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Post by Senses on Apr 6, 2005 8:46:05 GMT
OK Music geeks who ae your fave producers are there any that you think have really brought the best out in bands over the last 15-20 years and who you respect as an artist?
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Post by Darcy on Apr 6, 2005 8:58:10 GMT
Godrich obviously...apart from Radiohead he did a stunning job on Beck's album Sea Change...think he rescued that from being a totally average album.
Also Ken Nelson did a great job with Coldplay...I don't care if you don't like the band that sound has been ripped off to buggery.
Neptunes. Too ubiquitous now I know, but they brought something new to the table and have made some great Pop tracks. They also have been ripped off immensely.
Someone will say Steve Albini, but I ain't so sure.
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Post by Drummond on Apr 6, 2005 9:01:59 GMT
I would say Steve Albini!
and Martin Hannett
and Dr Dre
and Gil Norton
That is all.....for now
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Post by i_deserve... on Apr 6, 2005 10:06:48 GMT
DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q Tip, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, The Alchemist, Havoc, Marley Marl...
of course, this means nothing to non-rap fans.
Dr Dre has to be the most over-rated producer ever. He's done nothing of note for 11 years, everything since sounds the same on every beat. Plus now he just puts his name to other people's work, and even back when he was good he wasn't changing the samples as much as people think.
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Post by cadd on Apr 6, 2005 11:20:54 GMT
I think Rick Rubin did a really good job with Slayer and Johnny Cash. That sounds like an interesting combination.
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Post by Darcy on Apr 6, 2005 11:59:16 GMT
I'd second Rick Rubin....did a sterling job on De-Loused in The Comatorium, IMO.
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Post by Smileadelic on Apr 6, 2005 13:27:20 GMT
Yeah but with Rubin, it's like... give me a studio that expensive and I could do it, too  If we're talking in terms of the best producers OF ALL TIME... then I guess I'd have to choose somebody like Brian Wilson, Martin Hannett, Brian Eno or Kevin Shields. Of today, it'd be one of: David Newfeld Nigel Godrich Dave Fridmann Ken Nelson Ken Johnson Phil Ek David Sitek James Murphy And Albini on a good day. (This doesn't even begin to count hip-hop / electro producers...) |
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Post by tafkac on Apr 6, 2005 16:04:41 GMT
I dunno anything about producers. Its all about the DIY.
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Post by Wiggles on Apr 6, 2005 16:22:19 GMT
I'm gonna go with Steve Albini, I love the minimalist sound, plus he's the only producer whose work I would recognise.
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Post by John Brainlove on Apr 7, 2005 18:24:10 GMT
Yeah, ALbini is distinctive, although some of the bands he has worked with were just quite bad, but he makes himself available to smaller bands, which is good. Godrich does an amazing job. Whoever did the Velvet Underground's stuff (rough and raw). I like either perfect and pristine, or completely rough and DIY, everything inbetween is boring.
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Post by Drummond on Apr 7, 2005 19:19:46 GMT
Ha ha didn't Andy Warhol 'produce' VU & Nico?!!!
I think it was all a bit DIY.
Phil Ek is good too - Built to Spill records are very well produced, and the new Malkmus record not only being great tune-wise is also well produced.
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Post by John Brainlove on Apr 7, 2005 19:29:21 GMT
Yeah Warhol was credited, as a publicity stunt. Fuck knows who did the work.
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Post by Senses on Apr 8, 2005 7:22:35 GMT
Some names here suprised me - in a good way. I reckon Rubin, Fridman are really good - also I like some of the work an idea Leckie had esp in his sessions with The Roses, early Verve and Radiohead.
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