From msanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Mar 21 01:04:13 1995
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From: msanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu Sánchez)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] 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'.

Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.
Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.

Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion.

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Mathieu Sánchez
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From csouza@rwth-aachen.de Wed Mar 22 04:47:13 1995
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From: csouza@rwth-aachen.de (Camila Souza)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar21.010413.8166@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, msanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu Sánchez) 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.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

-- 
=== Camila Souza ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik
"The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."

From lsanchez@utexas.edu Thu Mar 23 01:03:13 1995
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From: lsanchez@utexas.edu (Lars Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar22.044713.7985@rwth-aachen.de>, csouza@rwth-aachen.de (Camila Souza) writes:
> Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

-- 
Lars Sánchez
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From knilsson@kiae.su Thu Mar 23 08:52:13 1995
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From: knilsson@kiae.su (Kirsty Nilsson)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar23.010313.8580@utexas.edu>, lsanchez@utexas.edu (Lars Sánchez) writes:
> Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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