From spopov@uu.net Sun May 05 10:45:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!spopov From: spopov@uu.net (Steve Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net> Date: Sun, 05 May 1996 10:45:44 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Steve Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From sgarcia@mit.edu Sun May 05 21:02:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!sgarcia From: sgarcia@mit.edu (Sun-mi García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu> Date: Sun, 05 May 1996 21:02:44 GMT References: <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net>, spopov@uu.net (Steve Popov) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Sun-mi García | sgarcia@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: D083 413D B5A2 E5E3 "Keep the channels open." From mnakamura@demon.co.uk Tue May 07 03:39:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!mnakamura From: mnakamura@demon.co.uk (Mike Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May07.033944.2404@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 03:39:44 GMT References: <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net> <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu>, sgarcia@mit.edu (Sun-mi García) 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. -- Mike Nakamura *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From jtakahashi@delphi.com Wed May 08 23:49:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!jtakahashi From: jtakahashi@delphi.com (Jen Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May08.234944.4530@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 23:49:44 GMT References: <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net> <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu> <1996May07.033944.2404@demon.co.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May07.033944.2404@demon.co.uk>, mnakamura@demon.co.uk (Mike Nakamura) 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 worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- === Jen Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Delphi Internet Services "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From igirard@rwth-aachen.de Fri May 10 17:02:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!rwth-aachen!igirard From: igirard@rwth-aachen.de (Ines Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May10.170244.7918@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 17:02:44 GMT References: <1996May05.104544.8232@uu.net> <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May05.210244.1468@mit.edu>, sgarcia@mit.edu (Sun-mi García) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Ines Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0