From mmartinez@uu.net Thu Dec 07 23:34:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uu!mmartinez From: mmartinez@uu.net (Matthias Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 23:34:25 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Matthias Martínez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ ISDN 64k bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From aivanov@clari.net Fri Dec 08 16:59:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!clari!aivanov From: aivanov@clari.net (Aiko Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Dec08.165925.2036@clari.net> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 16:59:25 GMT References: <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net>, mmartinez@uu.net (Matthias Martínez) 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. -- Aiko Ivanov -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From rlindqvist@mindspring.com Sun Dec 10 16:28:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!rlindqvist From: rlindqvist@mindspring.com (Renata Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Dec10.162825.7881@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 16:28:25 GMT References: <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net> <1995Dec08.165925.2036@clari.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec08.165925.2036@clari.net>, aivanov@clari.net (Aiko Ivanov) 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. -- Renata Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From jlaurent@purdue.edu Tue Dec 12 16:09:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!jlaurent From: jlaurent@purdue.edu (Ji-woo Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Dec12.160925.1081@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 16:09:25 GMT References: <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net>, mmartinez@uu.net (Matthias Martínez) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Ji-woo Laurent | jlaurent@purdue.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 8A51 9CB9 99D2 14F7 "Keep the channels open." From kpark@hanse.de Thu Dec 14 07:36:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!hanse!kpark From: kpark@hanse.de (Kirsty Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Dec14.073625.3374@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 07:36:25 GMT References: <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec07.233425.6260@uu.net>, mmartinez@uu.net (Matthias Martínez) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. 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. -- Kirsty Park "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / Linux 1.2.13