From bramirez@delphi.com Sat Jan 28 08:59:19 1995
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From: bramirez@delphi.com (Brian Ramírez)
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Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.
Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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From estewart@kiae.su Mon Jan 30 00:57:19 1995
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From: estewart@kiae.su (Élodie Stewart)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jan28.085919.5858@delphi.com>, bramirez@delphi.com (Brian Ramírez) 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.

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=== Élodie Stewart ===
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From teriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Jan 31 19:31:19 1995
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From: teriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Tyler Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jan30.005719.7489@kiae.su>, estewart@kiae.su (Élodie Stewart) writes:
> Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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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Tyler Eriksson -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science
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