Warm Leatherette / T.V.O.D. - Single

Groundbreaking electronica

     

This was the first release from Daniel Miller on his Mute Label. And Daniel Miller was 'The Normal'. Later to pick up other early synth pioneers such as Depeche Mode and Yazoo (Yaz in the USA) Mute became probably the first 'indie' label, and defined a whole generation of experimental 80's sound. A disturbing and very experimental track for its time, 'Warm Leatherette' was later covered by Grace Jones, who, as with many of her other cover versions, made it her own. Supposedly, reading the J.G. Ballard novel "Crash" led Daniel Miller to write the song.