ABC "The Lexicon of Love" (1982) - got it
ABC formed in Sheffield, initially under the name Vice Versa. By the time they'd teamed up with producer Trevor Horn for this album, they'd developed a mix of post-punk and funk. Horn had toured with Yes and acted as producer for a string of glossy pop hits.
The two parties opened each other up to their respective musical worlds with the band introducing Horn to bands like Defunkt, and Horn introducing the band to the possibilities of the studio, telling them "if you want a pizza; I'll get you a pizza. If you want a string section; I'll get you a string section". The band built many of the songs using sequencers and drum machines and then went back and replaced those tracks with their own playing, leading to tight, almost mechanised grooves.
A polished, new-wave funk masterpiece. The bonus jazz reworking of single "Poison Arrow" is brilliant and shows how strong the song is, regardless of genre/arrangement.
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