From mmartinez@tum.de Tue Oct 08 01:26:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!tum!mmartinez From: mmartinez@tum.de (Mikhail Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 01:26:43 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Mikhail Martínez | mmartinez@tum.de PGP Key fingerprint: 62BF E6CD CFFA 26DE "Keep the channels open." From ohernandez@panix.com Tue Oct 08 10:59:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!ohernandez From: ohernandez@panix.com (Olga Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct08.105943.3740@panix.com> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 10:59:43 GMT References: <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de>, mmartinez@tum.de (Mikhail Martínez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > 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. -- Olga Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From tgarcia@kiae.su Tue Oct 08 19:45:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!tgarcia From: tgarcia@kiae.su (Tobias García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct08.194543.1609@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 19:45:43 GMT References: <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de> <1996Oct08.105943.3740@panix.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct08.105943.3740@panix.com>, ohernandez@panix.com (Olga Hernández) writes: > 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. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Tobias García Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rrobertson@mindspring.com Wed Oct 09 05:00:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!rrobertson From: rrobertson@mindspring.com (Renata Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct09.050043.2280@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 05:00:43 GMT References: <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de>, mmartinez@tum.de (Mikhail Martínez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. -- Renata Robertson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tmuller@illinois.edu Thu Oct 10 16:19:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!illinois!tmuller From: tmuller@illinois.edu (Thiago Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Oct10.161943.7253@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 16:19:43 GMT References: <1996Oct08.012643.5252@tum.de> <1996Oct08.105943.3740@panix.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct08.105943.3740@panix.com>, ohernandez@panix.com (Olga Hernández) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Thiago Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.