I like Art of Noise, but not orchestral "hits". oh the incongruity! And that Purple Motion song in second reality. And Estrayk. And Fluke and Juno Reactor. Hmm. Well I guess what I mean is that I claim to not like orch hits but that's only when I try to use them.
Follow up to that chicken/salt thing: you are not supposed to use lots of salt in your batter because it "drops" out when you put it in oil and makes the oil break down faster! So it's totally possible I was cooking with broken oil.