From asantos@cam.ac.uk Tue May 07 11:52:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!asantos From: asantos@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 11:52:48 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Andrei Santos *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From rhughes@cam.ac.uk Tue May 07 12:52:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!rhughes From: rhughes@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May07.125248.7223@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 12:52:48 GMT References: <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk>, asantos@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Santos) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Rodrigo Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From mkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp Wed May 08 16:15:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Mikhail Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May08.161548.3578@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 16:15:48 GMT References: <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk>, asantos@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Santos) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Mikhail Kuznetsov | mkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 5124 8C54 2966 C6BF "Keep the channels open." From achoi@pipeline.com Thu May 09 12:20:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!achoi From: achoi@pipeline.com (Anton Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May09.122048.5260@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 12:20:48 GMT References: <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk> <1996May07.125248.7223@cam.ac.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996May07.125248.7223@cam.ac.uk>, rhughes@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Hughes) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. 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. -- Anton Choi Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From hsokolov@hanse.de Thu May 09 22:40:48 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!hsokolov From: hsokolov@hanse.de (Hana Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May09.224048.1660@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 22:40:48 GMT References: <1996May07.115248.3095@cam.ac.uk> <1996May07.125248.7223@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996May07.125248.7223@cam.ac.uk>, rhughes@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Hughes) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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