“I programmed all the drums and synths, while he played all the guitars. The initial plan was just to demo his songs because he was out of his UA deal, so we pumped it to people like Island and Virgin and they loved it. It was signed to Island, but Simon Draper of Virgin heard it and called me to talk about their band, the Human League. They'd done demos of The Sound of the Crowd and Love Action in a Sheffield studio, but Simon didn't think they were getting the punch they needed. He loved the drums on Homosapien and asked me to do a track. So the band turned up at Genetic with their multi-track for The Sound of the Crowd. Simon had conned them and told them that I'd mix it! I said, 'We're going to start again and do it better'. There were a few grumbles, but by the time we'd finished, they were really pleased.”

— Martin Rushent

Perrone, Pierre, Martin Rushent: Synth-pop pioneer and innovative producer of the Human League, the Stranglers and Buzzcocks, 2011, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/martin-rushent-synthpop-pioneer-and-innovative-producer-of-the-human-league-the-stranglers-and-buzzcocks-2294842.html, The Independent, 11 June 2011

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