Xylitol, the production moniker of Catherine Backhouse, has a new album on the way for Planet Mu.
Spanning 10 tracks, Blumenfantasie builds on the melodic jungle sounds of Backhouse’s previous LP for the label, 2024’s Anemones. Sarajevo-born minimal synth composer Miaux, whom the producer has described as “a kindred spirit in terms of her directness and melancholy, as well as her lightness of touch”, is listed as an influence on the album.
Expanding further, Backhouse said Miaux was the “single biggest inspiration in the shift between Anemones and Blumenfantasie and I think the shift of mood and palette is quite apparent, even if our music is very different in how it presents”. She added that with Blumenfantasie, she wanted “to make space and for the music to float and propel at once”.
Listen to lead track ‘Falling’, which closes Blumenfantasie, below.
Planet Mu will release Blumenfantasie on 20 March 2026.
