From gvasiliev@demon.co.uk Mon Dec 09 21:48:45 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!demon!gvasiliev From: gvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Graham Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 21:48:45 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Graham Vasiliev | gvasiliev@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: ABA1 DC5A 66FF F2C4 "Keep the channels open." From ebrennan@utexas.edu Wed Dec 11 23:02:45 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!ebrennan From: ebrennan@utexas.edu (Emi Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec11.230245.5081@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 23:02:45 GMT References: <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk>, gvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Graham Vasiliev) 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. -- Emi Brennan -- University of Texas at Austin "Marcus is not one man." From orodriguez@clari.net Sat Dec 14 01:05:45 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!orodriguez From: orodriguez@clari.net (Olga Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec14.010545.7126@clari.net> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 01:05:45 GMT References: <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk>, gvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Graham Vasiliev) writes: > 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. 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Olga Rodríguez "Row 14. No joke." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / FreeBSD 2.1 From fchoi@utexas.edu Mon Dec 16 01:32:45 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!fchoi From: fchoi@utexas.edu (Fiona Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec16.013245.9041@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 01:32:45 GMT References: <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk>, gvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Graham Vasiliev) writes: > 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. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Fiona Choi US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From jwatanabe@illinois.edu Mon Dec 16 20:36:45 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!jwatanabe From: jwatanabe@illinois.edu (Jens Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec16.203645.4175@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:36:45 GMT References: <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec09.214845.1971@demon.co.uk>, gvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Graham Vasiliev) writes: > 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. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Jens Watanabe *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0