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310 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography and index. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Mute (Record label)
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Sound studios -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Sound recording industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Sound recordings -- Production and direction -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Alternative rock music -- Great Britain -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Daniel, 1951- author.
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| ISBN |
9780500519721 (hardcover) : $45.00 |
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0500519722 (hardcover) |
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