From nschneider@earthlink.net Mon Feb 13 19:33:04 1995
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From: nschneider@earthlink.net (Nadia Schneider)
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Subject: 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'.

Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'?

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From jkowalski@berkeley.edu Tue Feb 14 06:45:04 1995
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From: jkowalski@berkeley.edu (Jen Kowalski)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Feb13.193304.4909@earthlink.net>, nschneider@earthlink.net (Nadia Schneider) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques.

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=== Jen Kowalski ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley Department of EECS
"Hold for relay."