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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. ==Background== In 1977, Miller had split up with his girlfriend. A friend suggested that he read a book he himself had just finished. The book was ''Crash'' (1973) by J.G. Ballard.〔Synth Britannia - Documentary (BBC4 2 August 2010)〕 He felt that Ballard's writing took him five minutes into the future; the novel was to be a major influence in the music he would produce as The Normal.〔 Miller was disillusioned by the fact you needed to learn three chords to be in a punk band, so he decided to purchase a synthesiser. His thinking was that you only needed to learn to press one key on a synthesiser.〔 After buying a Korg 700s synthesiser from Macari's music shop in London,〔 Miller recorded and released a single under the name ''The Normal''. This was "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette". Both tracks were minimalist electronic songs influenced by the ''Crash'' novel.〔 He wanted the sound of the recordings to be visual, like driving along a highway between large buildings then going through a tunnel.〔 The single was recorded in Daniel Miller's house using a TEAC four track tape recorder and the Korg mini700s synthesiser.〔(“Mute Records - History” ). Retrieved 29 November 2010.〕 "Live at West Runton Pavilion", The Normal's second release, done with another Mute Records act, Robert Rental, wasn't well received. A strange release, it was a one-sided album (side two was left blank) of improvised electronic noises, in a plain purple dust jacket. Marat Records released the record in Germany as ''Daniel Miller Robert Rental Live'', with a black and white picture sleeve, catalogue No. Marat Rough 017. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Normal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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