From mmartinez@titech.ac.jp Sun Apr 07 22:16:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!mmartinez From: mmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Marta Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 22:16:51 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Marta Martínez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bnilsson@clari.net Tue Apr 09 16:14:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!clari!bnilsson From: bnilsson@clari.net (Bastien Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr09.161451.5422@clari.net> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 16:14:51 GMT References: <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp>, mmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Marta Martínez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Bastien Nilsson | bnilsson@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: E679 EAE4 1AB8 3C8A "Keep the channels open." From mnilsson@cam.ac.uk Wed Apr 10 09:48:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!mnilsson From: mnilsson@cam.ac.uk (Marta Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr10.094851.8708@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:48:51 GMT References: <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp>, mmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Marta Martínez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- === Marta Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From gmoreno@titech.ac.jp Wed Apr 10 18:02:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!gmoreno From: gmoreno@titech.ac.jp (Göran Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr10.180251.1372@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 18:02:51 GMT References: <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp>, mmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Marta Martínez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Göran Moreno "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari Falcon 030 / SunOS 4.1.4 From lkowalski@purdue.edu Fri Apr 12 02:48:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!lkowalski From: lkowalski@purdue.edu (Liam Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr12.024851.9095@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 02:48:51 GMT References: <1996Apr07.221651.4834@titech.ac.jp> <1996Apr09.161451.5422@clari.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Apr09.161451.5422@clari.net>, bnilsson@clari.net (Bastien Nilsson) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Liam Kowalski | lkowalski@purdue.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 5A61 6249 4B32 CCBB "Keep the channels open."