Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):
@mcc You might find this interview with Jam & Lewis ( the producers) about how that sound originated interesting: https://www.musicradar.com/news/jam-and-lewis-janet-jackson-control-prince
(tl;dr: it was a happy accident of them not knowing that they couldn’t push their gear as hard as Prince could his more expensive setup)