From snilsson@demon.co.uk Mon Oct 14 12:40:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!demon!snilsson From: snilsson@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:40:41 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. 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. -- Seo-yeon Nilsson Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "Marcus is not one man." From bpark@cam.ac.uk Tue Oct 15 14:04:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!bpark From: bpark@cam.ac.uk (Bill Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct15.140441.8070@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:04:41 GMT References: <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk>, snilsson@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Nilsson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Bill Park -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From yfournier@illinois.edu Wed Oct 16 12:18:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!yfournier From: yfournier@illinois.edu (Yuki Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct16.121841.5836@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 12:18:41 GMT References: <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk>, snilsson@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Nilsson) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Yuki Fournier Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fkang@purdue.edu Fri Oct 18 07:42:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!fkang From: fkang@purdue.edu (Fiona Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct18.074241.3312@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 07:42:41 GMT References: <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk> <1996Oct16.121841.5836@illinois.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct16.121841.5836@illinois.edu>, yfournier@illinois.edu (Yuki Fournier) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. 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. -- Fiona Kang Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From asilva@rwth-aachen.de Sat Oct 19 21:55:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!rwth-aachen!asilva From: asilva@rwth-aachen.de (Aiko Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct19.215541.7108@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 21:55:41 GMT References: <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct14.124041.8564@demon.co.uk>, snilsson@demon.co.uk (Seo-yeon Nilsson) 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 Silva Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.