From npetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Jul 23 19:12:07 1995
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From: npetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Nadine Petrov)
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Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion.

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From rsantos@pacbell.net Sun Jul 23 20:08:07 1995
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From: rsantos@pacbell.net (Raj Santos)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jul23.191207.7992@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, npetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Nadine Petrov) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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Raj Santos
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