| Mute: A Visual Document: From 1978 - Tomorrow Contributor(s): Miller, Daniel (Author), Burrows, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500519722 ISBN-13: 9780500519721 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Electronic - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.477 |
| LCCN: 2017931852 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.6" W x 9.5" (3.04 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mute is one of the most revered and influential indie labels of all time. Through the music of its tight-knit community of artists--ranging from Cabaret Voltaire, Nick Cave's The Birthday Party and Moby to Depeche Mode, Erasure, and Goldfrapp--it has had an incalculable impact on popular music for forty years. Daniel Miller created Mute to release his debut single ("Warm Leatherette"/ "T.V.O.D."), a pioneering electronic sound with a defiantly DIY punk attitude. Mute quickly established a reputation for cultivating the experimental, releasing cutting-edge industrial sounds, and chart-topping electronic music by the likes of Depeche Mode and Yazoo. The label was equally at home with the savage punk of Nick Cave's The Birthday Party and--to critical acclaim--his next outfit, The Bad Seeds. It also proved to be an Internet pioneer, launching the online site Mute Liberation Technologies in 1994. Mute features stunning artwork and photography--much of it previously unseen--and revelatory behind-the-scenes insights from the vibrant cast who have worked with the label. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Daniel: - Daniel Miller is the founder of Mute Records.Burrows, Terry: - Terry Burrows is an author, multi-instrumental musician, and producer based in London. Best known as a cult performer under the alias Yukio Yung, Burrows has recorded music as a member of The Chrysanthemums, Asmus Tietchens, and Push-Button Pleasure. |