The Mute Documentary
Formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller, Mute Records was launched as a means for Miller to release his own material. It soon became the biggest vanity label in the world...
Some early help by Rough Trade saw the fledgling label carve out a niche as a home for synthesised music. Landmark releases by Fad Gadget, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle followed.
It was Basildon's Depeche Mode that put the label on the commercial map, however. Erasure, former Depeche Mode member Vince Clark's band, followed with staggering global success. Nick Cave's motley collection of Australian post-punks The Birthday Party also found an early home with the label.
Releases from Moby, Goldfrapp, Richard Hawley and Maps have cemented the label's forward thionking reputation. You can hear Mute's story in full below...
Tagged as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Goldfrapp, Moby, Maps, audio, Documentary
tracks in this session
bookmark
Login to xfm+
headline news
- Shaun Ryder: Writing Songs Is For Young People
- Bon Iver Spurns Grammy Performance
- New Order Add Second London and Manchester Shows
- Black Sabbath Reunion Hits Further Hurdle
- Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon To Play Acoustic War Child Gig
- Amy Winehouse Inquest Coroner Resigns
- Bernard Sumner: New Order Will "Hopefully" Record New Stuff
- Orbital Confirmed for Bestival
latest videos
The up and coming Xfm favourites take themselves out for a stroll.
The Darkness - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
First new material from the reformed cod cock rockers...
Stac & Royce Wood Junior - Wet
Mary Anne Hobbs favourites give us a spooky live performance...