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Music Appreciation

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1. Tony employed very unusual production (for him) on The Next Day.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 07:17 PM

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He compressed the hell out of it, almost as much as Owen Morris did on Definitely Maybe. I searched the net for less compressed versions; they did not exist. It was 100% intentional and quite a departure from other Bowie mixes before or since.

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Tony Visconti Discusses the Making of 'The Next Day' [View all] highplainsdem Saturday OP

Tony employed very unusual production (for him) on The Next Day. speak easy Saturday #1

Here's a link for more info on the recording: highplainsdem Sunday #2

Tony Visconti is a genius producer. Daylight is second. speak easy Monday #3