Mute Records 313270 224147410 2008-07-07T15:11:11Z 24.23.112.130 {{infobox record label | image = [[Image:Mute records.jpg]] | parent = [[EMI]] | founded = 1978 | founder = [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]] | distributor = | genre = Various | country = [[United Kingdom|UK]] | url = [http://www.mute.com/ Official website of Mute Records] }} '''Mute Records''' is a [[record label]] formed in [[1978 in music|1978]] by [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]] primarily to release his own single, "T.V.O.D."/"[[Warm Leatherette]]", under the moniker [[The Normal]]. Mute Records made a name for itself as the label that was willing to sign [[post-punk]] artists like [[Fad Gadget]] ([[Frank Tovey]]'s pseudonym), [[Einstürzende Neubauten]], [[Throbbing Gristle]], [[Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft]] (DAF) and [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]]. Once electronic music hit the [[United Kingdom|British]] charts from 1981 onwards, Mute signed artists like [[Wire (band)]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Nitzer Ebb]], [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] and [[Erasure]] that utilised new technology which would eventually redefine the sound of the dancefloor in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mute redefined itself again to encompass [[alternative rock]] with bands such as [[Sonic Youth]] on their [[Blast First]] imprint. The label also in 1992 launched a subsidiary called [[Novamute Records]], mainly as a distribution channel for experimental electronic music. Mute Records was famous for being the home of Depeche Mode and Erasure despite the lack of what is normally considered a contract. [[Moby]], [[Nick Cave]] and [[Laibach (band)|Laibach]] are also Mute mainstays. The following albums released by Mute have been nominated for the [[Mercury Prize]]: ''[[We Can Create]]'' by [[Maps (band)|Maps]] (2007), ''[[Coles Corner (album)|Coles Corner]]'' by [[Richard Hawley]] (2006), ''[[Felt Mountain]]'' by [[Goldfrapp]] (2000) and ''Soul Murder'' by [[Barry Adamson]] (1992). Mute Records was the first British record label to have an internet presence, entitled Mute Liberation Technologies. This started out as a dial-up [[Bulletin board system|BBS]], then becoming a [[Telnet]] site and finally a website. They continued to be run in tandem for a number of years until all were finally shut down, with the exception of the website. On [[May 10]], [[2002]], [[EMI]] acquired Mute Records, extending an existing licensing relationship that Mute had with EMI’s [[Virgin Records]] for over 15 years. Daniel Miller, Executive Chairman, is responsible for all of the company’s global activities. ==See also== * [[List of record labels]] * [[List of electronic music record labels]] * [[:Category:Mute Records albums|Albums released on Mute]] * [[Mute Records discography]] ==External links== * [http://www.mute.com/ Official site] * [http://www.mute.de/ Official site of Mute Germany] * {{MySpace|id=muterecords|name=Mute Records}} [[Category:British record labels]] [[Category:Record labels established in 1978]] [[Category:EMI]] [[Category:Electronic music record labels]] [[Category:Industrial record labels]] [[Category:Synthpop record labels]] [[Category:Alternative music record labels]] [[ca:Mute Records]] [[cs:Mute Records]] [[de:Mute Records]] [[es:Mute Records]] [[fr:Mute Records]] [[gl:Mute Records]] [[lt:Mute Records]] [[nl:Mute Records]] [[ja:ミュート・レコード]] [[pl:Mute Records]] [[ru:Mute Records]] [[fi:Mute Records]] [[sv:Mute Records]]