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The Normal

The Normal is the recording artist name used by English music producer Daniel Miller, a film editor at the time, who is best known as the founder of the record label Mute Records. The project encompassed the industrial, synthpunk, and minimal synth, and existed from 1978 to 1980. The project is most known for its debut single, "Warm Leatherette", which…

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Influence on other artists

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Background

CrashJ. G. BallardLondonElectronicTEAC
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Overview

Recording artistDaniel MillerRecord labelMute RecordsIndustrial
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Discography

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Genres
Industrial, synthpunk, minimal synth
Labels
Mute, Rough Trade, Sire/Warner Bros.
Past members
Daniel Miller
Years active
1978 (1978)–1980 (1980)

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The Normal

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples71
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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The Normal

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related to background · 27
The Normal → After, Ballard, Ballard's, Both, Crash, Daniel Miller Robert Rental, Daniel Miller's, Germany, He, His, In, Korg, Live, London, Macari's, Marat Records, Marat Rough, Miller, Mute Records, No
related to Influence on other artists · 15
The Normal → Boyd Rice, Chicks, Duran Duran, Giddle, Grace Jones, Jeordie White, Laibach, November, Peter Murphy, Red Carpet Massacre, Sleep Chamber, Songs, Speed/Hell, Trent Reznor, Warm Leatherette
related to External links · 14
The Normal → AllMusicThe Normal Discography, April, Archived, December, Jeordie White, July, Meats, Mute Records Official, Normal, Peter Murphy, Retrieved, Trent Reznor, Warm Leatherette, YouTube
related to Discography · 6
The Normal → Live, Mute Records, Robert Rental, Rough Trade, Warm Leatherette, West Runton Pavilion
Genres · 1
The Normal → Industrial, synthpunk, minimal synth
Labels · 1
The Normal → Mute, Rough Trade, Sire/Warner Bros.
Past members · 1
The Normal → Daniel Miller
Years active · 1
The Normal → 1978 (1978)–1980 (1980)
is a · 1
The Normal → recording artist name used by English music producer Daniel Miller

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mute miller normal warm leatherette daniel records rough 1978 1980 industrial synthpunk synthesiser live music single trent reznor trade film

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The NormalGenresIndustrial, synthpunk, minimal synth1.00infobox
The NormalLabelsMute, Rough Trade, Sire/Warner Bros.1.00infobox
The NormalPast membersDaniel Miller1.00infobox
The NormalYears active1978 (1978)–1980 (1980)1.00infobox
The Normalis arecording artist name used by English music producer Daniel Miller0.90text
Grace Jonesinstance ofInfluence on other artistsSongs by The Normal have been covered and performed by many notable artists0.80text
Sleep Chamberinstance ofInfluence on other artistsSongs by The Normal have been covered and performed by many notable artists0.80text
Laibachinstance ofInfluence on other artistsSongs by The Normal have been covered and performed by many notable artists0.80text
Chicks on Speed/Hell on a split-7instance ofInfluence on other artistsSongs by The Normal have been covered and performed by many notable artists0.80text
The Normalrelated to backgroundIn0.60section
The Normalrelated to backgroundMiller0.60section
The Normalrelated to backgroundThe0.60section

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