From cfischer@kth.se Mon Mar 04 17:39:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kth!cfischer From: cfischer@kth.se (Camila Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se> Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 17:39:19 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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. 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'? -- Camila Fischer Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From ilaurent@mindspring.com Wed Mar 06 01:34:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!ilaurent From: ilaurent@mindspring.com (Ines Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 01:34:19 GMT References: <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se>, cfischer@kth.se (Camila Fischer) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. -- Ines Laurent -- MindSpring Enterprises "They will send a copy in my place." From inilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Fri Mar 08 03:55:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!u-tokyo!inilsson From: inilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar08.035519.6436@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 03:55:19 GMT References: <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se> <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com>, ilaurent@mindspring.com (Ines Laurent) 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. 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. -- Ines Nilsson | inilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: FDD0 D682 49E0 DF6C "Keep the channels open." From rhughes@purdue.edu Fri Mar 08 13:56:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!rhughes From: rhughes@purdue.edu (Renata Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar08.135619.3130@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 13:56:19 GMT References: <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se> <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com>, ilaurent@mindspring.com (Ines Laurent) 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 actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Renata Hughes Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From lcampbell@hanse.de Fri Mar 08 16:57:19 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!lcampbell From: lcampbell@hanse.de (Liam Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar08.165719.6287@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 16:57:19 GMT References: <1996Mar04.173919.4317@kth.se> <1996Mar06.013419.9538@mindspring.com> <1996Mar08.035519.6436@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar08.035519.6436@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, inilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Nilsson) 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Liam Campbell Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------