Actually, I believe The Normal (MUTE Records 1st release, 1978-1979?), was Daniel Miller's attempt at raw electronic music based upon the influences of Kraftwerk and Can.
In an interview in Sound On Sound, Daniel talks about this project. Here's the link to the old article (really good article for all you synth-pop early electronic music geeks, like me): http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/dec98/articles/daniel.624.htm -Scott
