From msato@rwth-aachen.de Mon Oct 14 22:54:03 1996
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From: msato@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Sato)
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Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.
Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'?

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From ddubois@unam.mx Wed Oct 16 01:00:03 1996
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From: ddubois@unam.mx (Diego Dubois)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Oct14.225403.7016@rwth-aachen.de>, msato@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Sato) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

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.

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From soliveira@pipeline.com Wed Oct 16 10:56:03 1996
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From: soliveira@pipeline.com (Sergei Oliveira)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Oct14.225403.7016@rwth-aachen.de>, msato@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Sato) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

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

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