The Dust Brothers: The Producers

Following in the footsteps of other '80s producers they admired—like Rick Rubin, Bill Laswell and Steinski— The Dust Brothers, took the beatmaker-as-pop-collagist aesthetic to new heights on the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique in 1989, heavily influencing hip-hop and '90s alternative production. The duo worked solely on rap records for years before taking on Beck's Odelay in 1996, an even bigger hit than Boutique. The next year The Dust Brothers produced Middle of Nowhere, the debut record by Tulsa, Oklahoma's Hanson—selling over 10 million copies and catapulting all involved to both record-breaking sales and reception. Explore the distinctive production touch of this great production duo.

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