Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (1983)

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Having already cast his successful spell over ABC and Malcolm McLaren, Trevor Horn’s next project would be a game changer. Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘Relax’ was released by ZTT Records in 1983. The super-producer had gone all in – the layers of electronics, the Linn drum machine and all those drops that would become so familiar on subsequent dance floors. Remixes were abound and a version of the song would feature on the band’s debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome released in late 1984.

Art Of Noise – Moments In Love (1984)

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After Buggles and before Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Trevor Horn teamed together with music journalist Paul Morley and several other scenesters to create Art Of Noise and its avant-garde synthesised sound. Their ‘Moments In Love’ were their best and have deservedly featured on a plethora of chill-out compilations since.