Artist / Producer pairings you'd like to see.

Mick · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 7:12 am

The Strokes + Nigel Godrich

Then let's see how they really sound, up there, without all the assistance.

Prince + Dan the Automator

I think they'd come up with something good.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 9:45 am

I's like to see U2 work with either Brendan O'Brian or Rick Rubin. Its time for them to mix it up and get off the Eno-teet for chrissakes.

I'd also like to see a big time hiphop producer (say Dr. Dre) work with an established rock act (so there's no pressure to try and break the band) just to see what they could do working in that medium.

fuse · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 11:23 am

Why do you dig O'Brien? Is it a Pearl Jam thing?

Mitchell Froom with just about anybody - Calexico, Centro-matic, Josh Rouse, Spoon.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Jon Brion producing me.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Jon Brion producing me.

i swear i was going to post this.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

well how about that. Now all you have to do is tell Jon.

Borg166 · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 3:33 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'd also like to see a big time hiphop producer (say Dr. Dre) work with an established rock act (so there's no pressure to try and break the band) just to see what they could do working in that medium.

Cevin Key of Skinny Puppy mentioned in an interview a few years ago that he wanted Dr. Dre to produce one of his projects at some point. Seeing a Skinny Puppy album with the words "Produced by Dr. Dre" in the liner notes would just blow my mind.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

super furry animals & tony visconti
franz ferdinand & brian eno
the black keys & rick rubin

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

T-Bone Burnett and Massive Attack

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

steve albini + the like
timbaland + anybody

Mick · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 4:24 pm

Z Wrote:

franz ferdinand & brian eno

I think this would/will be their undoing.

gauchebag · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 4:31 pm

amgl Wrote:

Z Wrote:

franz ferdinand & brian eno

I think this would/will be their undoing.

this is the only thing that could get me to listen to them.

basically, brian eno withanybody i like is my dream matchup.

eno with the walkmen

eno with liars

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

amgl Wrote:

Z Wrote:

franz ferdinand & brian eno

I think this would/will be their undoing.

I really want Franz Ferdinand to get John Leckie in and really mine that 'Outsiders' vibe which to me was quite reminisent of the stuff Leckie did with Simple Minds back in '79/'80.

shiv · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 5:09 pm

dave fridmann + jose gonzalez

immortal technique + mf doom

fuse · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 11:07 pm

konstantinl Wrote:

I really want Franz Ferdinand to get John Leckie in and really mine that 'Outsiders' vibe which to me was quite reminisent of the stuff Leckie did with Simple Minds back in '79/'80.

Wow.

Personally, I'm not sure Eno holds the cache that he used to. What was the last really cool Eno-produced record? I'm not keen on the Paul Simon thing...

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Achtung Baby?

Borg166 · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 11:41 pm

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Achtung Baby?

That's what I thought at first, but then I remembered that he produced the James albums Laid (1993) and Millionaires (1999).

Quote:

I'm not keen on the Paul Simon thing...

The new Paul Simon is a grower. Give it time.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 12:07 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I's like to see U2 work with either Brendan O'Brian or Rick Rubin. Its time for them to mix it up and get off the Eno-teet for chrissakes.

I'd also like to see a big time hiphop producer (say Dr. Dre) work with an established rock act (so there's no pressure to try and break the band) just to see what they could do working in that medium.

I endorse both of these ideas.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Borg166 Wrote:

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Achtung Baby?

That's what I thought at first, but then I remembered that he produced the James albums Laid (1993) and Millionaires (1999).

good, not great.

Achtung is great because it was a risk. Laid and Millionaires was a rehashing of those production values but with lesser songs. Even though he broke new ground with Achtung, his work with James was safe. It was the Eno sound proven to make money.

I was going to say Wrecking Ball but that was Lanois.

Mick · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 12:57 am

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Borg166 Wrote:

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Achtung Baby?

That's what I thought at first, but then I remembered that he produced the James albums Laid (1993) and Millionaires (1999).

good, not great.

Achtung is great because it was a risk. Laid and Millionaires was a rehashing of those production values but with lesser songs. Even though he broke new ground with Achtung, his work with James was safe. It was the Eno sound proven to make money.

I was going to say Wrecking Ball but that was Lanois.

I concur. I think if Eno works with Franz, bad things could happen (I see FF making a sort of X&Y mish mash with Eno at the helm).

FF and Albini? Maybe...?

posthumus · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:17 am **Posts:** 589

Borg166 Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'd also like to see a big time hiphop producer (say Dr. Dre) work with an established rock act (so there's no pressure to try and break the band) just to see what they could do working in that medium.

Cevin Key of Skinny Puppy mentioned in an interview a few years ago that he wanted Dr. Dre to produce one of his projects at some point. Seeing a Skinny Puppy album with the words "Produced by Dr. Dre" in the liner notes would just blow my mind.

Dr Dre worked on NIN: the Fragile's "Even Deeper".

Unkle: Psyence Fiction also saw some interesting collaborations namely DJ Shadow and Thom Yorke.

Flood working with the Killers looks to be interesting.

Dangermouse attached to anything is always interesting with Demon Days being the true direction pop/mainsteam music should be heading.

My personal pick would be Kayne West and Kaada producing each other. That would be intense.

I think it would also be interesting to see the Roots do a whole album with DJ Shadow.

Mick · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 5:52 am

coma Wrote:

Borg166 Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'd also like to see a big time hiphop producer (say Dr. Dre) work with an established rock act (so there's no pressure to try and break the band) just to see what they could do working in that medium.

Cevin Key of Skinny Puppy mentioned in an interview a few years ago that he wanted Dr. Dre to produce one of his projects at some point. Seeing a Skinny Puppy album with the words "Produced by Dr. Dre" in the liner notes would just blow my mind.

Dr Dre worked on NIN: the Fragile's "Even Deeper".

Unkle: Psyence Fiction also saw some interesting collaborations namely DJ Shadow and Thom Yorke.

Flood working with the Killers looks to be interesting.

Dangermouse attached to anything is always interesting with Demon Days being the true direction pop/mainsteam music should be heading.

My personal pick would be Kayne West and Kaada producing each other. That would be intense.

I think it would also be interesting to see the Roots do a whole album with DJ Shadow.

I don't think Thom Yorke should work with anyone as creative as DJ Shadow. He's fine with Godrich; someone to just give him a nudge every now and then, and work on the sound, rather than the ideas.

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