From jbrennan@demon.co.uk Sat Dec 03 20:22:07 1994
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From: jbrennan@demon.co.uk (Julien Brennan)
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Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

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.

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

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Julien Brennan
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From mpark@kiae.su Mon Dec 05 06:44:07 1994
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From: mpark@kiae.su (Marisol Park)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Dec03.202207.6425@demon.co.uk>, jbrennan@demon.co.uk (Julien Brennan) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> 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.

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Marisol Park
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow.
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