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04.27.12 Spotlight 0

Label Profile: Mute Records

By Philip Sherburne, eMusic Contributor

File under: One of the richest (and most diverse) catalogs in independent music Flagship acts: Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Liars, Apparat, Erasure, S.C.U.M. Based in: London, England For an artist who adopted the moniker theNormal, Daniel Miller's life and career have been anything but. In 1978, he one-upped punk rock with an analog synthesizer: Since the keyboard required no musical knowledge whatsoever, he reasoned, it must be even more punk than an over-driven Gibson Les Paul. He founded his… more »

11.17.10 Six Degrees 0

Six Degrees of ABBA Gold

By Barry Walters, eMusic Contributor

It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »

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• 03.12.12 What do you get when Andy Bell visits @ESO_Observatory on holiday? A new video for Fill Us With Fire (out this week)... http://t.co/gRe5jNYK
• 01.10.12 VCMG - Vince Clarke's new project with Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore - announce debut album 'Ssss'... http://t.co/5qa2sx25
• 11.30.11 Vince Clarke and Martin Gore's first VCMG release EP1/SPOCK goes onsale today at Beatport. http://t.co/R3bMsaFo
• 11.21.11 Erasure release seven-track single 'Be With You' on CD and download today! :-) http://t.co/Z3OvsKhd
• 11.21.11 Erasure's Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore announce VCMG. See http://t.co/4w8y3UMN for more details!
• 11.04.11 We're at the voting stage in our 'Be With You' video competition... everything you need is at http://t.co/u4JW30Vf thank you! :-)
• 10.11.11 The new Erasure album 'Tomorrow's World' is released TODAY in the USA!
• 10.06.11 We're bringing 'Tomorrow's World' to Budapest in November! Looking forward to that... http://t.co/4w8y3UMN
• 10.05.11 Rebecca Haymes (UK) and Maria Mendoza (Spain) won the first Kililive meet & greet, but there's another running now at http://t.co/CiLIatPr
• 10.03.11 For a chance to meet Erasure in the UK, tell us which song you'd most like to see them play live. Tag @KiliLive & RT! http://t.co/IMvMsGQn
• 10.03.11 Erasure's 'Tomorrow's World' album is out today on the UK. Enjoy... see www.erasureinfo.com/tomorrowsworld.php for info http://t.co/P3SYu7j8
• 09.29.11 We just posted this on FB and didn't want you to miss out... a great fan video! Just keep your eye on Vince... :-) http://t.co/wmUJZ8AT