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i think Hannett was the key ( the records sound electronic, but famously, live the band were more heavy post-punk than anything else), and i don't think it was really an 'epiphany' as such - they just started to use synths, in much the same way that the prog bands were already doing -as a supporting instrument.
JD's sound is defined by the production style - the stripping down, putting bass and drums to the front, opening up space for the guitars to exists in, and of course Hannetts beloved digital delays etc.
As Barney said in that program - the 'epiphany', if it was one, didn't come until they were in NY in 1982, after Ian was dead.