Point of No Return Part 1
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Rise of the Electro Sound in the 1980s
Around this time, these pulsating electro sounds began to morph as they were applied to even scrappier records. Miami producer Tony Butler, who produced under the name Pretty Tony, simplified the electro sound even further on tracks like Don't Stop the Rock. Even though Pretty Tony was largely working off the building blocks of Electro, Tony was shifting the sound in the direction Miami freestyle would ultimately go.
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