From bsantos@berkeley.edu Tue Oct 15 08:12:58 1996
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From: bsantos@berkeley.edu (Bill Santos)
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Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

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'?

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Bill Santos
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From heriksson@mindspring.com Thu Oct 17 05:27:58 1996
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From: heriksson@mindspring.com (Hana Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Oct15.081258.4929@berkeley.edu>, bsantos@berkeley.edu (Bill Santos) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.
> Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice.

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Hana Eriksson
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From mdubois@hanse.de Sat Oct 19 06:07:58 1996
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From: mdubois@hanse.de (Mike Dubois)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Oct17.052758.4107@mindspring.com>, heriksson@mindspring.com (Hana Eriksson) writes:
> Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.
> Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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