Label of love: Mute Records

Started by a synth obsessive in the late 70s, Mute became home to post-punk and electro-pop pioneers. Three decades on, it continues to bring a darker sound to the dancefloorThe year was 1977, and a film-school graduate named Daniel Miller sat down with a budget synthesiser and a copy of JG Ballard's Crash to write a song. With its whip-crack beats, spidery synth, and lyrics about feats of sexual congress conducted in the mangled remains of a car accident, Warm Leatherette didn't exactly scream ...

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