From bcampbell@cmu.edu Fri Jun 21 19:27:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!bcampbell From: bcampbell@cmu.edu (Bruno Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun21.192713.7302@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 19:27:13 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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'? -- Bruno Campbell *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From esouza@cam.ac.uk Sat Jun 22 18:38:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!esouza From: esouza@cam.ac.uk (Elaine Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun22.183813.7159@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:38:13 GMT References: <1996Jun21.192713.7302@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun21.192713.7302@cmu.edu>, bcampbell@cmu.edu (Bruno Campbell) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > 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. -- Elaine Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From claurent@utexas.edu Sat Jun 22 21:29:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!claurent From: claurent@utexas.edu (Callum Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun22.212913.1251@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 21:29:13 GMT References: <1996Jun21.192713.7302@cmu.edu> <1996Jun22.183813.7159@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Jun22.183813.7159@cam.ac.uk>, esouza@cam.ac.uk (Elaine Souza) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Callum Laurent -- University of Texas at Austin "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From rmuller@hanse.de Mon Jun 24 20:26:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!hanse!rmuller From: rmuller@hanse.de (Rodrigo Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun24.202613.9142@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:26:13 GMT References: <1996Jun21.192713.7302@cmu.edu> <1996Jun22.183813.7159@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun22.183813.7159@cam.ac.uk>, esouza@cam.ac.uk (Elaine Souza) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Rodrigo Müller Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Marcus is not one man."