From aeriksson@illinois.edu Sun Jul 09 20:08:05 1995
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From: aeriksson@illinois.edu (Anton Eriksson)
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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'.

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

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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From: skim@unam.mx (Sven Kim)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jul09.200805.9572@illinois.edu>, aeriksson@illinois.edu (Anton Eriksson) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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=== Sven Kim ===
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"A soul is not exclusive to biology."