DJ Hell has a cool 'modification' (that is how he likes to call his
reinterpretaions) of Warm Leatherette on his Munich Machine album (V2).
And of course Grace Jones recorded the song too.
DJ Hell's version was originally recorded with Chicks On Speed,
as a 7 with female vocals by Chicks on
Recently I heard Warm Leatherette from The Normal. I haven't heard this song
in a long, long time. Found a really short bio on the net about the guy who
made the song. It turns out he started up Mute records (Depeche Mode, Meat
Beat Manifesto). Just curious but did this record have any
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
Recently I heard Warm Leatherette from The Normal. ?
DJ Hell has a cool 'modification' (that is how he likes to call his
reinterpretaions) of Warm Leatherette on his Munich Machine album (V2).
Cool album - very whimsical concept.
And of course Grace Jones recorded the song too.
Just curious but did this record have any influence on the
early beginnings of Detroit techno. It has that Kraftwerk/old Front 242
sound.
As a start, I guess I should refer to the Handbook (Techno Rebels). Anyways,
Dan? Alan? ol' schoolers?
Ah yes. 1978? A bit ahead of it's time, but I
