From pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Aug 06 08:28:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!pkowalski From: pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Pavel Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 06 Aug 1994 08:28:29 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Pavel Kowalski *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From ckarlsson@uni-hamburg.de Mon Aug 08 02:46:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uni-hamburg!ckarlsson From: ckarlsson@uni-hamburg.de (Camila Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug08.024629.1919@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 02:46:29 GMT References: <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Pavel Kowalski) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Camila Karlsson -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From mramirez@purdue.edu Tue Aug 09 10:33:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!purdue!mramirez From: mramirez@purdue.edu (Marisol Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug09.103329.1879@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 10:33:29 GMT References: <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Aug08.024629.1919@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug08.024629.1919@uni-hamburg.de>, ckarlsson@uni-hamburg.de (Camila Karlsson) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Marisol Ramírez -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From hweber@titech.ac.jp Wed Aug 10 23:21:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!titech!hweber From: hweber@titech.ac.jp (Hana Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug10.232129.9627@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 23:21:29 GMT References: <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Pavel Kowalski) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Hana Weber *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From ckowalski@stanford.edu Fri Aug 12 03:56:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!stanford!ckowalski From: ckowalski@stanford.edu (Camila Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug12.035629.7004@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:56:29 GMT References: <1994Aug06.082829.6311@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Aug08.024629.1919@uni-hamburg.de> <1994Aug09.103329.1879@purdue.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug09.103329.1879@purdue.edu>, mramirez@purdue.edu (Marisol Ramírez) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Camila Kowalski "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Decstation 5000/200 / System 7.5.1