine and TurboGrafx16 gameconsoles^[17] shortly followed by Living Electronics in September 2021, an album for the Game Boy.^[18]

During an interview with RetroRGB on 27 December 2021 Remute announced the first music album on a Nintendo 64 cartridge called R64 and scheduled for a release in March 2022.^[19] In January 2022 Remute confirmed shipments will begin March 25, 2022. Alongside that confirmation was the announcement of a Plus Edition of R64 that will include "a 7" vinyl with hi-res versions of several songs from the album."^[20]

Notes and References

1. http://130phon.de/symbiose-aus-gamingliebe-und-techno-remute-im-interview-mit-130phon/ Symbiose aus Gamingliebe und Techno – Remute im Interview mit 130PHON.
2. Web site: Remute am Zeitgeist. De:Bug. 2019-01-20.
3. Web site: Remute. 2021-10-15. Discogs. en.
4. Web site: Remute. 2019-01-29. en.
5. Web site: Berghain Programm. 2019-01-29.
6. Web site: This musician has a new album out...on floppy disk CBC Radio. 2019-01-20. CBC Radio · November 10, 2017. en.
7. Web site: LA Times Festival of Books 2018: German DJ Remute Makes Techno Music on F.... 2019-01-20.
8. Web site: Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog. Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog. 2019-01-20. 8 November 2017. en-US.
9. Web site: なぜ今、フロッピーディスクでアルバムをリリース!? アイデアもファイルサイズも極限までそぎ落としたダンスミュージックとは!? クラベリア. 2019-01-20. ja.
10. Web site: Techno producer Remute releasing new album on floppy disk. The Vinyl Factory. 2019-01-20. Gabriela Helfet. 2017-11-06. en-US.
11. Web site: Remute's Noisey Mix Is a Set of Dizzying Techno from Floppy Disks. Noisey. 2019-01-20. Colin Joyce, Noisey Staff, Mikey Burey. 2018-10-12. en-US.
12. Web site: Remute – Limited (Remute). FAZEmag -. 2019-01-20. 2017-12-28. de-DE.
13. Web site: This techno album was made on a Sega Genesis, and you can buy it in cartridge form. 2019-02-02. Dani Deahl. 2019-01-31.
14. Web site: Twitter. mobile.twitter.com. 2019-12-31.
15. Web site: Deahl. Dani. 2020-01-03. This electronic album was made for the SNES and you can buy it as a cartridge. 2021-10-15. The Verge. en.
16. Web site: Denis "remute" Karimani joins Scene World as PR Assistant. Vintage Is The New Old. 28 February 2021.
17. Web site: Wen. Alan. 2021-03-12. Music Week: Meet Remute, the techno producer who makes music albums for retro consoles. 2021-10-15. Eurogamer. en.
18. Web site: Rogerson. Ben. 2021-07-01. Remute's new Living Electronics album is available exclusively as a Nintendo Game Boy cartridge. 2021-10-15. MusicRadar. en.
19. Web site: Bob. 2021-12-27. Remute Launches N64 Album + Interview. 2021-12-27. RetroRGB. en-US.
20. Web site: Andy Brown. German DJ Remute is releasing his next album as a Nintendo 64 cartridge. 2022-01-12. NME. 12 January 2022 . en-GB.