From dito@pipeline.com Sun Jan 23 19:03:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!dito From: dito@pipeline.com (Diego Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jan23.190352.2764@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 1994 19:03:52 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Diego Ito Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mlopez@illinois.edu Mon Jan 24 01:23:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!illinois!mlopez From: mlopez@illinois.edu (Marisol López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jan24.012352.6162@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 01:23:52 GMT References: <1994Jan23.190352.2764@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jan23.190352.2764@pipeline.com>, dito@pipeline.com (Diego Ito) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. 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. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Marisol López Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kkang@purdue.edu Wed Jan 26 04:08:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!kkang From: kkang@purdue.edu (Kenji Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jan26.040852.8366@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 04:08:52 GMT References: <1994Jan23.190352.2764@pipeline.com> <1994Jan24.012352.6162@illinois.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan24.012352.6162@illinois.edu>, mlopez@illinois.edu (Marisol López) 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. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Kenji Kang *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0