New Wave Outpost Forum

Some of mine.....

Danny Tenaglia
David Morales
Trevor Horn
Scissor Sisters
Giorgio Moroder
Shep Pettibone
Francois Kevorkian
Arthur Baker

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Producers:
Giorgio Moroder
Niles Rodgers and Bernard Edwards
Ty Templeman
Rick Rubin (laugh, but listen to his Johnny Cash stuff)
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Prince (circa 1978-1989)
George Clinton!
Bootsy Collins, if for nothing else but for producing Zapp's debut album
He's a murdering freak, but...Phil Spector
Brian Wilson

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Producers...
John Leckie
Stephen Street
Hugh Jones
Dave Allen
Martin Hannett
Ed Buller


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Martin Hannett (new book "Zero" should be out)
Francious K (as mentioned before, from Upstairs at Erics to modern remixes, been around a long time)
Arthur Baker (again mentioned before, some of my favorite remixes)
Nick Lowe (how could I forget - Costello, Pretenders, Damned...)

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Some of my favorite mixes have come from the DJ services - Hot Tracks and Disconet. Hot tracks was always more popular, but I think Disconet did some good stuff with extending a mix beyond just cutting & breaking. Razormaid also did some great stuff.

I like the PWL mixes whether it was Pet Shop Boys or Rick Astley.

I'll always love the work of Tom Moulton - maybe the original remixer and supposed inventer of the 12" single.

Patrick Cowley's early electro/techno stuff was great.

Arthur Baker did some good things, but unfortunatly I think he ran out of ideas pretty early on. Everything had the same cuts & breaks, the same added instrumentation. It all sounded the same fairly quickly. But, he did help make remixers as famous as the artists - maybe that was his reason for creating a sound & sticking to it.

Of the modern remixers, I love:
Rollo
Sister Bliss
Matt Darey
Ferry Corsten
Trouser Enthusiasts

I really dislike Junior Vasquez & Thunderpuss - most of Junior's stuff is unlistenable to me, and like Thunderpuss - it's all formula, all sounds exactly like the last mix, and no longer innovative.

Favorite Producers - Mike Chapman and Steve Lillywhite

Wolvie, I have to give you the BBC Radio 2 six part special series I recorded, Good Times, the Story of Disco. You'd love it since you're really into the genre but also because Tom Moulton is interviewed as are many other dance music pioneers like Maria Torres, Nile Rogers, David Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles, Gloria Gaynor, Jazzy B, Norman Jay, Jellybean, Nicky Siano and tons of others. Like all BBC documentaries, it's well researched and very well produced. It really is a great listen.

You mentioned DJ services. I have quite a bit of material from X-Mix and Nu Dance Traxx I'd be happy to share as well.

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Alan Wilder
Vince Clarke
Razormaid! (best remixing Co.)
B.E.F.
Jam And Lewis
Neptunes (are okay)

Producers: Giorgio Moroder, Mike Chapman, Steve Lillywhite, Trevor Horn, Martin Rushent, Thomas Dolby, Nile Rodgers, Tony Swain and Steve Jolley, Alan Winstanley, Rhett Davies, Stephen Street, Colin Thurston.

Remixers

1980's Justin Strauss, Shep Pettibone, Phil Harding

90s beyond
Junior Vasquez
Tony Moran
Hex Hector
Thin White Duke
Love to Infinty
David Morales
Peter Rauhofer

My favorite producers:

Martin Hannett
John Cale
Brian Eno
Todd Rundgren
Brian Wilson
Tony Visconti

As for remixers...I couldn't say. I hate most remixes and remixers, but if I had to choose one I really detested, it would be Junior Vasquez. I haven't heard mix where he didn't totally screw up the song.

Favorite producers/remixers of all time:


John Robie
Arthur Baker
Joseph Watt (of Razormaid!)
Trevor Horn
Zeus B. Held
Omar Santana
Tony Moran and Albert Cabrera (Latin Rascals)
Chris Cox (of Thunderpuss)
Rollo
Sister Bliss
Mike Thorne
Carlos Berrios
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)
Bill Laswell
Mark Kamins
Jay Burnette
Chris Barbosa
Mark Liggett
Carlos Berrios

These guys have all carved out a unique niche for themselves. They do have their own unique sound and should be praised for it. Afterall, how would we identify with a particular individual if we couldn't "hear" the sound they are famous for!?!



Jeffrey

Martin Hannett was mentioned several times, a CD of his work is available....


Zero: A Martin Hannett Story 1977-1991

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EJ ... nce&n=5174

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John Leckie
Steve Lillywhite
Martin Hannett

are my holy trinity.

Special mention for Brian Eno.