From htanaka@kiae.su Tue Dec 10 13:35:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!htanaka From: htanaka@kiae.su (Hana Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 13:35:43 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Hana Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From nstewart@cam.ac.uk Wed Dec 11 11:02:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!nstewart From: nstewart@cam.ac.uk (Natalia Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 11:02:43 GMT References: <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su>, htanaka@kiae.su (Hana Tanaka) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Natalia Stewart | nstewart@cam.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 577C 187C A2EA 559A "Keep the channels open." From kjohansson@kth.se Fri Dec 13 05:52:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kth!kjohansson From: kjohansson@kth.se (Kenji Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec13.055243.5640@kth.se> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 05:52:43 GMT References: <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su> <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk>, nstewart@cam.ac.uk (Natalia Stewart) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Kenji Johansson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jlee@rwth-aachen.de Sun Dec 15 03:31:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!jlee From: jlee@rwth-aachen.de (Jens Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec15.033143.5314@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 03:31:43 GMT References: <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su> <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk>, nstewart@cam.ac.uk (Natalia Stewart) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Jens Lee | jlee@rwth-aachen.de PGP Key fingerprint: A8F8 42EF ABE3 E7B9 "Keep the channels open." From skang@kiae.su Mon Dec 16 02:24:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!skang From: skang@kiae.su (Sun-mi Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec16.022443.8703@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 02:24:43 GMT References: <1996Dec10.133543.9383@kiae.su> <1996Dec11.110243.7400@cam.ac.uk> <1996Dec13.055243.5640@kth.se> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec13.055243.5640@kth.se>, kjohansson@kth.se (Kenji Johansson) 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. -- Sun-mi Kang *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0