Chris Liebing & Speedy J: Collabs 3000 - Metalism (20th Anniversary Edition) - CD

Release Date: 14th November 2025
Catalogue Number: LNOMU160CD

• CD: Packaged in card eco-pack with original classic Designers Republic artwork

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, Collabs 3000: Metalism, the original classic pure techno album and first full-length collaboration between techno innovators Chris Liebing and Speedy J, is remastered and reissued via NovaMute.

Originally launched by Speedy J (aka Jochem Paap) as a platform for 12” collaborations with other artists, the Collabs series laid the groundwork for what would become one of techno’s most compelling partnerships. The first release with Chris Liebing, Collabs 300 (featuring 'Trick_' / ‘Treflon_’), landed in 2004 to a rapturous response; its machine-funk intensity and unmistakable breakdowns helped define the sound of early 2000s techno whilst revealing a writing and production chemistry that demanded a larger playground for their work.

That creative spark ultimately manifested in Collabs 3000: Metalism, a landmark record for techno. Combining the pair’s mastery of subversive electronics and peak-time techno, the album remains a career highlight for both artists: a smouldering collision of taut techno rhythms, sonic abstraction, and, as the title suggests, robust metallic beats.

The 20th anniversary edition of this timeless techno masterpiece has been fully remastered by Liebing himself and is available on CD and for the first time on vinyl across 2 discs.

1. Lego (2025 Remaster)
2. Modish Ride (2025 Remaster)
3. Triflon (2025 Remaster)
4. Hilt (2025 Remaster)
5. Tunox (2025 Remaster)
6. Acid Trezcore (2025 Remaster)
7. Cream 3 (2025 Remaster)
8. Eventide (2025 Remaster)
9. Lava (2025 Remaster)
10. Assault (2025 Remaster)

This is a pre-order and will be dispatched in line with the release date. Orders are not part shipped so if you wish to order other items we recommend you place a separate order.