Description
Release Date Friday 20th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
A unique collaboration between two of the most inquisitive and important artists in modern avant-garde electronic music.
Paper Masks marks a striking new collaboration between visionary Mute labelmates Phew and Danielle de Picciotto.
Developed quietly over nearly five years, what began as an experiment between friends gradually evolved into a full-length
album. Phew composed and arranged all the music, weaving in de Picciotto’s voice and freely reshaping it to create
something entirely new. Performed in both German and English, the result is an exploratory work that balances electronic
minimalism with emotional immediacy.
Described by Pitchfork as “a Japanese underground legend”, Phew - former member of Osaka punk pioneers Aunt Sally - has
forged a remarkable solo career, collaborating with Ryuichi Sakamoto, members of Can, and many others. In parallel,
Danielle de Picciotto, an American-born interdisciplinary artist based in Berlin, co-founded the Berlin Love Parade and has
performed internationally, working with Crime & the City Solution, Gudrun Gut, Space Cowboys, and her partner Alexander
Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten and frequent Phew collaborator) in hackedepicciotto.
Paper Masks stands as a mesmerising exchange between two singular voices in experimental music - an intimate dialogue
across distance, language, and sound, and a compelling addition to both artists’ evolving legacies.
Available on limited edition jellyfish-coloured vinyl, featuring lyrics and poetry, and on CD, housed in a card eco-pac with a
lyrics and poetry booklet.
1 The Cat
2 Der Verpasste Kaffee
3 Amnesie
4 Sugar Sprinkles
5 Pixelwissen
6 Iceberg
7 Paper Memories
8 Im Nebel
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