the BASCA). On 30 August 2019, Esoteric Recordings (part of Cherry Red Records) issued "Fighting Apathy With Shock", a "best of" chosen by Hine from his Thinkman project, the albums The Formula (1986), Life Is A Full Time Occupation (1988) and Hard Hat Zone (1990) all with lyrics by Jeannette Obstöj (1949-2015). Re-mastering of the collection is by Stephen W Tayler who co-produced the original albums. Although Hine performed nearly all the music himself, there are notable contributions from The Fixx's Jamie West-Oram, Stewart Copeland of The Police and Café Jacques' vocalist Chris Thomson. Followers of Hine's prior projects were intrigued to see him fronting the group: a departure from his earlier solo work. The four-piece, which appeared on television programmes across Europe in support of the record, combined its music with a mission to call out the dangers of the all-too-powerful media. Unusually, and with a finely judged sense of irony, the men who accompanied Hine in public appearances were actors, not musicians (Greg Crutwell, Andy Baker and Julian Clary). And Thinkman was not a real band at all. By the time the last album was released the band's message had shifted away from media topics and onto environmental issues (the track "Take Them to the Traitors' Gate", was dedicated to Prince Charles) and a new team of supporting players were deployed for appearances; the line-up included Karl Hyde and Rick Smith of Underworld. Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Wilson-Phillips and Dusty Springfield are among the artists who have recorded Hine's songs. Hine has also directed many videos for the artists he has produced..He was an early adopter of electronic music production techniques, and Hine was a founding member of Music Producers Guild, the International MIDI Association and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the US. He has sat on the boards of committees for BASCA and the Ivors Academy. Hine suffered from a number of medical problems, including renal cancer and heart arrhythmia. He died at his home in Wiltshire on 4 June 2020 at the age of 72. He is survived by his wife Fay and his son Kingsley from a previous marriage. Discography Solo Studio albums Pick Up a Bone (1971) Unfinished Picture (1973) Immunity (1981) Waving Not Drowning (1982) The Wildest Wish to Fly (1983) The Deep End (1994) Soundtrack Better Off Dead (1985) Compilation album Unshy on the Skyline