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producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for releasing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "

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" in 1990. As well as "Tom's Diner", the duo remixed two other Suzanne Vega tracks: "Rusted Pipe" in 1991, and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a brief lull, the duo reappeared with a mix of the

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track " The Mummers' Dance", which reached number one on the US ''

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'' Hot 100 Airplay

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in 1997. Batt worked extensively with Goldfrapp on their albums '' Felt Mountain'', ''

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'' and '' Supernature'', receiving an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the ''Black Cherry'' track "Strict Machine".

Personnel

*Neal Slateford (born in

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), co-founder of Lovehoney. *Nick Batt (born Nicholas Batt, lives in Bath), now running the Sonic State music technology website and

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Discography and remixography

Albums

*''Taste This'',

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(1992) (co-produced by Neil Davidge) *''Remixes'', Polydor (1992) (co-produced by Neil Davidge)

Singles

Other remixes: *1990: " Love and Affection" –

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*1991: " Ride the Bullet" (Remix) –

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(appears on the CD maxi-single of "

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") *1991: "Get the Message" (1991) –

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*1991: " Running Back to You" (Remix) –

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*1993: "Light of the World" (1993) –

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*1995: "

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" – Exposé (remixed by Darrin Friedman, original found on 1992 album '' Exposé'') *1997: " The Mummers' Dance" (Single version) –

*1998: "

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" –

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(remixed by Flexifinger, original found on '' The 1995 Sessions'')

References

External links

Nick Batt at Discogs

SonicState on YouTube
English record producers Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 Musical groups from Somerset English electronic music duos British record production teams Record production duos Remixers EMI Records artists Polydor Records artists {{UK-record-producer-stub