Tag: The Normal

Daniel Miller founded Mute Records over 35 years ago when he released his own production, The Normal’s “T.V.O.D.” / “Warm Leatherette”. Here he reveals why he loves Krautrock and his favourite LPs from the genre.

Inspiring genres from hip-hop to prog rock and artists such as Afrika Bambaata, The Egyptian Lover, The Normal, Yellow Magic Orchestra and Depeche Mode. Kraftwerk are without doubt one of the most influential groups in history.

As the title suggests, this album successfully blends the boundaries between human and robot to the point where it's unclear quite exactly what Kraftwerk are. Check out this playlist of music that inspired the sound of 'The Man-Machine'

Featuring Depeche Mode's first single, their influences such as Human League, The Normal and OMD and production work by their producer Flood and engineer Francois Kevorkian.