From mvasiliev@mindspring.com Tue Mar 14 19:16:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@mindspring.com (Marisol Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 19:16:41 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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. 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. -- Marisol Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mnakamura@delphi.com Wed Mar 15 12:50:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!delphi!mnakamura From: mnakamura@delphi.com (Morag Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar15.125041.8328@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 12:50:41 GMT References: <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com>, mvasiliev@mindspring.com (Marisol 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. -- Morag Nakamura "Hold for relay." Acorn RiscPC 600 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From hkowalski@rwth-aachen.de Thu Mar 16 15:29:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!hkowalski From: hkowalski@rwth-aachen.de (Hugo Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar16.152941.1349@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 15:29:41 GMT References: <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com>, mvasiliev@mindspring.com (Marisol 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Hugo Kowalski *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From ggarcia@pacbell.net Sat Mar 18 05:03:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!ggarcia From: ggarcia@pacbell.net (Graham García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar18.050341.3031@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 05:03:41 GMT References: <1995Mar14.191641.2501@mindspring.com> <1995Mar16.152941.1349@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar16.152941.1349@rwth-aachen.de>, hkowalski@rwth-aachen.de (Hugo Kowalski) 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. -- Graham García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0