Ian Boddy and Chris Carter have released the 25th anniversary edition of their underground classic Caged. The album has been remastered and is expanded with two new compositions reimagined from the original audio files: ‘Claustrophobia’, reworked by Chris Carter, and ‘Uncaged’, reworked by Ian Boddy. Together, these new versions revisit Caged’s DNA from opposite ends of the spectrum, one tightening its grip, the other breaking free.
Chris Carter says, “I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since we got together in each other’s studios and recorded Caged. It was such a laid-back process – no stresses or dramas, just a good time making some cool music with some classic gear. It’s been great revisiting that old material to come up with something new yet still ‘Caged’ for this Mute anniversary release. The new vinyl edition sounds even better than our original incarnation.”
Talking about the collaboration, Ian Boddy explains, “They say opposites attract and although Chris & I come from different ends of the electronic music spectrum Caged just gelled, and I think we created an album with a timeless quality to it.”
First released in 2000, Caged united two giants of experimental electronic music –Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter, a pioneering force in industrial and electronic music for over five decades, and Ian Boddy, composer, sound designer, analogue synth aficionado, and founder of the ambient/electronic label DiN. Having known each other casually for years, Boddy invited Carter to collaborate for his then-new label; Carter immediately agreed, and together they produced a work of startling power and textural depth. Across its shifting soundscapes, Caged plays with chance and paradox, where a whisper swells into a crescendo, a beat dissolves into a tone, and nothing remains still for long.
Caged (25th Anniversary Edition) tracklisting (CAT # CCIB1)
Concussed (2025 Remaster)
Coriolis (2025 Remaster)
Slab (2025 Remaster)
Sub-Aura (2025 Remaster)
Disembodied (2025 Remaster)
Caged (2025 Remaster)
Under-Dub (2025 Remaster)
Claustrophobia
Uncaged
