From svasiliev@demon.co.uk Sat Aug 12 18:25:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!svasiliev From: svasiliev@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 18:25:42 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Seo-yeon Vasiliev Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ksmirnov@mit.edu Sat Aug 12 21:06:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!ksmirnov From: ksmirnov@mit.edu (Katrin Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug12.210642.8249@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 21:06:42 GMT References: <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk>, svasiliev@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Vasiliev) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Katrin Smirnov -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From rokonkwo@titech.ac.jp Mon Aug 14 04:41:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!rokonkwo From: rokonkwo@titech.ac.jp (Renata Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug14.044142.3283@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 04:41:42 GMT References: <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk>, svasiliev@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Vasiliev) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- === Renata Okonkwo === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From tsmirnov@pacbell.net Tue Aug 15 05:19:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pacbell!tsmirnov From: tsmirnov@pacbell.net (Tomas Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug15.051942.4519@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 05:19:42 GMT References: <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk> <1995Aug12.210642.8249@mit.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug12.210642.8249@mit.edu>, ksmirnov@mit.edu (Katrin Smirnov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Tomas Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tnakamura@hanse.de Thu Aug 17 05:55:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!tnakamura From: tnakamura@hanse.de (Tobias Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug17.055542.1476@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 05:55:42 GMT References: <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug12.182542.6705@demon.co.uk>, svasiliev@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Vasiliev) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- === Tobias Nakamura === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "They will send a copy in my place."